Why are our Top Ten Terrible #passwords still being used?

If yours is on the list and if it has been for a while, you really need a better one! If you need a method then avoid dictionary words and choose a phrase / title / lyric you can easily recall. Take the first and last letters of each word and capitalise one of […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 13th August 2018
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City of London Police warn over fraudsters faking university orders

Companies supplying universities have been warned that fraudsters are faking domain names of educational institutions to defraud victims out of vast sums of money. According to Action Fraud, this type of fraud, known as European distribution fraud, happens when a company from overseas (usually from Europe) delivers products to the UK, but isn’t paid for the […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 19th July 2018
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Welcome to Risk and Business, our new podcast series…

Join us for some informal chat on business, risk, security and the areas of business we touch in our consulting and training lives. We hope to be speaking to colleagues and friends across business areas, not just security, who all have something to add and share with us. Expect some opinion, some expertise, some smiles […]

Posted by Ellie Hurst
On 18th July 2018
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Mobile devices lost in London underline security risk

The security risk of lost mobile devices is underlined by the fact that almost 26,000 mobile phones and computing devices were lost in London in the past year alone. Businesses are being urged to recognise the potential security risks of lost mobile phones and computing devices in the latest report from think tank Parliament Street. Read […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 17th July 2018
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How To Assess Payroll Risks

When assessing payroll risk, it is important to ensure such activity takes place as part of a broader enterprise-wide risk awareness exercise. This exercise needs to include a real understanding of risk tolerance and risk appetite because the scope of, and challenge posed by, payroll security has never been greater. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 4th July 2018
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Press Release: UK-Poland security ties strengthened

The Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary will today (21 June) visit Warsaw to strengthen security, defence, and cyber ties with Poland. Boris Johnson and Gavin Williamson will join Jacek Czaputowicz and Mariusz Błaszczak in Helenow, near Warsaw, as UK-Poland ties go from strength-to-strength. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 21st June 2018
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Surveillance Camera Commissioner Buyers Toolkit Launched

The Surveillance Camera Commissioner Byers Toolkit has been launched, this toolkit has been introduced for any organisation who wants to maximise their chance of success and minimise the risk of buying a surveillance camera. From a cyber security perspective, we see it as a […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 8th June 2018
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NIS Directive Is a Good Start for Railway Cybersecurity – But It’s Not Enough

With 5,207 documented incidents and 7.8 billion records exposed, 2017 was a grim year for data security breaches – and things only seem to be getting worse. Read full story.

Posted by Ellie Hurst
On 1st June 2018
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1. Fileless attacks – a growing menace. A series of opinions from Advent IM Consultants

From Del Brazil Senior Security Consultant – Advent IM Fileless Malware Simply put Fileless malware is a very well-engineered piece of malware that is very difficult to detect as part of any post incident analysis. It is designed to operate and survive in the memory of systems and as such once a system is re-booted […]

Posted by Ellie Hurst
On 5th March 2018
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Data-driven surveillance and the privacy-security balance: ‘Question Time’ insights from Tony Porter, Lord Paddick and more

IFSEC Global – Our very own Ellie Hurst talking about the ‘Question Time’ style debate which explored issues around body-worn video (BWV), ANPR and data aggregation. The event was organised by the Centre for Research into Information, surveillance and Privacy (CRISP), taking plave at the London School of Economics on Wednesday 21st February 2018. Read it […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 27th February 2018
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