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October 16, 2019

Your employees are your biggest cyber security threat

Anti-virus software, firewalls, data encryption – these are go-to security solutions for most organisations.  The problem with that? They are each designed to stop cyber criminals accessing your systems but are of little help when it comes to your biggest security weakness – human error.  Studies repeatedly show that organisations are more likely to be breached from an employee misplacing, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: cyber attacks, cyber breach, Cyber Security
October 1, 2019

Cyber attacks and data breaches in review: September 2019

September may have fewer data breach incidents than the previous month, but overall there was a massive 363% increase, totalling 531,596,111 breached records. This number includes a whopping 419 million data records exposed from an unknown server and brings the total breached record for the year so far to 10,331,579,614. Plenty of those breaches occurred in Europe, so let’s delve into a few of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breaches and Hacks, cyber attack, cyber attacks, data breach, data breach notification, data breaches
May 13, 2019

What is business continuity and why is it so important?

The ever-present threat of cyber crime and organisations’ increasing reliance on technology means that business disruptions are inevitable these days. Any day now, your systems could be breached or your physical premises disrupted by criminals, inattentive employees or damaged infrastructure.  When that day comes, you can’t afford to be caught … [Read more...]

Filed Under: bcm, BCMS, Business Continuity, business continuity management, business continuity planning, cyber attack, cyber attack prevention, cyber attacks, cyber crime, cybercrime
March 27, 2019

Norsk Hydro hit by “severe” cyber attack

Aluminium manufacturing giant Norsk Hydro was forced to switch to manual operations following a “severe” ransomware attack on Monday, 18 March.  The Norway-based company, which employs more than 35,000 people in 40 countries, was reportedly hit with ransomware known as LockerGoga.  Several of its plants around the world … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breaches and Hacks, cyber attack, cyber attacks, data breach, data breach notification, Malware, ransomware
July 16, 2018

Online anonymity has allowed cyber crime to thrive

Online anonymity is a complicated topic. There’s no doubt that the elasticity it gives our identities is a massive benefit. We can explore different sides of our personality without affecting the reputation of any other part of us. Unfortunately, that’s also proven to bring out the worst in some of us, with people committing acts online that they would never do in person. Cyber bullying and mob … [Read more...]

Filed Under: anonymity, computer risks, CREST accredited, cyber attack, cyber attack prevention, cyber attacks, cyber breach, cyber crime, cyber crime prevention, cyber criminals, cyber crooks, cyber defence, cyber law, cyber policing, Cyber Resilience, cyber risks, cyber safety, Cyber Security, cyber vulnerabilities, data processing, Data Protection, Data Protection Act, encryption, EU cyber education, EU cyber prevention, EU GDPR, eu general data protection, hardware encryption, IT Governance, NIS Directive, Pen Testing, Penetrating Testing demonstration, Penetration Testing, penetration tests, Pentest, pseudonymisation, risk assessment, Risk Management, web attacks, web safety
May 31, 2018

What am I supposed to do with all these privacy policy emails?

Society doesn’t tend to agree on much, but late last week hundreds of millions of people were united by the question: “What’s with all these emails about updated privacy policies?” The flurry of messages led to many jokes and memes, but lost among the humour was the reason for this torrent of emails. It wasn’t just an amazing coincidence that every organisation you’ve ever visited updated its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AVG, certified GDPR foundation training course, Comply with the GDPR, consumers rights, cyber attacks, cyber safety, Cyber Security, data, data breaches, Data Protection, data protection principles, data protection principles GDPR, Data Security, data subject, EU GDPR, eu general data protection regulation, GDPR, gdpr compliance, GDPR consent, gdpr course, GDPR e-learning, GDPR emails, gdpr exemptions, gdpr explained, gdpr foundation, gdpr guidance, gdpr requirements, GDPR resources, gdpr summary, GDPR training, gdpr training courses, gdpr workshop, guidance GDPR, personal data, privacy policy emails, privacy policy GDPR, right data subjects GDPR, six data protection principles
February 22, 2018

Ireland warned it is extremely vulnerable to cyber attacks

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which oversees Ireland’s cyber security, issued a warning last week that some government websites were being used to illegally mine cryptocurrency. The NCSC said that it “is aware that a number of websites using software from a third-party vendor is causing visitors to those sites to mine cryptocurrency without their express permission”. It is understood … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Compliance, cyber attack, cyber attacks, Cyber Security, information security, information security management system, Ireland, ISMS, ISO 27001, ISO 27001 certification
January 3, 2018

4 best practices for avoiding cyber attacks

Most organisations will suffer a data breach in the next year, whether it’s caused by a malicious actor or a careless employee. There are no defences you can put in place to eradicate breaches, but there are steps you can take to mitigate the risk of an attack and the damage that they can cause. Software company ObserveIT sets out the best practices for organisations, and we’ve highlighted the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breaches and Hacks, cyber attacks, Cyber Security, patches, Staff Awareness