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
The Importance of Compliance Management for Financial Institutions
Why Compliance Management is Non-Negotiable In today’s financial landscape, regulatory compliance is not merely a legal obligation; it is a cornerstone of operational integrity and trust. Financial institutions operate under the scrutiny of stringent regulations designed to protect consumers, maintain market integrity, and prevent financial crimes. Effective compliance management is essential to navigate this complex environment, mitigate risks, and … Read More
How to become an ethical hacker?
Digital innovation offers companies several advantages, ranging from greater profitability and lower costs to increased employee productivity and the ability to provide better customer service. That said, more digital solutions increase the size of an organisation’s attack surface – giving cybercriminals more options for breaching their IT infrastructure and compromising sensitive data and assets. In light of this, it’s not … 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
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
What is a Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM)?
What is a Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM)? While the term “supply chain” traditionally conjures up images of raw materials, production lines, haulage trucks and cargo ships, in the information age, an organisation must also consider its digital supply chain. A supply chain can be defined as the resources, people, and processes that a company uses to deliver its … Read More
9 Ways to Leverage Cyber Threat Intelligence
Cyber threat intelligence is data that is collected, analysed, and processed to understand a malicious actor’s attack behaviours, motives, and targets. Cyber threat intelligence allows IT security specialists to make quicker, more informed cybersecurity decisions and changes the response from reactive to proactive in the fight against cybercrime. Why is Cyber Threat Intelligence Important? In the ever evolving digital world, threat … Read More
10 Effective IT Security Risk Assessment Tactics
IT security risk assessments are key to identifying threats facing an organisation’s data, information systems, and networks, and assessing the possible consequences should any adverse events take place. IT security risk assessments must be conducted on an annual or bi-annual basis or upon any major changes occurring within an organisation, such as mergers and acquisitions, business re-organisation, new technology added to company … Read More
The Impact of AI on Cybersecurity Management
Cybersecurity management is used by governments, organisations, and businesses all around the world to secure and protect sensitive data from malicious actors. Cybersecurity management encapsulates everything associated with protecting an organisation’s systems and computer networks from cyberattacks, threats, intrusions, malware, and any other type of data breach. And, as the methods of attack become more sophisticated in nature, not only … Read More
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