Cyber Trends to Look Out For in 2023
Cyber attacks and online fraud are only getting more sophisticated through the years, and the average cyber consumer is more vulnerable than ever. Even the …
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Where AI Currently is in 2022
In 2022, artificial intelligence has played an ever-increasing role in the everyday lives of people around the world. AI is increasingly being used in high-risk …
Ramifications of Fake Verified Accounts And Increasing Cyber security Risk
Increasing concern around the use of fake or stolen login credentials and their impact on personal and professional identity has been a growing concern for …
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Security Laws implemented to increase UK’s Cyber Resilience
The Network and Information Systems (NIS) Regulations have confirmed there will be a strengthening of laws to protect everyday essential services from cyber related incidents. …
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Cyber Threats: What Are They?
According to a cyber security expert, the Oxford Dictionary definition of cyber threat is somewhat outdated: “A malicious attempt to harm or interfere with computer …
SMBs: Understanding Your Threat Landscape
Small Business. Soft Target Small businesses are under attack. The UK Government’s Breaches Survey of January 2021 revealed that 38% of micro and smaller businesses …
Cyber Threats Plaguing the Education Sector
With cyber security becoming a more prominent need in the Education sector, it’s time to face the threats. Because let’s face it, cyber criminals know …
The insider threat: Navigating the biggest risk facing your business
The cyber risks facing firms grow daily, with savvy and experienced hackers looking to target both the firm’s financial, corporate assets and, more concerning, their untrained and unaware employees.
The avalanche of cyber security: How to identify the real threats
In this day and age, the wave of cyber security threats is deafening. Every week, businesses are facing millions of new malware variants and hacks, as well as having to deal with the deluge of media hype and marketing hysteria over the latest and newest threats, as well as the headlines of the most recent business to be breached. It’s no surprise, then, that it’s hard to keep up.We are now, more than ever, reliant on our technology. But with that reliance comes the need to ensure it’s safe and secure usage. Here are the key cyber security trends to watch out for this year.
Phish of the Month – Coronavirus Scams
At least 3.4 billion phishing emails are sent worldwide each day and unfortunately, this includes the utilisation of international tragedies. Cyber criminals are cashing in …
What effect does Windows 7 have on the Cyber Essentials Certification?
Windows 7 End of Life On 14th January 2020, Microsoft ended all support for the widely used Windows 7 operating system, despite this, a large number of …
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‘BlueKeep’ Critical Windows Remote Desktop Vulnerability
Please ensure that all Internet-facing devices running vulnerable Windows OS versions are fully-up-to-date.
WordPress 5.1 Vulnerability
A critical vulnerability in all but the most-recent WordPress versions has been revealed by security firm RIPS Tech. The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to …
6TB Citrix Data Breach
Cloud computing and software company Citrix have recently been the victim of a major cyber attack, with attackers gaining access to what cyber security firm Resecurity claims is ‘at least 6 terabytes of sensitive data stored in the Citrix enterprise network, including e-mail correspondence, files in network shares and other services used for project management and procurement.’
TLS 1.3 Vulnerability Discovered
Transport Layer Security version 1.3, which was finally approved for use in August of last year and hailed as ‘mak[ing] all secure internet connections faster and safer’ has been found to be vulnerable, allowing attackers to break the security offered and read private Internet traffic.