Cyber Attack
2020 saw many of us transition from a traditional office environment to a remote working model, and the change seems to be here to stay. Although working from home (WFH) may be a welcomed change for many employees, it has provided employers with a landscape of security issues which need to be patched or circumvented to ensure […]
Remote working, or working from home (WFH), is the new normal whether we like it or not, with a recorded 47% of organisations stating they will continue a remote working model post-pandemic, and 82% giving employees the option to WFH at least one day a week. But while the switch has been welcomed by employees who are happy […]
Once Malware breaches a business, it goes about whatever activity it has been programmed to undertake to be that CnC, file encryption or just general reconnaissance and infection of other devices and networks. The longer the malware remains undetected, the more potential damage it can do. Cisco’s inception the Cisco Security report has tracked the […]
Do you know anyone who has suffered a Ransomware attack? Most likely the answer is yes. That is because Ransomware is the fastest growing and most profitable cyber crime today, grossing over $1bn last year. Many businesses still do not have a plan to mitigate such a common cyber attack. On the other hand, following […]
Cisco’s recent mid year Cybersecurity report concludes that it is necessary to raise the security warning flag even higher. Cisco security experts are becoming increasingly concerned about the accelerating pace of change and sophistication in the global cyber threat landscape. While cyber defenders are generally improving their ability to detect threats, prevent attacks and recover […]
Today’s reliance on IT technology is unparalleled and will only increase. While some businesses are pondering the benefits of IoT deployment or bespoke business applications, others are ploughing ahead and pioneering their initiatives. Some of these initiatives are stuttering and some are big winners that have transformed their business. Digitisation and it’s attendant benefits is the new game in town […]
The Carphone Warehouse breach is the biggest so far announced in the post GDPR era. What are the salient points to note from this breach? 6 million records accessed NCSC, ICO, FCA investigating 3 million records accessed in 2015 breach Cyber security risk identified by board in last FY report If GDPR applies, maximum fine […]
Have you sometimes found yourself bewildered by the sheer volume of bad news out there especially about emerging cyber threats and actual attacks. It is not uncommon to wonder when you will come under a similar threat or worst still is it happening already but you just haven’t detected it yet. What would give us […]
In our final part of Cisco’s 68 page 2018 Annual Cyber Security Report, we summarise the key findings and highlight the main takeaways contained in the report. While most of the information is already known, put in context it gives a thorough view of the changing landscape and importantly identifies some of the steps that Information Security […]
What are the main cyber security trends and focus areas for IT Managers and Chief Security Officers so far in 2018? One thing we know for sure is that cyber security won’t be taking a lower profile as IT embeds itself at the core of organisations becoming a true business enabler. IT is at the […]
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