Cyber Security Archive
If you’re an SME, cyber security might feel seem impossibly complex and filled with endless pitfalls. Although it’s true that there’s a lot at stake – with ineffective security measures potentially threatening your productivity, your bank accounts, and your employees’ …
Cambridgeshire has the unwanted distinction of being the UK’s fastest-growing hotspot for cyber crime, after the number of attacks in the county increased by 49% over a three-year period. Figures from the ONS (Office of National Statistics) show that security …
The coronavirus pandemic has arguably affected the education sector more than any other, with schools, colleges and universities around the globe having been forced to close their doors and deliver classes remotely. Most of the discussion surrounding this has focused …
Phishing scams are among the most common and dangerous type of attack that organisations face. Indeed, Verizon’s Data Breach Digest found that 90% of all data breaches involve phishing. But what makes these attacks so successful? An Osterman Research report …
Organisations spend $3.86 million (about £2.9 million) recovering from security incidents, according to Ponemon Institute’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2020. That represents a slight decrease on 2019, which Ponemon’s researchers credit to organisations doing a better job strengthening …
There were a massive 99 data breaches and cyber attacks in August, making it the third-biggest monthly total of the year by number of security incidents. But, by contrast, only 36,673,575 records were confirmed to have been leaked, which is …
One of the contentious issues from vulnerability scanning, in particular with web applications, is false positives. This means that the scanning shows vulnerabilities exist, whereas in reality there is no vulnerability (i.e. it is a response to the scanning that …
ISO/IEC 27701:2019 is a privacy extension to the internationally recognised management system standard for information security, ISO/IEC 27001:2013, providing a set of privacy-specific requirements, controls and control objectives. It specifies the requirements for, and provides guidance on, establishing, implementing, maintaining …
Cyber Essentials, the UK government-assured security scheme, is a terrific way of giving you a general overview of the effectiveness of your cyber security practices. Its practical approach helps you manage basic cyber security concerns, such as detecting and preventing …
Travelex has collapsed into administration seven months after it was crippled by ransomware. The foreign exchange firm suffered more than a month of disruption after it discovered that it had been hacked on New Year’s Eve. It was later reported …
