Penetration Testing Archive
A recent Imperva report reveals the techniques and behaviours hackers adopt when they’re trying to launch a phishing campaign. The study involved researchers setting up 90 honey-pot personal email, file sharing and social media accounts to lure criminals. Over the course …
Even the best technological security measures can be subverted by end users, which is why cyber criminals tend to exploit the weakest link of the security chain: humans. In fact, according to The Human Factor, a June 2017 report by …
For the first time, a report has claimed to be able to measure the impact cyber breaches have on companies’ share prices. Research from IT consultancy firm CGI found that, on average, a company’s value permanently drops by 1.8% following …
Organisations are under a great deal of stress from the number of vulnerabilities and threat alerts they face, according to a new report from Bay Dynamics. Respondents identified an average of 10 vulnerabilities per system, and 79% of security personnel …
A global cyber attack has been underway since Friday, affecting more than 200,000 organisations in 150 countries. In the UK, the malware hit more than 60 NHS trusts, leading to operations being cancelled and patients turned away from A&E. The …
Research from the latest PandaLabs report raises further concerns that the methods of attack used by cyber criminals are becoming more professional. Cyber criminals no longer perform attacks just for notoriety, but instead pick targets with the intention of gaining …
The number of attacks using software vulnerabilities increased by almost a quarter last year, to 702 million, according to a new report by Kaspersky Lab. This comes the same week as the National Crime Agency (NCA) published a report that …
This year, in an effort to drive awareness of cyber security risks, we’ve developed A Quick Guide to Cyber Security Trends. In this short guide, we’ve captured some of the latest information about key cyber threats, the leading causes of …
Taken from our new playbook, which highlights the major trends in cyber security, here is the second set of top trends. In case you missed it, here is part 1. 6. The Internet of Things (IoT) will have repercussions across …
Cyber crime is big business. Organisations are starting to take cyber security seriously, and a range of high-profile attacks and hacks in 2016 and the first quarter of 2017 have served to make cyber security a top priority. In an …
