Emma Bordessa Archive
Data from Lloyds Bank has revealed a 58% increase in BEC (business email compromise) attacks in the year to date. It is important to note that the “true scale of the problem is likely to be much larger” as this …
Cyberspace, the Internet, computer networks, the digital world – call it what you will – is always developing. And so are the threats and risks of being online. We caught up with Graham Day author of October’s book of the …
According to the Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2018, almost half of UK businesses experienced a cyber security breach or attack in the past 12 months. It’s imperative that all organisations conduct risk assessments when preparing and maintaining their cyber security …
The NIS Regulations (Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018) apply to organisations that provide services essential to society. These organisations are broken into two groups: OES (operators of essential services) and DSPs (digital service providers). This means that organisations offering …
With an ever-increasing diversity of digital threats, it is important to understand the risks of going online. Graham Day, author of October’s book of the month, Security in the Digital World, says, “Attackers are slowly discovering all the ways that …
New research from KPMG has found that 39% of UK CEOs “believe that becoming a victim of a cyber attack is now a case of ‘when’ and not ‘if’ for their organisation.” This is in contrast to CEOs from abroad, …
Anyone who is working on a compliance project, whether for the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) or ISO 27001 certification, will understand how time-consuming, complex and lengthy the process can be. Simplify and accelerate your compliance project and alleviate …
Organisations face a myriad of risks and threats. It’s imperative to identify and assess these in order to effectively mitigate them before disaster strikes. Your organisation may have business continuity plans in place, but are you confident in their ability to help you recover from a disruption? The Business Continuity Risk …
Another week, another example of an email using the Cc (carbon copy) field instead of the Bcc (blind carbon copy) field. This time, it was West Ham United Football Club. The email was sent to a group of supporters regarding ticket allocations for an away football match. …
Risk assessments are at the core of many frameworks and standards, including ISO 27001, the international standard that describes best practice for an ISMS (information security management system). However, they are notoriously time-consuming and complex, and must give consistent, valid …
