Best of 2021 – The Linux Flaw you can’t afford to Ignore (CVE-2021-3156)
Linux and Unix operating systems require regular patching like any IT system, but as security professionals, ethical hackers, and criminal hackers will tell you, regular Linux and Unix patching is often neglected.CVE-2021-3156 ...
Prevention is Better Than Cure: The Ransomware Evolution
Ransomware tactics have continued to evolve over the years, and remain a prominent threat to both SMBs and larger organisations. Particularly during the peak of COVID-19, research by IBM found that ransomware incidents ‘exploded’ ...
How Businesses Can Utilise Penetration Testing
Understand your security vulnerabilitiesArticle by Beau PetersThe basic approaches like phishing simulations are good, but they tend to have limited reach. This is why more agile methods, penetration testing among them, have been getting ...
Payment Security: Understanding the Four Corner Model
Introduction Online shopping digital payment transactions may seem quite simple, but in reality, just one single transaction sets off multiple, long-chain reactions. The Payment Card Industry comprises debit cards, credit cards, prepaid, ...
Free Coventry University Course to Help Everyone Protect their Online Privacy
Now everyone can learn what privacy means, how your privacy is impacted when using the web and mobile apps, and how to protect your privacy online thanks to a free course from ...
Cyber Security Roundup for July 2021
A roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, June 2021.How was UK Government Building CCTV Leaked?The Sun newspaper ...
Why Freelancers Should Prioritise Cybersecurity
Article by Beau PetersAs a freelancer in any industry, you are likely more susceptible to hackers and cybercrime than many other professions. Not only are you pulling in a constant stream of customer ...
Top Cyber Security Challenges Post Lockdown
By Sam Jones | Cyber Tec Security Not too long ago things were looking bleak for the world, still under the dark cloud of the COVID pandemic, but with vaccine rollouts now ...
Cyber Security Roundup for June 2021
A roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, May 2021.UK Smarties Cities Cybersecurity WarningThe UK National Cyber ...
Keeping Phishing Simulations on Track
The West Midlands Train service has come under fire after workers discovered that an email promising them a bonus payment after running trains during the pandemic was actually a phishing simulation test ...
