Info Security Buzz

The 2018 Netwrix IT Risks Report explores how organizations are working to ensure compliance and beat cyber threats. Unfortunately, the results indicate that organizations aren’t doing enough to defeat the bad guys. Here are the 10 most neglected security best practices:  1. Classify data based...

Biometric technology is already revolutionising both physical and cyber-security in the UK. While the latest breakthroughs are impressive, we’re only just touching the tip of the iceberg. Regardless of which method we’re using – whether it is fingerprint, facial, retinal or...

Cyber attacks are inevitable, but it’s how an organisation deals with them that can make or break their business. Have they got all the answers, and do they fully understand the implications? Can they be sure the attack won’t happen again?  Swift and...

When it comes to fraud, consumers will likely think of common threats like identity theft, credit card fraud, fraudulent bank transactions — the list goes on. However, cybercriminals are constantly evolving, and now online dating sites and applications are...

Regardless of whether your organisation jumped into cloud enthusiastically, or is being dragged in against its own policies, we are all in the cloud – and we are only going to get more involved.  To talk about preventing data...

According to this link, https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-doppelpaymer-ransomware-emerges-from-bitpaymers-code/, malware researchers have discovered a new file-encrypting malware they dubbed DoppelPaymer that has been making victims since at least mid-June, asking hundreds of thousands of US dollars in ransom.  There are three confirmed victims of this ransomware strain,...

78% of businesses cite cyber security as a high priority for their organisation’s senior management. Whilst it is encouraging that this figure has risen year on year, generating awareness of cyber security is only one part of the issue. The next step...

Doxxing is revealing and publishing someone’s personal information. This information is collected through various means and is combined together to create a complete profile of personal data. Though this is a popular technique used by hackers for more than...

For the last few years, digital transformation within the tech sector has seemed akin to the opening of Pandora’s box: seemingly overnight firms have begun to be bombarded with AI driven solutions, the possibilities of commercial drones, edge computing,...

5G is being touted as revolutionary due to the massive download speeds that consumers can expect when it is rolled out at full strength. Samsung is calling it “wireless fiber” and in addition to providing smartphone users with better...

If you are looking for a development that goes well beyond your wildest imagination in all aspect – then you need to take a look at Dubai with its elaborate and stylish building pushing up from the sands with...

The sustained popularity of social media has meant that many of us are happy to make our online identity a digital reflection of our true selves. However, by putting every aspect of our lives online – from where we...

As we take each new mobile network generation in our stride, it can be easy to forget just how far we’ve come. For instance, both 3G and 4G were digital transformations in their own right. First allowing for multimedia...

Security, Democracy and Digital Identity We are facing several grave threats, some real and imminent, some theoretical or imaginary.  At the top of the imminent threats list is probably the climate change, which is also viewed as an existential risk. We...

Fraud occurs every day across a variety of industries, causing trillions in losses each year. While financial services and banking are among the hardest-hit industries, other frequent targets include retail, health care, information technology, government/public administration and utilities. In some segments, fraud has...