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The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has published a new report looking at the threat of ransomware to UK organisations. It offers detailed insights into the latest tactics being used by cyber criminals – and how to protect yourself against them.
It’s a while since the Grant McGregor team shared information about password best practice – and a lot has changed. Not least in terms of the new guidance in the UK Government’s Cyber Essentials scheme, but also in terms of the technology solutions now available to strengthen security. Earlier this...
A new report has discovered that 67% of remote workers are using faulty tech when they work remotely. And often that’s because they’ve accidentally damaged the tech themselves… they don’t want to admit it to their boss in case they get into trouble.
What are you doing to secure your business website and other web applications used in your business? If you run local browser (web) applications, they are probably secured with a variety of techniques, including firewalls, regular patching and network monitoring. But what happens when you are...
According to the Verizon 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report, 62% of breaches not involving an Error, Misuse, or Physical action (in other words, wounds that weren’t self-inflicted) involved the use of stolen credentials, brute force, or phishing.
Staying safe online isn’t just a message we need to share with our kids. We all need to stay abreast of the latest scams and dangers so we can stay safe.
The National Cyber Security Centre says maintaining a password blacklist is an essential part of good password security. We take a look at what should be on your blacklist and how to go about enforcing it.
The internet has become an integral part of most people’s lives to the point that it’s hard to imagine a time when it didn’t exist - assuming you’re old enough to remember that it really hasn’t been around forever.
Summer is here! And if you’re about to jet off on holiday, IT security is probably the last thing on your mind. Thoughts of malware, spear-phishing and anti-virus are perhaps not as high on your agenda as sun, sea and sangria.