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The cybersecurity world in 2022 is fast-paced and volatile. In our very modern world, cybersecurity has become fundamental in the way we operate at home, at work and even in social settings. Not only do we need a solid cyber foundation to run our businesses and organisations, but we are also b ...Read More →

Gone are the days when a network was confined within the walls of your business. In 2018 organisations of all sizes are taking advantage of the rapid advances in technology to provide their employees with a more distributed, flexible working environment. This flexibility brings with it numerous b ...Read More →

Malware, or malicious software to give it it’s full name is any software that’s sole intention is to cause harm to a computer/network or to use its influence to extract sensitive data or money in the form of cryptocurrency. To protect yourself from Malware, you must first understand what Malw ...Read More →

For those of you that have gone through the Cyber Essentials scheme, like us, you will know that Secure Configuration is one of the five key controls spoken about by the UK Government in the guidelines. Configuring systems securely at the point of being developed will ensure that vulnerabilities ...Read More →

Cyber attacks come in all shapes and sizes. From internal threat actors to state-sponsored attacks on government, security is now seen as one of the biggest threats to business. In fact, in the recently released World Economic Global Risks Report, cyber attacks were in the top 5 risks to global stab ...Read More →

One of the most difficult things to manage from an IT Security perspective is the actions of your users. Even the most trustworthy employees can fall prey to a phishing scam or leave their laptop on a train and then we have those employees who aren’t so trustworthy who may try to maliciously sabot ...Read More →

IT and Cyber Security means many different things to many different people. One size definitely doesn’t fit all, and different companies have their own individual challenges to resolve. The larger a company gets the more complex it’s security requirements become. Despite some anomalies, one c ...Read More →

With every decision we make, be that at work or at home, we are constantly, be that consciously or subconsciously, undertaking a risk analysis. I have a 3-year-old son who has a slight cold. Yesterday he wanted to go to the park and I had to subconsciously undertake a risk assessment based on whe ...Read More →

‘It’s no longer a case of if but when’. Of course, those of us who have been working in the IT Security industry for longer than we care to remember know that we’re talking about becoming the victim of a cyber-attack. For many of the larger organisations around the world this is nothin ...Read More →

According to datainsider.com, 91% of cyber attacks start with some sort of Phishing attempt. By now most of us are aware of the two main types of attack. A standard phishing attack will cast the net far and wide and be indiscriminate regarding who is targeted, whereas a spear phishing attack will ...Read More →