This blog will outline the internal infrastructure, standard disfigured computing systems, and applications that often experience security misconfigurations that can potentially expose them to cyber criminals.
Incident response is a comprehensive approach to dealing with potential security incidents, such as unauthorised access, data breaches, and malicious attacks that might affect an organisation’s network. The goal of incident response is not just to contain the threat but also to learn from it by understanding what happened, why it happened, and how it can be prevented from happening in the future.
Cybersecurity threats are constantly evolving, and organisations need to stay ahead of these threats. This is to protect their data and systems. Data breaches cost the UK an average of £2.9 million per breach, 82% of breaches involving the human element. Moreover, those factors alone are usually enough to convince people that cybersecurity awareness needs improving and training to mitigate this. One way they can do this is by providing employees with cybersecurity awareness and training.
A Penetration Test can provide you with a wealth of information about the security of your systems and how vulnerable they are to attack. The results of a penetration test can help you understand where your weaknesses are and what needs to be done to fix them. These results are reviewed from low to critical to give you a clear understanding of how severe the vulnerability is.
Todays Headline: International law enforcement operation involving the FBI and police agencies worldwide led to the arrest of a suspected administrator of the net remote access Trojan and the seizure of the services domain and hosting server. NetWire was a remote access trojan promoted as a legitimate remote administration tool to manage a Windows computer remotely.
Cybercrime can have a devastating effect on the gaming industry. Cases of identity theft, piracy, account takeovers, hacking and cyber-attacks are all common in this sector and they can cause financial losses and damage to a business’s reputation. Since the pandemic, cybercrime in the gaming industry was expected to settle, but the ongoing problem continues to rise in the gaming industry.
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.
