Kieran M – Tech Lead

What is Accountability?

30/09/2019Kieran M - Tech LeadWays of WorkingNo Commentscompany, people, values

Accountability, whether at work or elsewhere in life, can often bring up a negative connotation in our minds. This is understandable, but unfortunate and shouldn't be the case. We hear of politicians and business leaders in the news cycle whom...

Impostor Syndrome

20/06/2019Kieran M - Tech Lead(Pinned) Home Page, People, Ways of WorkingNo Commentscompany, people, values

As one of our core company values is collaboration, and in order to continuously improve, we wanted to discuss and address a potential barrier to collaboration which has been raised a few times; Impostor Syndrome. Sometimes, there can be a...

The Motives and Mindset of Collaboration

18/06/2019Kieran M - Tech LeadAgile, People, Ways of WorkingNo Comments

One of our core company values at Naimuri is collaboration, and so to encourage this, during the month of May, we made collaboration our ‘Value of the Month’. Most of us know what collaboration is - a definition such as:...

Our Cyber Security Vision

04/09/2017Kieran M - Tech LeadCyber Security, Ways of WorkingNo Commentscyber, security

The severity and frequency of cyber security breaches is continuing to increase and it is starting to feel like no more than a few weeks pass before another high profile case is reported in the media. It is understandably a...

To Pay, or Not to Pay: That is the Question

16/05/2017Kieran M - Tech LeadCyber SecurityNo Commentscyber, ransomware, security

The recent global ransomware attack affected thousands of organisations of varying sizes, including the NHS, Nissan, FedEx and many small businesses. This has highlighted the growing threat and massive effects ransomware can have, whilst emphasising the importance of employing good cyber...

CyberUK 2017 – Day 3

17/03/2017Kieran M - Tech LeadCyber Security, PeopleNo Commentscyberuk

Day 3 It had been a great few days so far at CyberUK and day 3 was no exception. There were a few tired looking eyes around, no doubt as a result of the festivities at the networking drinks reception...

CyberUK 2017 – Day 2

16/03/2017Kieran M - Tech LeadCyber Security, PeopleNo Commentscyber, cyberuk, security

Day Two After a great day yesterday, the whole team were excited for the start of Day 2. Days 2 and 3 are CyberUK in practice, which covers the practical side of cyber security. The day began with introductions from...

CyberUK 2017 – Day 1

15/03/2017Kieran M - Tech LeadCyber Security, PeopleNo Commentscyber, cyberuk, security

This year, Naimuri are an exhibitor at CyberUK. A few of us from the company attended as delegates last year and all agreed it was fantastic, so we were clearly expecting a great conference. So far, we have not been...

Passwords Are Dead? Not Yet, But They Are a Problem

03/03/2017Kieran M - Tech LeadCyber SecurityNo Commentscyber, passwords, security

Our lives are increasingly online. Banking, communication, shopping, learning, work – the list is endless. For the most part, the keys to the locks which protect our online lives are passwords. One of the biggest problems with passwords in today’s...

The Human Side of a Cyber Incident

23/02/2017Kieran M - Tech LeadCyber SecurityNo Commentscyber, hacking, security

“So what if someone hacks me? I don’t have anything sensitive in my emails. I don’t have any money. Let them do their worst.” These were the words of a friend of mine when I lectured him for the umpteenth...

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