e-Crime & Cybersecurity Congress: Cloud Security Fundamentals

I was a panellist at the e-Crime & Cybersecurity Congress last week, the discussion was titled ‘What’s happening to your business? Cloud security, new business metrics and future risks and priorities for 2019 and beyond”, a recap of the points I ma… Continue reading e-Crime & Cybersecurity Congress: Cloud Security Fundamentals

Learning from the Big Data Breaches of 2018

Guest article by Cybersecurity ProfessionalsWhat can we learn from the major data breaches of 2018?2018 was a major year for cybersecurity. With the introduction of GDPR, the public’s awareness of their cyber identities has vastly increased &#821… Continue reading Learning from the Big Data Breaches of 2018

Cyber Security Roundup for February 2019

The perceived threat posed by Huawei to the UK national infrastructure continued to make the headlines throughout February, as politicians, UK government agencies and the Chinese telecoms giant continued to play out their rather public spat in the medi… Continue reading Cyber Security Roundup for February 2019

What’s the greater risk to UK 5G, Huawei backdoors or DDoS?

Have we been focusing too much on the Huawei backdoor threat instead of the DDoS threat facing the incoming 5G network infrastructure? Lee Chen, CEO at A10 networks thinks so.
The size and sophistication of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks … Continue reading What’s the greater risk to UK 5G, Huawei backdoors or DDoS?

Is Huawei a Threat to UK National Security?

On 19th July 2018 the UK government, through the GCHQ backed Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre, gave “limited assurance” that Huawei poses no threat to UK National Security. Since then the UK, EU, and NATO member government politician… Continue reading Is Huawei a Threat to UK National Security?

Customers Blame Companies not Hackers for Data Breaches

RSA Security latest search reveals over half (57%) of consumers blame companies ahead of hackers if their data is stolen. Consumer backlash in response to the numerous high-profile data breaches in recent years has exposed one of the hidden risks of di… Continue reading Customers Blame Companies not Hackers for Data Breaches

Cyber Security Roundup for January 2019

The first month of 2019 was a relatively slow month for cyber security in comparison with the steady stream of cyber attacks and breaches throughout 2018.  On Saturday 26th January, car services and repair outfit Kwik Fit told customers its IT sys… Continue reading Cyber Security Roundup for January 2019