Why are those of us with strong technical skills often regarded as "further down the ladder" than those with broader business skills? We may all have heard comments such as "propeller-heads" and "techies", being disconnected from the business, revelling in speaking in jargon among their own closed circles. The IISP Skills Framework can be seen as the basis for assessing Infosec skills across a broad church of the profession - with those on the technical side being just as valid as other skills.

Infosec professionals consistently identify the ordinary online Joe and Jane as the weakest link in the security chain - so why isn't the safety message getting through? Frank's diagnosis is that experts consistently by-pass and belittle the inexpert in their search for solutions, talking among themselves in jargon which is almost always incomprehensible to outsiders. Meanwhile, as the techies speak tech to each other, criminals have learned how to whisper in users' ears with trickery that's worked ever since a woman met a serpent by an apple tree.

The risks of cloud computing are considerable, with the potential for exposure of customer data, credit card details, personal information, business plans and more. The impact could range from loss of shareholder confidence to criminal prosecution. Peter will discuss the uptake of cloud computing and what evidence there is that firms understand the risks and are taking appropriate measures.