In April 2018, NHS Digital introduced the new Data Security and Protection Toolkit. The DSP toolkit aims to help healthcare organisations achieve an appropriate level of cyber security to ensure patient data is protected. The Data Security and Protection Toolkit is an online self-assessment tool that allows NHS Trusts and healthcare organisations measure their cyber security processes against the National …
Why run regular security tests? As we probably all know, information security is a broad subject and for many of us understanding the different layers that can help within this spectrum can be at times difficult. In this blog we will look at the risk and what you as a business could do about it! Over the years when advising …
My interests in technology really began when I got my first PC back when I was six (when the chunky box monitors were top-range!). I used to create user accounts and manage them – acting as a systems administrator. I also stripped and built PC’s and this was where my passion for technology truly sparked. When I was taking my …
Browser based Crypto-Mining malware has made a dramatic resurgence in 2018 hitting the headlines on several occasions over the past month. Most recently, two major campaigns affecting thousands were reported by The Register with those affected ranging from YouTube to the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (Ref 1 Ref 2). Trend Micro reports an increase as high as 285% in the …
We are excited to announce that we have recently achieved our Advanced Security Accreditation and are now Cisco Premier partners. As a specialist security provider in the industry, we value the importance of working with the best security vendors and have worked with Cisco for the past 5 years. This accreditation not only demonstrates that we are endorsed by Cisco- …
Take a read of our third and final GDPR installment in the Birmingham Business post. Find out what steps you need to take in the 72 hours you have to report a breach. Head to page 33!
As October is Cyber Awareness month, we have joined the national campaign to raise awareness about the importance of Cyber Security. Over the course of the month, we have had weekly themes across our social media channels including: GDPR, Ransomware and ‘Advice from our experts’. This week our focus has been on the services we offer and how they can …
Yesterday, a security issue involving protocol-level vulnerabilities in WIFI Protected Access (WPA) and WIFI Protected Access II (WPA2) was discovered. What is the vulnerability? These vulnerabilities which are collectively referred to as KRACK attacks (Key Reinstallation Attack), affect both end-user devices that connect to wireless networks (wireless clients) and access points (wireless infrastructure devices). This vulnerability can only be exploited …
What is Ransomware? Ransomware is a type of malicious software which takes control of its victims device and encrypts the data making it unobtainable. The cybercriminal then demands a sum of money (often the digital currency bitcoin) in exchange for returning their sensitive data. The first ever recorded ransomware was the Aids Trojan in 1989 and was spread via floppy …
