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The Biggest Cyber Threats for 2020

Research is drawn from 2|SEC Consulting’s Virtual CISO, Cyber Security Audit, Cyber Essentials and Penetration Test team engagements over 2019. The Top 5 Cyber Threats found: Passwords You think your password is secure? Think again. Billions of user accounts and passwords have been compromised and reused by hackers. We will look at the mechanics and

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Introduction to Penetration Testing

Penetration Testing, Pen Testing, Red Teaming, Security Assessment, IT Health Check and Ethical Hacking are common phrases that describe what we do, that ultimately all mean the same thing – whether or not a determined adversary can gain unauthorised access to your systems. This can be further broken down into Black, Grey and White box

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2-sec’s expert team uncovers new vulnerability in popular Synology NAS device

An interesting external penetration test was recently performed by our expert team, that resulted in discovery of a new vulnerability (CVE-2017-9553) in a popular Synology NAS device. A NAS (Network Attached Storage) device is a storage mechanism connected to a network that allows storage and retrieval of data from a centralized location for authorized network

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Cyber Terrorism and the Development of Cyber Attacks – Chris Phillips, Head of Physical Security at 2-sec

Chris Phillips, Head of Physical Security at 2-sec, talks to us about cyber terrorism and the development of cyber attacks aimed at UK businesses. Chris explains why companies need penetration testing as part of a robust cyber security system. Chris explains how the terrorist threat to UK businesses has changed over the past few years.

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