Cyberattacks are rising sharply, but businesses are less prepared – and the cost is getting eye-watering
Article by Lucy Ingham – Verdict 23 April 2019 An exhaustive report of the state of cybersecurity among businesses has found that the number of companies reporting cyberattacks grew dramatically compared to the previous year – yet cyber-readiness has actually decreased over the same period. The Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report 2019, which covers businesses in the US, […]
Why Third-Party Risk Assessment must be an Ongoing Process
Article by Malcolm Taylor – InfoSecurity Magazine 22 April 2019 Whenever the business world embraces new technical innovations or working practices, it must brace for the inevitable wave of cyber-attacks as criminals adapt and find ways to exploit these strategies. With each successive development, it often takes organizations several years to adapt their security defenses […]
#Web30: Has the internet been a force for good?
Presented by Anna Delaney – TEISS 12 April 2019 March 12 2019 marked the 30 year anniversary of the World Wide Web and it was around this time that I met with former senior British Intelligence Officer and Head of Cyber Security at ITC, Malcolm Taylor. The serendipity of the occasion provided an opportune moment […]
ITC Secure unveils enhanced US based cyber advisory business
C5 Capital-backed ITC Secure launches new cyber services through Washington D.C. office London and Washington, 2nd April 2019: ITC Secure (ITC), the specialist cyber advisory and managed security service provider (MSSP) has launched a new portfolio of cyber security services through its existing Washington D.C. business. A key part of the expansion into the US […]
Silver lining in damning Huawei security report, says former GCHQ officer
Article by Robert Scammell – Verdict 29 March 2019 Huawei is facing renewed criticism after a UK government-led report found “serious vulnerabilities” in its 5G technology – but it’s not all doom and gloom for the Chinese telecommunications giant, a former British intelligence officer has said. Yesterday a report carried out by the UK’s National […]
Industry Reactions to Norsk Hydro Breach: Feedback Friday
Article by Eduard Kovacs – Security Week 22 March 2019 Norwegian aluminum giant Norsk Hydro has been hit by a serious ransomware attack that caused disruptions at some of its plants and forced the company to turn to manual processes to fulfill customer orders. The attack appears to have involved file-encrypting ransomware known as LockerGoga. However, Norsk […]
Online financial fraud climbed 27% in 2018 as cybercriminals made off with £393m
Article by Luke Christou – Verdict 21 March 2019 While physical credit card fraud continues to decline, last year saw a sharp increase in the amount of money stolen through online financial fraud incidents. According to a new report titled Fraud: The Facts 2019 published by financial services trade association UK Finance, consumers in the United Kingdom […]
NSA Releases Security Research Tool But Can You Trust It?
Article by Davey Winder – Forbes 7 March 2019 In recent years it has become almost commonplace for leaked National Security Agency (NSA) hacking tools to hit the headlines thanks to being used in attacks such as WannaCry, NotPetya and even the Democratic National Committee (DNC) email breach during Hilary Clinton’s U.S. election campaign. But now the NSA has released an […]
ITC Secure expert on how to minimise phishing attacks
Article by Jess Phillips – Intelligent CISO 28 February, 2019 Jack Cooper, Senior Cyber Advisor, ITC Secure, discusses what procedures companies should have in place to minimise phishing attacks. It is no coincidence that Ciaran Martin, CEO of the NCSC, described phishing attacks as being the number one priority for boardrooms this year. Phishing remains a […]