Cyber defence

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Active vs. Passive Cyber Security

By Roddy. There is a lot of confusing – or inconsistent - terminology in cyber security (‘Tactics’ in the MITRE...
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An honest review Of ‘Undeclared War’ On Channel 4

By Robert Grigoras. Introduction The series is set in 2024, The Undeclared War tracks a leading team of analysts buried...
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Why having the right toys matters?

By Diana Ion. It is common knowledge in the security community that it is not a question of “IF a...
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Protecting yourself against Ransomware

By Joel Chang. If you've watched the news lately you will see ransomware, ransomware, ransomware all over the place. Some of...
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Your PC taken hostage

By Aqsa Hussain. We recently witnessed a cyber attack which left individuals and organisations virtually crippled. The WannaCry ransomware cyber-attack hit...
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Personal Cyber Hygiene

by Kate Dinnison The Office for National Statistics estimates that there were 2.46 million cyber incidents and 2.11 million victims...
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Who watches the watcher?

By Aqsa Hussain.. We have all heard about the whistleblowing scandal of 2013 which erupted in the USA resulting in...
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Hear no evil, see no evil – cyber awareness

  What you don't know can't hurt right? Wrong! The issue with most organisations is that they are waiting for...
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Security fatigue

   By Philip Smedegaard "Please update your password settings. Please enter a new password that does not include your birthday. Password...
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Secrets (and lies)

Phase 3  - The execution Somewhere in a call centre…. Call centre operative: Hello, helpdesk, how can I be of assistance?...