Just one more hour behind the hot grill flipping burgers, and Derek* could call it a day. Under his musty hat, his hair was matted down with sweat, and his work uniform was spattered with grease. He knew he’d smell the processed meat and smoke for the next three days, even after he’d showered. But it was money, he supposed. “Derek!” His manager slapped him on the shoulder. “A little bird told me … [Read more...]
August 15, 2018
August 15, 2018
Summer offers to kick-start your cyber security journey. Don’t miss out!
IT Governance is a leading global provider of IT governance, risk management and compliance solutions, with a special focus on cyber resilience, data protection, the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard), ISO 27001 and cyber security. We are committed to helping organisations protect themselves and their customers from the perpetually evolving range of cyber threats. Our deep … [Read more...]
August 13, 2018
A week in security (August 6 – 12)
Last week, we published a review of exploit kits, talked about everyday tech that can give you a headache, and showed how to protect RDP access from ransomware. We also published a study on the true cost of cybercrime. Other news: Discovered at Black Hat: WhatsApp “message manipulation” (Source: The Register) Discovered at Black Hat: AI attacks (Source: The Register) Once again, … [Read more...]
August 8, 2018
White hat, black hat, and the emergence of the gray hat: the true costs of cybercrime
This post was written by Michael Osterman of Osterman Research. Osterman Research recently completed a major survey on behalf of Malwarebytes to determine the actual cost of cybercrime to businesses. Many studies have focused on the cost of lost reputation, lost future business, and other consequences of cybercrime—and while these are certainly valid considerations—we wanted to understand the … [Read more...]
August 3, 2018
CEOs the worst offenders when it comes to email security
Nearly 60% of organisations will fall victim to an email-based attack this year, and there’s a good chance the guilty party will be the CEO, according to Mimecast’s The State of Email Security 2018. According to the report, 37% of respondents said their organisation’s CEO is a “weak link” in their cyber security programme. Evidence backs this up: Mimecast found that 31% of C-level employees had … [Read more...]
August 2, 2018
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July 27, 2018
New Android P includes several security improvements
According to the Android developer Program Overview, the next major version of Android, Android 9.0 or P, is set to arrive soon. Their plans show a final release within the next three months (Q3 2018). The end of the Android P beta program is approaching, with the first release candidate built and released in July. As a security company, we simply can’t help but take a close look at what … [Read more...]
July 27, 2018
The top cyber security trends of 2018 so far
There have been more than 600 data breaches this year, so people who want to pick out the most serious incidents have plenty to choose from. It’s not simply a case of finding the breaches involving the highest number of stolen records, because a breach compromising names and email addresses isn’t the same as a breach compromising payment card information. Besides, infrastructural damage and … [Read more...]
July 25, 2018
Trojans: What’s the real deal?
The fictional Greeks hiding in their legendary Trojan horse would probably be excited to learn that the default Wiki page for Trojan is, in fact, their big wooden horse thingy (vs. computer infections or dubious businesses). Sorry, fictional ancient Greek warriors. It’s not that we don’t think you’re a big deal—that film with Brad Pitt was at least a 6 out of 10. It’s just that at this … [Read more...]
