Cyber Resilience Archive
The NIS Regulations (The Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018) became UK law on 10 May 2018, paving the way for the widespread adoption of cyber resilience. Cyber resilience is an approach to security that enables organisations to defend against …
As you might expect, the BCI Horizon Scan Report 2018 found that the majority of business continuity professionals were “concerned” or “extremely concerned” about the threat of cyber attacks and data breaches. In this regard, they are much like any …
A new study has found that 39% of British organisations’ CEOs believe that a successful cyber attack on their company is inevitable. This figure reflects the upsurge in cyber attacks over the past few years and the increased media attention …
The Scottish government unveiled its cyber resilience strategy in 2015, with the aim of helping Scotland’s people, businesses and public sector improve their ability to use technology securely, and understand and address cyber crime. It launched more detailed cyber resilience …
Police Scotland needs to invest £206 million in its computer systems to adequately tackle the threat of cyber crime, according to the force’s deputy chief officer. Appearing before the SPA (Scottish Police Authority) board last month, David Page said the …
The popular ticket sales and distribution company Ticketmaster has notified the users of its UK site that their personal information may have been accessed by an unauthorised third party. Payment information is also understood to have been compromised. According to …
2017 was a big year for data breaches. Uber, Equifax and Yahoo all fell victim, and many small organisations also suffered a breach or cyber attack. When it comes to cyber threats, all types of organisations are at risk. Using …
With the Cyber Resilience Strategy for the Scottish public sector well and truly underway, organisations within scope need to take a different approach to the way they treat cyber threats. The Public Sector Action Plan, published by the Scottish Government …
We’ve written a lot about cyber security incident response plans (CSIRPs) recently, and for good reason: not enough organisations have implemented one. According to Ponemon Institute’s Third Annual Study on the Cyber Resilient Organization, only 24% of respondents said they …
An organisation’s cyber resilience is a critical survival trait as cyber criminals adapt to the rapidly changing world faster than solutions can be developed to defend against them. Targeted attacks by skilled, persistent cyber criminals are now a worrying business …
