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AI Harvesting Personal Data
A recent AI trend is the creation of personalised doll images. On the surface this is a fun spin off of AI although some …
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WordPress Security Solutions
A website is often the front door to a business yet if not kept under control is easily compromised. WordPress is the most popular …
The Case For Legitimate Hacking
CyberUp is a campaign dedicated to updating the UK 1990 Computer Misuse Act to reflect modern computer security systems and how they are protected …
Tackling Data Mining
Many of the free services that run through of the Internet work on the principle that you are willing to give up some personal …
Google Search Vulnerabilities
Dorking is a legal but specialised sub-set of Google searching Google dorks are keyword searches that look for specific website content rather than searching …
Is CAPTCHA Redundant?
Is CAPTCHA Redundant? Automated routines aim to prevent bots flooding websites with unwanted activity but also drive away regular users and are readily bypassed …
Insider Threats
Insider Threats Social media is being used to entice loyal employees to reveal sensitive data An insider threat assumes that someone within an organisation …
Energy Costs Of Data Processing
Energy Costs Of Data Processing The rapid increase in energy costs will impact on those relying on data storage and processing Data Processing is …
DTAC – Digital Technology For the NHS
Digital Technology Assessment Criteria DTAC is a set of standards that computer programs or digital equipment should pass to be considered for adoption within …
Password Theft
Password Theft Passwords and accounts may be initially harvested by phishing or spoof websites. This is only the beginning of a well-established trade network …
Privileged Access Management
Privileged Access Management Privileged Access Management (PAM) builds on the base IT Security concept that a user should have the minimum privileges to do …
Artificial Intelligence and Network Security
Artificial Intelligence and Network Security How can Network security systems learn to identify when network traffic deviates from ‘normal’? Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine …
Battling the Botnets
Battling the Botnets Harmful botnet traffic may be approaching 20% of Internet traffic Botnets are not necessarily a bad thing. Consider a SIEM (Security …
Tracking Cryptocurrency Scams
Tracking Cryptocurrency Scams Scammers are demanding payment in cryprocurrency but the nature of Blockchains means these transcations can be traced. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency …
Changes to EU and UK NIS Cyber Security Legislation
Changes to the Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems The European Parliament has agreed on the concept of a new security law, …
Cyber Threats to Agriculture
Cyber Threats to Agriculture As agriculture becomes more connected so does its vulnerability to cyber attacks Global agriculture has rapidly moved from human or …
Unifying Physical and Cyber Security
Unifying Physical and Cyber Security Data from physical security systems should not be seen as separate to that from network monitoring. A web search …
Running a Successful Phishing Simulation
Running a Successful Phishing Simulation Simulating a phishing attack can be part of staff security training and will increase awareness of genuine phishing threats. …
Calculating the Cost of a Databreach
Estimating the cost of data breaches. UK government studies aim to identify the financial costs of dealing with a data breach. The full financial …
Janet Updates Security Requirements
Janet Updates Security Requirements JANET (Joint Academic Network) is the computer network backbone used by UK Universities, Colleges and research centres. Updates have been …
The UK Online Safety Bill
The UK Online Safety Bill Privacy versus protection, weighing the legal and operational constraints. The UK Online Safety Bill received its first reading in …
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