5 key security factors to working from home more safely
As working from home is becoming the norm, this opens up a world of vulnerabilities and opportunities for hackers to take advantage of. Check out these 5 key security factors …
11 Common Cyber-attack Methods
Although every cyber-attack is individual, the strategies and tactics overall are often very similar and fall into a number of methods. Cyber criminals draw upon common types of hacking techniques …
10 fundamental steps of cyber security
The original ‘10 steps to cyber security’ were published in 2012 and are now used by a majority of the FTSE350. How do you protect your sensitive data and personal …
A guide to Ransomware – what it is, how it works, and how to defend against it
‘In the first half of 2020, the total number of global ransomware reports increased by 715% year-over-year.’ (Threat Landscape Report 2020 by Bitdefender) In this guide to Ransomware – we …
4 Reasons Why You Need Penetration Testing
You may hear the term ‘penetration test’ banded about when talking about cyber security or network security of your business. But why is it really a necessity? The 4 reasons …
(XSS) Vulnerabilities found – Choose your test scope correctly
This article aims to present how easy is to overlook the security of (some parts of) the application, leaving widely used CMS systems insecure despite its popularity, open source approach …
Getting past “Just Compliance”
I have been a cyber security practitioner for over 20 years and over the last 10 years I have also been fortunate enough to have taught or presented to, on …
Technical Director on Sky News
Steve Armstrong was seen on Sky News during the recent 44con conference in London. Talking about the hack by the Fancy Bear group of the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA). …