Free Trial: Private Threat Intelligence
Following on from our webinar with Sahir Hidayatullah, CEO of Smokescreen Technologies, we’re delighted to be able to offer a 1 month free trial of Private Threat Intelligence (PTI) using the […]
WhatsApp, Telegram or Signal? Welcome to the illusion called data security
This is a view from India which is in line with my own view. I have many messaging and collaboration apps, driven by which community my friends and clients belong […]
The Changing Dynamics of Cyber Insurance
It looks like boom times for the cyber risk industry, but there’s a degree of uncertainty about what is actually covered by insurance policies…: […] Look a little deeper into […]
Biden’s plans for digital government set an example the UK and Europe must be willing to follow
Recent UK government initiatives have fallen short of creating an integrated approach to digital government like Estonia or Denmark. Will the US’ belated approach to digitalisation be a spur for […]
Keeping pupils at the cutting edge for cyber careers
I tried to interest my children in CyberFirst but, apparently, “messing about with computers” is something that Dad does and “swearing at computers” is something that Mum does and neither […]
Who Is Responsible for Protecting Physical Security Systems From Cyberattacks?
Examples in this article about fictional and real life compromises outside the ‘normal’ IT world. My clients are very concerned about OT systems being compromised. Take a look at this […]
Sepa cyber attack ‘likely to be by international organised cyber-crime groups’
Reading between the lines this looks like a hybrid attack with multiple objectives. Ransomware is bad enough to deal with but finding the other compromise(s) is made almost impossible when […]
Pentagon testing office finds problems — again — with network security system
Whilst I applaud the power of the audit function there’s obviously something wrong in the requirements and design process that’s stopping the use of a system for four years…: WASHINGTON […]
Responding to a Cyber Security Breach
This is from an article aimed at smaller law firms but the advice holds true even for the largest organisations. We have friends who offer exactly this kind of ‘before […]
CES 2021: Microsoft’s Brad Smith slams SolarWinds ‘indiscriminate assault’
Accurate commentary from the BBC…: […] The SolarWinds hack has stunned and terrified the sector – particularly those who make and sell software to protect us from hacks. The last […]
Five cyber threats to watch in 2021
This is a generic list, much the same as all the other listicles you’ll see. The way they describe the lack of skilled staff issue jumped out at me because […]