Cyber Security
So it’s all happening in the cloud. Wholesale adoption of cloud services is now a business imperative as the opportunities and benefits of SaaS become ever clearer. Here are some numbers though that tell us not only what’s happening but also some concerns that we need to have at the forefront of our minds. 82% […]
The cyber security threat landscape is constantly changing with the ever growing number and scale of attacks. The consequent measures necessary to combat the threats need to be robust, comprehensive and agile. Simply put, it is about developing an effective approach and constantly testing and refining it. The sections below cover the second 5 sections […]
Ransomware has grown to become the most popular cyber attack method on the Internet today. Growing at a rate that will see it become a $1 trillion dollar industry within a few years. It is imperative that every business develop and execute a comprehensive ransomware defense strategy to ensure the survival of their business. An […]
Time to detection, or TTD, is the window of time between the first observation of an unknown file and the detection of a threat. The industry average TTD is 100-200 days meaning many undetected cybercriminals have in excess of 100 days on average to do damage to a compromised business. In many instances businesses are […]
In our last blog post we looked at various web attack methods, threat updates and where cyber criminals were focusing their efforts. In part 2 of this series based on the 2016 Cisco Annual Report we want to focus on 3 main areas that are being exploited – Data encryption, WordPress web sites and the […]
In the first part of this blog series on the Cisco Annual Report we take a look at the methods attackers are using to infiltrate organisations and what sectors and geographical locations are being targeted. The vulnerability of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to sophisticated attacks on their IT structure is growing. These attacks […]