Cyber Essentials is a Government backed scheme that helps you protect your organisation from common cyber threats. The requirements and guidance ensure that you have the defences in place to prevent a variety of common forms of attack. A verified self-assessment allows you to offer peace of mind for your business and your customers that the basics are covered. Cyber Essentials Plus takes things a step further by carrying out a technical verification to provide additional reassurance.

Penetration Testing (also known as pentesting or ethical hacking) is a simulation of an attack on a computer system, network, or web application to identify potential security vulnerabilities and gauge the effectiveness of existing security measures. These are typically performed by cybersecurity professionals with specialised knowledge and experience in identifying and exploiting system vulnerabilities.

This blog is about the most recent iPhone theft that left users unable to access their Apple ID accounts when their iPhone had been stolen. As you may know, Apple devices such as the iPhone and iPad store sensitive information, including passwords, account credentials, and login details. This makes them especially vulnerable to cybercrime, since if the device is stolen or hacked into, your confidential information can be exposed.

This blog is a breakdown of the OWASP Top 10 application security risks. The Top 10, developed by OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project), provides an up-to-date list of the most critical web application security risks that websites and applications must address.

JD Sports Sportswear Retailer have suffered a cyber attack that exposed the data of 10 million customers accessed by backers in the attack. The personal data which was exposed includes customer’s names, email addresses, contact details and passwords.

With Valentines Day being today, it’s important to look at the risk factors as well as celebrating the occasion. This time of year is the ultimate peak of online scams from catfishing to identity theft and many more. It’s crucial to be aware of these scams and how they are calculated. This blog & podcast covers the top common online dating scams and how to identify them.

The Hive Ransomware Group is a sophisticated criminal organisation that targets businesses around the world with their ransomware attacks. The group’s primary goal is to extort money from victims by locking and encrypting their data, making it inaccessible until a ransom payment is made.

Following on from part 1 of our Royal Mail blog, our consultants take a more technical approach to the Royal Mail Ransomware attack and dive deeper into what happened.

In light of Data Protection Day on January 28th, it’s important to be extra aware of how we protect our personal data. Whether we’re using social media, shopping online, or even just browsing the internet, we’re constantly sharing information about ourselves. While some of this data is innocuous, other pieces can be quite sensitive – like our addresses, credit card numbers, and health information. So what can we do to keep our data safe?

Bank fraud is a type of financial crime that involves the use of false representations and illegal activities to obtain money or other assets from a financial institution. It can involve forging signatures, using stolen bank account numbers, or using fake documents to gain access to funds.