Credential stuffing has been dominating the headlines in recent years and has fast become the attack method of choice used by cybercriminals. Between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2019, Akamai Technologies recorded more than 88 billion credential stuffing attacks across all industries. This figure is only expected to rise…
This week is Charity Fraud Awareness Week and it's been specifically set up to provide charities with valuable advice on how they can protect themselves from the threat of fraud and cybercrime.
It’s fair to say that 2020 is a year that we won’t forget in a hurry. The Coronavirus pandemic has completely transformed our lives and created an ideal environment for cyber attacks and security breaches. Since the start of the year, there have been as many as 726 million cyber…
Cybercrime has become a major problem for organisations around the world. Data breaches continue to dominate the headlines, and the Coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the need for improved cyber security practices to defend against evolving threats. Small to mid-sized organisations are increasingly under attack and are proving to be a…
New social media platforms are emerging all the time but Facebook remains the world’s largest social networking site with over 2.7 billion active monthly users. Hackers have been quick to capitalise on this huge growth market and are continually finding new ways to defraud and scam users. By taking advantage…
Here are 7 tips to help you successfully implement security awareness training in your organisation.
If your business is responsible for dealing with credit card payments, then PCI DSS compliance is an essential part of protecting customer’s payment card data and protecting your own business from the devastating consequences of a data breach. The unfortunate reality is that credit card fraud is continuing to rise,…
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and everything becoming connected, intelligent and automated, it’s highly likely that the next global crisis will include a catastrophic cyber security pandemic.
As data breaches become increasingly more common, it’s no longer a matter of ‘if’ an organisation is going be attacked but ‘when’. Despite being in the midst of a global pandemic, cybercriminals have exploited the current situation to launch a range of sophisticated cyberattacks targeting a diverse range of industries.…
In today’s evolving cyber threat landscape, it is vital that employees have the knowledge and skills to prevent phishing in your organisation.
As lockdown restrictions continue to ease across the UK, businesses are starting to consider a return to work — at least part time. But this will create a totally new situation for many firms: A hybrid working environment that exists between work and home, adding significant cyber security risks.
Despite the ongoing threat of cyber attacks, security awareness training remains a major challenge for management teams. But, why is security awareness training important?
As employees prepare to return to the office, cybercriminals have been quick to take advantage of the situation, leading to a surge in phishing attacks.
Attackers will use any means at their disposal to achieve their goals, and see any application vulnerability as an opportunity to exploit organisations. Learn how we're helping to ensure secure coding practices in software development with our new Secure Coding Series.
As workforces continue to work from home for the foreseeable future, fraudsters have shifted their focus to target remote workers with a VPN configuration scam.