Luke Irwin Archive
One of the more damaging side-effects of the coronavirus pandemic has been the increase in targeted phishing scams. Action Fraud estimates that Britons were conned out of £3.5 million in the first two months of lockdown, with cyber criminals cashing …
Cyber attacks are becoming more frequent, more sophisticated and more costly, according to a Accenture and Ponemon Institute report. The Ninth Annual Cost of Cybercrime Study found that the average cost of cyber crime rose from $11.7 million (about £8.6 …
Contrary to what you might have heard, cyber criminals pose a much bigger threat to organisations than employees. This is the stand-out finding in Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report, debunking speculation that internal actors should now be organisations’ top …
We have just seen 8,801,171,594 breached data records in one month. Yes, 8.8 billion. Granted, the majority of those were the result of a leaky database belonging to the Thai phone network AIS that was quickly resolved – but it …
Scanning your networks and software for security vulnerabilities is essential for keeping your organisation secure, but it’s not a perfect solution. It will help you identify weaknesses in your system – with new ones being discovered all the time or …
The end of lockdown edged ever closer this week, as Boris Johnson revealed that some parts of the UK are only a few days away from being able to visit car showrooms and outdoor markets. That, along with some schools …
Nine million easyJet customers have had their data stolen in a “highly sophisticated cyber attack”. The budget airline said that criminal hackers accessed a database containing email addresses and travel details. The credit card details of 2,208 customers were also …
Two months into lockdown and the country is getting restless. There were protests in London last weekend, schools could be forced to reopen against the wishes of many teachers and councils, and those wanting to see the return of football …
If your organisation is to remain compliant with ISO 27001, you need to conduct regular internal audits. An ISO 27001 internal audit will check that your ISMS (information security management system) still meets the requirements of the ISO 27001 standard. …
Almost half of organisations have suffered a cyber security incident as a result of the sudden shift to remote working, a new study has found. A Barracuda Networks survey discovered that 46% of organisations across the UK, US, France and …
