Every organisation in the UK faces the difficult challenge of mitigating against the ever-increasing risks associated with cybercrime. But what are the facts? Below are 10 quick facts from trusted sources* to give you a heads up of the cyber security statistics for 2019. 48% of UK businesses identified at least one breach or...
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5 Tips On Protecting Your Company’s Data
3 September 2019by Abdallah Alhajeid
With 1.76 billion company records being leaked in January 2019 alone, the rise of cyberattacks and data breaches are increasing daily. It’s now more important than ever to make sure your company’s data is secure and safe from being breached. Below are our top 5 tips on protecting your company’s data 1. Create a Cyber security...
How to recognise a phishing email scam The Global Information Security Survey 2018-2019 has reported that scammers send out 6,4 billion fake emails every day. With the risk of phishing scams becoming increasingly more common, how can you recognise what’s a scam and what’s not? Check the sender address Who has the email come from? Phishing scams...
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) 101 What is Endpoint Detection and Response? Gartner’s Anton Chuvakin first coined the term Endpoint Threat Detection and Response (ETDR) in July 2013 to define “the tools primarily focused on detecting and investigating suspicious activities (and traces of such) other problems on hosts/endpoints.” Commonly referred to as Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), it...
Improve Office 365 Cyber Security with Real time monitoring As Office 365 and other cloud services extend the security perimeter to the individual user, it’s a challenge to identify intruders moving across the on premise, cloud, and mobile sections of your network ecosystem. By using stolen credentials, the number one attack vector behind breaches, attackers can remain...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned that the UK asset management and wholesale banking sectors still suffer from a lack of cyber security expertise and preparedness in the event of a cyber attack. The FCA, ‘Wholesale banks and asset management cyber multi-firm’ review confirmed that many of the top 20 asset management companies were risking severe harm to...
Office 365 is used by over 50% of commercial and not-for-profit organisations globally. Together with its Google G Suite rival, Office 365 is at the forefront of the radical shift from the use of on-premise software applications to cloud-based services. The ubiquitous use of Office 365 has led to exponential growth of cyber attacks particularly...
What are insider threats? Cyber security breaches caused by malware, hacking, denial of service (DDoS) and ransomware are reported daily. They often appear to be more frequent and damaging than cyber breaches caused by the insider threat from the people who work for the organisation itself. Many cyber security threats will come from the accidental or malicious involvement of...
Voice Mail Phishing Returns In 2019
30 January 2019by Abdallah Alhajeid
Email security specialist, EdgeWave has reported a dramatic increase in the number of voice mail phishing cyber attacks using voice messages in emails which carry EML attachments. Unwary users are encouraged to open these emails and click on ‘Listen to your message’ links. They are then directed to a bogus Microsoft account login page that...
Cyber crime software products for sale Many cyber crimes are executed by inexperienced criminals who purchase cyber attack software products and services from third party suppliers operating on the Dark Web. The availability of low-cost software tools and services is a key factor in the explosive growth in the number and success rate of current...
Cloud computing has transformed the way small to medium sized (SME) companies purchase and use IT services in the last five years. It is estimated that 70% of all firms in the US and Europe use at least one business-critical cloud application. The cloud delivers simplified IT management, remote access, mobility, and huge cost-efficiency. However,...
Many smaller companies are now outsourcing their cyber security to dedicated service providers who are using a security operations centre (SOC) and advanced managed detection and response (MDR) technology. What is a SOC and how does it protect against the constant and rapidly growing risk of cyber attack? UK business is under attack Small...
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