In today’s cybersecurity landscape, compliance and risk management are often seen as two sides of the same coin. While compliance focuses on adhering to regulations, risk management involves identifying and mitigating risks to protect an organisation’s digital assets. The interplay between these two areas is critical, as effective risk management supports compliance, and vice versa. Together, they form a robust … Read More
Top Risk Management Strategies from Cybersecurity Experts
The Urgency of Effective Risk Management Strategies In an increasingly digital world, the landscape of cybersecurity is continuously evolving, making cyber risk management a top priority for organisations across all industries. As cyber threats become more sophisticated, the need for robust risk management strategies becomes more pressing. The consequences of failing to manage these risks can be severe, ranging from data … Read More
Top Data Privacy Tips For Online Safety
In today’s fast-paced and increasingly competitive business landscape, digital innovation isn’t just desirable if an organisation wants to thrive – it’s essential for it to survive. Fortunately, between modern software development practices, such as low-code and no-code, and cloud-based applications and services (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS), digital innovation is easier than ever. However, more digital solutions mean more digitised data, and … Read More
What is a sandbox environment?
With a staggering 17 million new instances of malware recorded every month, organisations can’t rely on detecting malicious code by its digital signature. Instead, as malware becomes more numerous, dangerous, and difficult to detect, security teams must employ other effective tools and strategies to identify and contain harmful software and files. Fortunately, a sandbox environment is one such solution. The question … Read More
What is a malware evasion technique?
Malware evasion techniques alter the characteristics of malicious software to avoid detection by cyber security solutions that rely on patterns or predefined signatures. Malware evasion techniques are used by malicious actors to bypass detection systems and traditional antivirus software. Malware evasion techniques are not only used to counter network-based intrusion detection systems (IDS) and intrusion prevention systems (IPS) but can also … Read More
What is scareware?
What is scareware? Scareware is a type of malware cyberattack that scares a person into visiting an infected site and downloading malicious software. Scareware works by claiming to have detected an issue or virus on a device and directs the user to buy or download malicious software to rectify the problem. Scareware is basically the gateway to a more sophisticated … Read More
What is mobile malware?
Mobile malware is designed to target mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, with the aim of accessing private data. Mobile malware is a growing threat to organisations of any size because many businesses now allow their employees to access corporate networks using their own devices. Not only does this increase the potential for bringing unknown threats into the company … Read More
CIS Critical Security Controls for Effective Cyber Defense: What are They?
Established in 2000, the Centre of Internet Security (CIS) is a global, non-profit community of experts that collectively develops tools, solutions, and best practices for increasing cyber security and mitigating cyber risk. As well as being renowned for their Benchmarks, which are used to reduce configuration-based vulnerabilities in digital assets, they have developed a cyber risk mitigation framework called the … Read More
Reactive vs proactive cyber security: Which is better?
Between ever-growing numbers of digital solutions taking our data online and cybercriminals refining their methods, the number of cyber attacks organisations suffer is consistently on the rise. In fact, studies have revealed that ethical hackers discovered over 65,000 vulnerabilities in 2022 – an increase of over 20% over the previous year. With malicious actors becoming both more active and dangerous, … Read More