This month we celebrate 8 years of 2|SEC Consulting. To reminisce, I have been looking at some penetration test reports we took on when we started out. Before you wangle the GDPR data retention carrot at me, these reports are of course redacted with information kept for statistical purposes only. What I’m seeing, is that
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In July 2018, The Law Society and the National Cyber Security Centre released a joint report outlining the threats to the legal sector. The report confirmed what most of us working in the sector knew – that the industry has a low level of cyber maturity meaning that weak controls on one side, and the
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Supplier Due Diligence – do your existing suppliers take security seriously? As businesses become more reliant upon their suppliers within the digital age, it is essential that these relationships are reviewed and monitored to ensure security is being addressed and improved. Companies conducting new business will usually put their new suppliers through a vigorous due
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When asked about cyber and information security risks to the business, most think about the technical controls against cybercrime: making sure the IT team has protections such as firewalls and patch management in place; making sure password protection and BYOD policies are implemented. Consideration can be expanded to the physical security of your building and
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Last week the UK Government and The Law Society released a joint assessment of cyber threats to the uk legal sector. The report was created following a request from the legal sector to government. It forms part of the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) mission to raise the cyber maturity and resilience of organisations in
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We are pleased to announce that 2|SEC Consulting is now a CHECK penetration testing company. The CHECK penetration testing scheme is managed by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of GCHQ and on behalf of UK Government, and involves both the provider and its penetration testers holding the highest standard of professional accreditation. Luke
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Cyber security is a topic on every organisation’s radar. The continued threat of ever evolving cyber-attacks, combined with the introduction of GDPR compliance means that there are serious businesses implications to successful attacks and the loss of data to any company. It is not the case of if you are going to be attacked, but
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Cyber and information security is vital for any international business traveller. If you are travelling with your mobile, smartphone, laptop or tablet, you will have wide access to company data, and will need to make sure this information is safe. Criminals do not care for any law when looking to steal your data and each
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The recent report from Fortinet on the security threat landscape in the last quarter of 2017, confirmed that cryptojacking attacks have risen sharply in the last 6 months. What is Cryptojacking? Cryptojacking is a tool used to mine digital coinage such as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on computers, using CPU resources. Criminals load the
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