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The Impact of Corona Virus on Cyber Security
The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic is spreading globally at an alarming rate, and along with disruption in global health, it is also causing damages to social, economic and political systems all over the world. Nearly the entire world workforce is now working remotely from homes, causing them to heavily rely on digital tools and remote means of communication. This has allowed cyber criminals to capitalize the situation and actively exploit the COVID-19 crisis. According to the Global Cyber Security Market Analysis report released in April 2020, the global cyber security market is forecasted to grow at a very slow average rate of 6.2% per annum up to the year 2023 – as a consequence of economic downfall due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.
Read articleUsing Organisational Culture to Improve Cyber Security
We consistently recommend that you build a resilient business where cyber-security a priority. But what does organisational culture have to do with improving cyber-security? As most managers and CISOs know, one of the least static areas of business is cyber security. That’s because more than half of the fraud in the UK is conducted online. Therefore, in light of mounting attacks, it’s important to increase awareness at the company level. Plus, to ensure your cybersecurity policies are effective, you must get buy-in and action from all levels of staff. When you do, you can use organisational culture to improve cyber security.
Read articleThe State of Cyber Crime in the UK
Cyber-crime in the UK is on the rise. And the readiness of most firms to meet these challenges leave much to be desired for many local and regional businesses. In the UK alone, the Cabinet Office has estimated the cost of cyber-crimes on the economy at £27bn. At least an estimated £9.2bn of that is related to just the theft of IP from UK businesses. Companies bear the brunt of these financial losses. And unless our firms take firm security measures, we will continue to see a rise in breaches, hacks, espionage, and thefts from cyber-crime.
Read articleA live malware infection - a real life study (Part 1)
We recently assisted a client that was aggressively hit with a phishing campaign. Following a couple of successful compromises they found themselves faced with an escalation with the malware attempting to impersonate staff, both emailing their customers and pivoting to attack the admin users in a secondary phishing attack. What made things a little more interesting than the usual kiddy attack was that the initial malware was not carrying a particularly nefarious payload, which meant that it escaped the usual malware detection that the client had deployed.
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