Internet access is likely the lifeblood of your business, running everything from your cloud-based software to your information research, your email infrastructure and potentially even your phone system, so when was the last time you audited your speeds, and are you using the right solution for your business? Most of us only check speeds when […]
In May 2021, ransomware still dominates the list of data breaches and cyber-attacks this month. Out of 128 publicly disclosed incidents in May 2021, 40% were ransomware attacks. The breached records are much lower compared to April 2021, despite 115,861,330 records being breached, but this can be explained by the fact ransomware attacks do make […]
Following news of the FatFace data breach, which included, among other records, the last four digits of the long number and the three digit security code of customers’ card details, it is clear that PCI compliance is not always achieved, despite UK laws that mandate it. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) […]
When checking for potential cyber threats and ransomware, many teams are gaining confidence that they’re avoiding the common pitfalls. Things like looking for spelling mistakes, checking the ‘sent from’ email address, hovering over links, and even just sense checking yourself that you know the sender, are all good steps; but what about emails threatening legal […]
Driven by the widespread issue of ransomware, more than 1 billion records were breached in April 2021, across more than 140 separate incidents. Ransomware currently accounts for roughly 1 in every 3 data breach incidents, so much so that UK authorities are encouraging people to start reporting the incidents to the police rather than paying […]
Alright, so we might be being a tiny but overdramatic, but our message is sincere. Did you know that at the old-fashioned and outdated copper cabling system known as ISDN is being phased out, with a gradual obsoletion plan in place and a big 2027 switch off? Thought not! Despite plenty of coverage in the news, […]
As if the idea of a cyberattack wasn’t bad enough, many nefarious actors are now taking advantage of victims with a wave of double extortion sweeping the internet. So what is it, and why should you be worried? The basics Whether you fall foul of ransomware, phishing, credential stuffing, or a good old-fashioned hack, the […]
It’s not just the cost of recovery, but the average ransom being paid that’s grown. Hackers are getting greedier, but they’re also getting more successful too… In a nutshell: According to the cybercrime report produced by Palo Alto Networks and the incident response team at Crypsis, criminals are making more money and demanding more money […]
March has been recorded as a month with lower-than-average records leaked per data breach, but that’s in no way reassuring. In fact, there was an exceptionally high number of breaches – 151 – during the month, and the reason that there were lower data record numbers recorded was in fact because of a surprisingly high […]
We’re bringing a competitive edge to March with our team health & wellbeing challenge… When discussing the concept of individual health and wellbeing, our team struck on the idea of a team fitness challenge, to outpace each other on foot during the month of March. Fitbits at the ready, a number of our team have […]
You might have spotted our blog on the National Day of Unplugging, which encourages people to ditch the tech in favour of no-tech activities to improve health and wellbeing. An annual celebration, the day encourages everything from getting outdoors to playing a board game, reading a book to learning a new skill. Anything goes as […]
In one of the worst months on record for data breaches, more than 2.3 billion records were recorded as breached in February 2021, as successful ransomware attacks accelerated. Here’s what you need to know in our February cybersecurity recap: Hacker attempts to poison water supply… At the beginning of February, a hacker gained control of […]
