In the UK right now, many businesses are asking themselves how they would respond to a ransomware attack, will they pay and what are their risks obligations if they are willing to do so. That’s because the number of incidents of ransomware attacks has skyrocketed in the last two years. In a recent […]
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Nine out of ten UK organisations are aware of a weak link in their cybersecurity defence. That means almost everyone is vulnerable to a hack or a cyber attack and staying safe online is more a matter of luck than foolproof defenses. This is just one of many interesting facts that emerged from a definitive
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Preventing a data breach or hack is first prize for every cybersecurity company. But if and when an incident occurs, the way that the response is handled is so important to ensure a full and complete recovery for a business. That’s when the quality of your incident response plan is put to the test.
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PEN TESTING, OR ETHICAL HACKING, IS A VITAL PART OF MAINTAINING TOP NOTCH CYBERSECURITY. Every company that uses digital tools is vulnerable to hackers. No matter how big or small you are, there are actors out there looking to gain access to your system and exploit it for their own purposes. Maybe they want
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Ransomware is the biggest online threat that British businesses face, according to Lindy Cameron, the head of the UK’s cybersecurity wing of the GCHQ. That statement is a long overdue acknowledgement of what many UK businesses already know – that they are increasingly being targeted by sophisticated foreign hackers with the ability to shut down
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If you look back over the last thirty years and think about the one single technology that has changed our lives more than any other…it’s likely you’ll land on email. Perhaps even more than the mobile phone, the ability to send and receive messages in an instant changed everything about how we live and how
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Tim Holman is the President of ISSA-UK, as well as the CEO & Founder at cybersecurity firm 2-Sec. He started out doing OS/2 and LAN Server support for IBM in 1994 and spent a lot of time on online forums both learning and helping others. For those efforts, he was rewarded with the title of
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The online landscape in 2021 is awash in criminals trying to steal valuable data and empty your bank accounts. Due to the fact that we are all spending more time online and working remotely, there are many more opportunities for fraudsters to try and take advantage, without the security blanket that working in an office
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As cyberthreats increase in the age of remote work, there is a need for increased awareness in businesses of all sizes. At the same time, new rules and regulations mean that compliance is also vital to any organisation that wishes to succeed. Many companies have taken on senior managers to look after their information security
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