Cyber Resilience Archive
Cyber resilience is the ability to prepare for, respond to and recover from cyber attacks. It helps organisations protect themselves from cyber risks, defend against and limit the severity of attacks, and ensure that business operations continue to function. The …
Committing to cyber resilience is a lot like mountaineering. When you’re getting started, the concept seems exhausting and nigh on impossible. You’re scrambling around trying your best to get staff to move away from simple passwords like ‘123456’, yet you’re …
We recently discussed the changing threat landscape and the need for all organisations to adopt a cyber resilience approach. This is essentially the combination of cyber security measures to prevent data breaches and business continuity measures to respond quickly when …
Until recently, organisations often spent almost all of their information security budget on prevention, effectively taking an all-or-nothing approach to the threat of data breaches. They either repelled the attack or faced the consequences head-on. However, with data breaches becoming …
The hospitality sector has embraced consumer-facing technology. Chatbots, AI, robotics – such as Hilton’s robot concierge, Connie, which hit the headlines in 2016 – the IoT (Internet of Things), recognition technology, virtual reality, augmented reality, automation, voice search and virtual …
In November, Lush – the high-street store known for its fragrant, eco-friendly beauty products – temporarily lost the ability to take card transactions after a member of the IT team “deleted the till system by accident”. As a result, Lush …
The need for speed Data breaches can have serious financial consequences for organisations of all sizes. The faster a breach can be detected and contained, the lower the costs for the organisation. Having systems in place to help identify and …
In this blog series, we will discuss each of the Cyber Essentials scheme’s five security controls that, according to the UK government, could prevent “around 80% of cyber attacks”. For our second blog post, we’ll be looking at using a firewall to secure …
When we consider the damage a data breach can cause, we tend to focus on the cost of breach reporting, potential fines and loss of reputation. One of the ‘unseen’ costs is the potential loss or theft of an organisation’s …
MPs across all parties have serious fears about the UK’s cyber security defences, according to a YouGov survey. Among 100 surveyed MPs, 62 believe there is a serious risk of critical national infrastructure being compromised. This includes the possibility of …
