When we think cybersecurity, for many, it has become synonymous with watching for dodgy links, avoiding scam emails, keeping an eye out for odd text messages, and having better passwords. While these are true (and important), cybersecurity does and should encompass any hardware, software or user that can make a connection to your network. Printers […]
Cyber insurance helps you manage your risk, recover from a cyberattack, and pay any costs that you may have incurred, but that is only if your claim is paid. In the last twelve months, we’ve seen a significant growth in the number of our clients taking on cyber liability insurance. (Not got it yet? Read our […]
In March 2022, there were 88 publicly disclosed cyber security incidents that accounted for 3,987,593 breached records. This means in the first quarter of 2022 the total number of breached records is 75,099,482. Many of March’s cyber security incidents occurred internationally, with only a handful of breaches in the UK. Russian government sites hacked Officials […]
As the conflict between Ukraine and Russia continues, government and cybersecurity agencies around the world are warning of the risk of cyber warfare, and the potential fall-out for businesses from state sponsored attacks. Companies are not and cannot be infallible when it comes to cybersecurity, but they can do everything in their power to reduce […]
Whenever you enter a new password on a website, it is likely that your browser prompts you to “save this password” for next time. There are of course some great advantages to this. You don’t have to remember them, it speeds up the process of your next login, and depending on which browser you are […]
2021 was typified by numerous Covid-related challenges, including of course the continued need to offer home- and hybrid-working, which in many cases has exacerbated the challenge of maintaining good cybersecurity. This has led to an extensive list of published cybersecurity breaches for 2021, which may indicate a massive uptick in cybersecurity incidents, or more likely, […]
After a bumper 2021, filled with data breaches, ransomware, cybersecurity flaws, and massive incidents, but also leaps forward in cybersecurity training, defences, and awareness, we could only hope that 2022 would offer a promising start. Unfortunately, breach trends continue, led by dedicated hacking attacks, rife ransomware, and businesses and individuals who are still neglecting even […]
December saw 74 publicly known security incidents, which is slightly less than the previous month. These December incidents accounted for 219,310,808 breached records. Another Cyber Attack on T-Mobile After suffering a cyber-attack in August 2021, T-Mobile has been rocked by another big data breach in December. This attack saw customers accounts being accessed, according […]
On 9 December, a new zero-day vulnerability was identified in Java, affecting a significant number of major operating systems including UniFi, Apple, Tesla, Twitter, and Minecraft among others. On the scale of vulnerability severity, this scores 10 out of 10, i.e., the worst vulnerability you can get. What is a zero-day vulnerability? In essence, a […]
On 19 August 2021, Microsoft announced an update to their commercial pricing for Microsoft 365. This is the first substantive update to its pricing since Office 365 was released in June 2011, and is designed to reflect the innovation that Microsoft has made within the suite over the last ten years. To help meet the […]
Despite the fact that Windows Home is designed for use in domestic environments, we regularly bring on new clients who use it for their business. Historically, Microsoft has been pretty relaxed about these breaches of their user agreement, but while you can use it to operate commercially, should you? Typically, users have the Home edition of […]
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, for which we are proud ambassadors. As we all get stuck in to learning and sharing everything we need to know about Cyber Defences, our MD Claire has written an article over on LinkedIn, highlighting the importance of creating the right culture for security to thrive. “Shame is best friends […]
