Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Friday Reading Edition 222 (18th October 2024)
Major leaps in the effectiveness of Generative AI (GenAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) have dominated the discussion around AI. Given its growing availability and sophistication, the technology will inevitably reshape the cyber risk landscape.
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Cyber panel: Anatomy of a global IT outage On-demand webinar
Friday Reading Edition 216 (6th September 2024)
[Free to watch upon sharing contact details] Join Lindsey Nelson, Head of Cyber Development at CFC, and leading cyber experts as they dissect the recent global CrowdStrike outage, exploring its cause, impacts, and lessons learned.
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Friday Reading Edition 216 (6th September 2024)
This note outlines the insurance cover that may be available to organisations that have been impacted by the outage (both directly and indirectly) and the steps organisations should take now to maximise their potential recoveries.
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Friday Reading Edition 216 (6th September 2024)
From ransomware identification, user awareness and business continuity planning to backups: What does good IT security look like? A checklist with recommendations.
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Friday Reading Edition 214 (23rd August 2024)
Nearly half the world's population are due to go to the polls in 2024, with implications for businesses ranging from an increase in state-sponsored cyber attacks and disinformation to the increased likelihood of social unrest.
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Friday Reading Edition 212 (9th August 2024)
The government is proposing a voluntary Code of Practice on the cyber security risks to AI that will be taken into a global standards development organisation for further development. It sets baseline security requirements for all AI technologies and distinguishes actions that need to be taken by different stakeholders across the AI supply chain.
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Friday Reading Edition 209 (19th July 2024)
This week saw the hotly anticipated first King's speech under a new Labour government. Whilst a new Digital Information and Smart Data Bill mopped up some of the elements of the failed UK data protection reform, we also saw a new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill come to the fore. But the missing AI Bill was one of the biggest surprises of the morning.
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Friday Reading Edition 209 (19th July 2024)
Labour has announced sweeping new rules on technology – though not widely-expected new laws on artificial intelligence.
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Friday Reading Edition 208 (12th July 2024)
AI and other advanced technologies are changing the way employees work — what they do and how they do it.
Friday Reading Edition 206 (28th June 2024)
The NCSC is aware that a cyber criminal group has published data which it claims belongs to Synnovis, a provider of pathology services to the NHS.
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