Who will you call when your organisation has been compromised? Having a cyber incident response team ready to go can save your organisation from disaster. There’s no escaping the threat of cyber security incidents. Criminals are constantly poised to exploit vulnerabilities, and employees use complex IT systems where mistakes are bound to happen. Investing in cyber defences can reduce those risks, but organisations need to be ready for threats they can’t prevent. A CIR (cyber…

Anyone with an interest in information security will have encountered ISO 27001, the international standard that describes best practice for an ISMS (information security management system). However, you might not be as familiar with ISO 27002. It’s a supplementary standard that provides advice on how to implement the security controls listed in Annex A of ISO 27001. Although ISO 27001 is the more well-known standard – and the one that organisations certify to – neither…

Data breaches and ransomware attacks aren’t just still occurring. They’re also becoming more frequent. According to ZDNet, the number of ransomware attacks detected and blocked by one security firm grew 715% year-over-year in 2020 alone. Another security company calculated the total number of ransomware attacks for the year to be around 65,000, wrote NPR. That’s about seven ransomware incidents every hour. As a security professional with more than two decades of experience in the industry,…

by Joe Panettieri • Jul 22, 2021 Here five (actually, more) technology news updates, insights, chatter, and plenty more to start your day for Thursday, July 22, 2021. Sip up. What’s In Our Daily Brew? Who We Serve: Content for managed services providers (MSPs), IT service providers (ITSPs), technology solutions providers (TSPs), cloud services providers (CSPs), IT consulting firms, systems integrators, VARs, independent software vendors (ISVs), and any other partner acronym that further caffeinates our already…

Microsoft Defender Application Guard protects your networks and data from malicious applications running in your web browser, but you must install and activate it first. Image: Mix Tape/Shutterstock In a previous article, we noted that many of the security features listed as absolute requirements for a successful Windows 11 installation are already available as options in Windows 10, you just have to turn them on manually. If you are wondering if your current Windows 10…

Artificial intelligence is a powerful tool, and an expert says we had better ensure it stays just that—a useful tool. Image: iStock/Blue Planet Studio Artificial intelligence is fast becoming the saving grace when it comes to cybersecurity. In a recent post, Reliance on AI in response to cyber attacks 2019, by country, on Statista, Shanhong Liu said: “As of 2019, around 83% of respondents based in the United States believed their organization would not be…