I’m about to tell you an extraordinary fact about cybercrime. Some of the most significant data breaches in internet history weren’t after bank account numbers, cryptocurrency, or even credit card numbers. They were, in fact, after YOU. That’s right, the most valuable data on the internet is the data that comprises your identity. Let’s take a look at what that data is, how it gets leveraged by cybercriminals, and how you can get the online identity protection you…

Recorded cyber-attacks against UK businesses have fallen for the first time since 2018, although hybrid working practices represent an ongoing risk, according to new data from Beaming. The business ISP has been analyzing malicious traffic targeting its customers since 2016, in order to better understand the threat landscape. It claimed that threat volumes dropped by 9% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2021, bringing them down to levels similar to Q1 2021 when businesses suffered just over…

Access control policies are an unquestionably important part of ISO 27001. The requirements for producing one are outlined in section A.9 of Annex A, which contains 14 controls. In this blog, we explain what Annex A.9 covers and what your access control should include. What is Annex A.9 of ISO 27001? Annex A.9 of ISO 27001 helps you govern who has access to your organisation’s sensitive information and under what scenarios. This helps secure your…

One of the world’s biggest ride-hailing services has had its app removed from the web by the Chinese authorities over privacy concerns. Regulator the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) ordered the country’s app store providers to remove Didi Chuxing from their platforms over the weekend. “After checks and verification, the Didi Chuxing app was found to be in serious violation of regulations in its collection and use of personal information,” the CAC reportedly said. In response, the firm…

President Biden has ordered his intelligence agencies to investigate a major ransomware supply chain attack over the weekend that targeted a vendor of IT software used by managed service providers (MSPs). Suspected to be the work of a REvil affiliate, the attack on Miami-headquartered Kaseya was spotted by its incident response team at around midday on Friday. The firm’s latest update, dated Sunday, claimed that the incident had affected around 40 on-premises customers worldwide, who will need a patch to…

2021 is a significant year for aviation. It marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the worst acts of unlawful interference in the history of aviation. It is also the Year of Security Culture for the ICAO community, which aims to enhance security awareness and foster a security culture throughout the industry. The importance of understanding the threat to aviation and promoting best practices in security throughout all aviation operations is imperative considering that…