My train of thought crime
I have just moved home, out of London for the first time in years. I am on my first journey back – an hour and forty on what is, technically, the fastest train in the UK. Wait, that is actually the Eurostar but it’s not able to go at full speed on our rail infrastructure […]
To the fullest extent possible
Last month my car was stolen and I have, out of necessity, been talking far too much to my insurance company, its agents, a recovery company, the Met, an unidentifiable intermediary of some kind and now a repair yard. Each has sent me numerous communications – some by post, some by email, one by Dropbox […]
Cyber Incident Response – Boardroom Planning is Key
Reacting immediately to a cyber event could save your reputation. Data breaches, resulting in exposed credentials and damage to brand and reputation, continue to make headline news. As a result, cyber incident response is gaining more high-profile attention in the media and, crucially, in boardrooms across all industries. But, according to the UK Government’s 2020 […]
NCSC: Supply chain security guidance
Proposing a series of 12 principles, designed to help you establish effective control and oversight of your supply chain. Introduction The guidance will provide organisations with an improved awareness of supply chain security, as well as helping to raise the baseline level of competence in this regard, through the continued adoption of good practice. Whilst […]
The Case For EDR: Can it be right that in 2018 antivirus products missed on average 76% of cyber-attacks?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1553005845054{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] In this article Sudarshan Krishnan, ITC Senior Cyber Analyst, details what EDR is, what it isn’t and how you can apply it to your business. For many years, antivirus software primarily focused on protecting end-user devices (laptops, mobile devices, etc.) against “known” security threats, has been the foundation of endpoint security. […]
Five recommendations from the NCSC
At the CBI conference in September 2018 the CEO of GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Ciaran Martin, delivered The Board Guidance Tool Kit. Here is a summary of his five recommendations, together with some suggested security approaches and/or remediation tactics. “Control the use of your privileged IT accounts” Ciaran Martin – CEO at NCSC […]
Better the devil you know
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1547551600712{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] In this article Glenn Fitton, ITC Senior Cyber Consultant, zooms in on ‘Threat Intelligence’, focusing on what it is, and what it isn’t. In the modern age of cyber and with the growing prevalence of large-scale cyber attacks, most of us have come to terms with the fact that it’s not […]