As the ever-looming potential of conflict in the east of Europe intensifies and shows no signs of slowing down the UK government has issued a stark warning to businesses regarding the increased risk of cyber-attacks from Russian and Belarusian cyber attackers. Recently within the last week it had been noted by Ukraine’s Government Cyber Defence team that[…]
Security experts are warning shoppers that there may be a high spike of phishing activity to capitalise on the upcoming Black-Friday and Cyber Monday shopping events on the 26th and 29th of November Black-Friday and Cyber Monday make up a very large percentage of consumer spend on items in a year due to good deals[…]
The Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) is being switched off in 2025. What does this IP switchover mean for you? At the end of 2025 the traditional telephone network, which includes fixed lines and services in the Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN) will be switched off. This is because Openreach is looking to move to[…]
Security is remaining to be a prevalent security concern among businesses and individuals. While attacks continue to become more complex, the same can be said for the development of attacks that rely on human interaction to spread or exploit weaknesses. Many attacks rely on this user input to do one of the following tasks: *[…]
If you haven’t already, now is an excellent time for everyone to take the opportunity to have a full on, thorough digital clean-up. This is a painstaking task, but one that will save you enormous amounts of hassle for years to come. Firstly, dig out all of your old devices. Old USB sticks, hard drives,[…]
Our article this week will focus on a project created to help businesses and individuals alike unlock their devices after a ransomware attack. The project, named “No More Ransom!” is a collaboration between National High Tech Crime Unit of Netherlands’ police, the European Crime Centre, Kaspersky and McAfee, and is designed to provide a way[…]
This week, we will take a step back from your digital security and focus on the basics. Many businesses focus solely on the security of their IT devices and services but begin neglecting the fundamentals. The main focus of this article is dumpster diving, which is exactly what you expect it to be, where individuals[…]