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From Discounts to Data Breaches

Don’t let cyber criminals turn your holiday deals into a data breach. Check out our bite-sized security guide to keep your users, and your business, safe this shopping season.

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CrowdStrike Windows Outage

Across the world, Windows computers have by effected the dreaded Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). This appears to have been caused by an outage of services provided by cyber security provider, CrowdStrike. The issue appears to have impacted a large number of organisations - from banks to airlines. Here are the current advisories.

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XDR vs SIEM: Cost-Efficient Cyber Security for Today’s Decision Makers

CISOs and IT leaders are tasked with the critical responsibility of safeguarding their organisations against an ever-increasing array of threats, all while striving to optimise costs and drive business growth. This is where Unified Extended Detection and Response (XDR) and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) come into play...

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Microsoft’s Anatomy of a modern attack surface: A breakdown

In a recent threat brief from Microsoft, titled ‘Anatomy of a modern attack surface’, the security powerhouse delves into the threats and trends which impact the 6 main attack surfaces in an organisation: email, identity, endpoint, IoT, cloud, and external.

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Benefits of conducting a Penetration Test in your Microsoft Environment

Penetration testing enables organisations to scrutinise the resilience of essential business tools like Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure, providing insights into potential security loopholes and bolstering defence mechanisms against cyber threats.

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The Stealthy Threat of AI Prompt Injection Attacks

Just last week the UK's NCSC issued a warning, stating that it sees alarming potential for so-called prompt injection attacks, driven by the large language models that power AI.

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What is Cyber Resilience?

A cyber resilience strategy plays a crucial role in ensuring business continuity. It not only enhances an enterprise's security posture and reduces the risk of critical infrastructure exposure, but also brings several other significant benefits.

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MOVEit Supply Chain Attack

On the 31st of May 2023 a public warning was issued by MOVEit, regarding a critical SQL injection vulnerability found in in their systems. This vulnerability allowed malicious actors to gain access to the database. The flaw, known as CVE-2023-34362, was identified on the 2nd of June, but it had already been exploited four days before the alert.

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Top 5 Most Dangerous Cyber Security Threats, SANS Reveals

Chatbots are now embedded into every digital solution at our disposal, but despite the simplicity and ease this tool provides, cyber security concerns have been raised over the AI’s ability to spread misinformation, aid hackers in developing malware and even present sensitive data leak threats...

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Key findings: UK Cyber Security breaches Survey 2023

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has released the official Cyber Security Breaches Survey of 2023 - want a run down of the key findings? Read more here.

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The Dangers of Chatbots

Chatbots are now embedded into every digital solution at our disposal, but despite the simplicity and ease this tool provides, cyber security concerns have been raised over the AI’s ability to spread misinformation, aid hackers in developing malware and even present sensitive data leak threats...

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Cyber Essentials 2023 update

This month, the NCSC and its Cyber Essentials delivery partner IASME will update the technical requirements for Cyber Essentials. These changes come as part of a regular review of the scheme’s technical controls.

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