Organizations’ security operations (SecOps) programs are under increased pressure due to more sophisticated threats, a continually expanding attack surface, and strained internal resources. To help solve these challenges, BlueVoyant MDR delivers 24x7 threat monitoring, detection, hunting, and response powered by advanced automation and human expertise.

Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups have long been key players in global cyber espionage, and in 2024, a Chinese-linked threat cluster known as "Crimson Palace" continues to demonstrate its effectiveness. This collective of three distinct APT units has managed to breach multiple organizations across Asia, including a prominent government agency in Southeast Asia, proving their ability to evade detection and extract sensitive information.

The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program(BEAD) provides regional ISPs (RSPs) a once-in-a-generation opportunity to finally offer quality broadband service to the many unserved and underserved communities that are so physically or financially challenging to reach. While the application and approval process to receive funding has been arduous and has consumed more time than hoped, it has been necessary to cleanly identify locations in need.

Automate’s orchestration capabilities help IT and security organizations scale, gain efficiencies, and reduce errors with complex manual and repetitive tasks.

If you’ve realized your bank account got hacked, you are most likely panicked and want to secure your finances as soon as possible. You may even be wondering how something like this could have happened to you. Your bank account could have gotten hacked due to various cyber attacks, including brute force, phishing, SIM swapping, credit card skimming or Man-in-the-Middle (MITM).

To use an authenticator app, you will need to choose one that suits your security preferences, scan the QR code or enter the key, securely store your backup codes and sign in to your account. An authenticator app verifies your identity by generating random numeric codes that you will enter with your username and password to access an account.

You may be asking, “why are they changing the questions?” Well, the threat landscape is always changing, so the way we react to those threats needs to change too. This is the only way to make sure that your business stays secure, in addition to it bringing the scheme up-to-date with current security practices. Cyber Essentials will still continue to focus on the five key technical controls which are the best first line of defence against a potential threat.

Traditional cybersecurity solutions are constantly being supplemented and enhanced by new technology and practices. Industry leaders know that keeping up with digital security advancements is the best way to ensure the success of every company and that customers rely on them. Understanding how experts merge cybersecurity and automation in different industries is an excellent way to embrace this expanding movement.

I worry that a lot of my blog posts reveal that I’m getting older and older as the days go by, but I wanted to talk about teasmades and security automation. For those of you outside of the UK, and even those born in the UK within the past 30 years, there’s a distinct possibility you may read this and consider it to be a made-up word, but there is indeed such a thing as a teasmade – effectively a small machine for making tea that has a timer on it.