Financial services and insurance firms received 125% more mobile phishing scams in 2020 compared to the previous year, according to Lookout’s Financial Services Threat Report. The study credits the rise to cyber criminals’ specifically targeting phones and tablets to exploit …
The rhetoric in the run-up to the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) taking effect was that any organisation that didn’t have immaculate compliance practices would be in line for a €20 million fine. Although only the most frantic commentators thought …
For the second month in a row, we discovered more than four publicly disclosed security incidents per day on average. According to our figures, there were at least 143 cyber attacks and data breaches in April, which accounted for than …
The PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) contains a set of requirements to help organisations prevent payment card fraud. But did you know that the same requirements don’t apply universally? In fact, there are four PCI compliance levels, …
An ISO 27001 risk assessment helps organisations identify, analyse and evaluate weaknesses in their information security processes. Want to know how to get your ISO 27001 risk assessment process right? Let’s take a look at five things you can do to get …
Business continuity is essential to any organisation’s cyber security practices, and those adopting its principles should follow the requirements of ISO 22301, the international standard that describes best practice for a BCMS (business continuity management system). The 2021 Horizon Scan Report found that …
There was a 93% increase in malicious web domains related to the word ‘travel’ in the first three months of 2021, according to threat intelligence firm Webroot. Analysis from its real-time anti-phishing protection system found that cyber criminals have increasingly …
There’s a new standard for data privacy – ISO 27701. It’s the first document in the ISO 27000 series dedicated to privacy, explaining how organisations can create a PIMS (privacy information management systems) and meet best practices outlined in regulations such as the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).
Amid the growing dominance of automated cyber crime tools like ransomware, it’s important to remember the dangers of traditional hacking methods such as MITM (man-in-the-middle) attacks. Let’s take a look at how it work and how you can guard against …
The ISO 27001 Standard describes best practice for an ISMS and explains the requirements you need to meet, but it doesn’t show you how to implement them. In this blog, we explain in nine steps exactly what you need to …
