Cyber Security Archive
At this time of year, news feeds are chock full of Predictions For The Next Year – and for good reason. Everybody wants to be prepared for what lies ahead. But if you’re looking for guidance on what 2020 has in store, we suggest you follow …
It might sound crazy to the uninitiated, but organisations across the globe pay people to break into their systems and find sensitive information. The reason they do this is simple: to catch a thief, you must think like one. Organisations hire ethical hackers, otherwise …
Christmas is the worst time of the year for your organisation to suffer a data breach. Not only is it morale-sapping, it also means employees will have to work long hours to investigate the incident and recover whatever information it can. And, of course, the financial costs of a …
Ransomware has become one of the most infamous types of cyber crime in recent years, with security professionals and the public alike fearing the prospect of attack. But although many of us broadly understand how ransomware works – computers are infected with malware, locking users out of their files until they make a payment – there is little …
‘Cyber’ is a word we use all the time. But what does it mean? What are the implications for us as directors and general managers? Or as IT security managers and auditors?
The key to a successful cyber security strategy is preparation. If you have a plan for how to manage data breaches and other disruptions, you can get to work on remediation immediately. And what’s more, everyone in your organisation knows their roles. There’ll be no …
Software solutions are the simplest way for organisations to address many of their cyber security threats. All you need to do is pick out and purchase the right tools and away you go. Unlike the other aspects of the cyber security triad – processes and people – there’s often no need to carefully curate solutions that …
IT Governance Europe is delighted to announce the launch of our latest classroom courses in Amsterdam.
Starting in 2020, they offer attendees a structured learning path from foundation to advanced level, and enable IT, privacy and security practitioners to develop the skills needed to deliver best practice and …
A recent report found that Microsoft was the most commonly impersonated brand in phishing scams, with 20,217 URLs associated in the past quarter.
“How can we avoid cyber attacks?” That’s the question every organisation is asking as the threat of cyber crime continues to spiral. It’s easy to point to solutions like anti-malware software or encrypting sensitive information, but as we explain in this blog, things are rarely that simple. That’s because threats …
