Cyber Security Blog

What is ransomware? So what exactly is ‘ransomware’? It is quite possibly the most dangerous and lucrative form of malware of our time. In essence,

What are ethical hackers? Essentially, ‘ethical hackers’ or ‘penetration testers’ are the good guys of the cyber-world. Rather than using their hacking skills to break

The prevalence of cyber-attacks against the NHS supply chain, has significantly accelerated in the past 12 months. When the healthcare sector were under immense pressure

ABOUT GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST The Greenwood Academies Trust (GAT) currently has 36 open academies educating approximately 17,000 pupils across seven local authority areas including Nottingham

For financial services firms, cyber-attacks are the bank robberies of the digital age. Since the advent of computers, criminals no longer need balaclavas, guns or

The emergence of Covid-19 has transformed life as we know it, from both a business and personal perspective. In the wake of the first lockdown,

Christmas is a time of relaxation, celebrations and…. cyber-crime. Unfortunatley, hackers won’t be putting their feet up this festive period. Bad actors across globe are

As the virus began to ravage the world in March this year, there was a sharp increase in the prevalence of phishing attacks. Unfortunately, the

Over the past 9 months, home working has become ‘the new normal’ for businesses across the globe. The Office for National Statistics reported that in April 2020,

Although there is a crossover between vulnerability scanning and penetration testing, they are two very different ways of testing the resilience of your IT infrastructure. The confusion between