Certifying to Cyber Essentials Plus Although many organisations pursue Cyber Essentials Plus (CE+) certification in order to meet public sector contract requirements, there are other numerous benefits of Cyber Essentials Plus. These are self-evident to most information security professionals, but in case you’re struggling for words here they are. Reassure customers that you are working […]
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The EU-US Privacy Shield was invalidated on the 16th of July 2020 by a ruling of the EU Court of Justice (CJEU). This ruling was done in the case known as Schrems II (C-3111/18). This case challenged the processes for personal data transfers between the EU and the US on the basis to hold that […]
A CVE (CVE-2020-13699) was announced in Team Viewer’s Windows Application Successful exploitation of this highlighted vulnerability would allow an attacker to open Team Viewer via a malicious web application. This could then be leveraged to force Team Viewer to send a password to the attacker for cracking. The affected Team Viewer versions are: teamviewer10, […]
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Secure your applications to avoid over 43% of breaches Did you know the primary applications used by most businesses are web applications (i.e. websites)? Attacks against web applications are attacks on the application layer. Verizon’s 2020 data breach report suggests web applications were involved in 43% of known breaches. Statistics cannot be used to account […]
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Before choosing an ISO certification body for your ISO 27001 certification you need to understand the reasons for obtaining the certificate. Many clients want the ISO certificate to demonstrate to clients and partners that they take information security seriously. Others have requirements for certification to allow them to bid for certain contracts. There are a […]
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We’re proud to announce this new service. Risk Crew, the elite group of information security governance, risk & compliance experts, and the forerunners in the design & delivery of innovative & effective solutions, has released Risk-driven Application Security Testing Services. What is the service for? The Risk-driven Application Security Testing Service is a proven process […]
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Did you know that human error caused 90% of UK data breaches in 2019, according to the ICO? Register for this free webinar and find out how to mitigate this imminent threat with current best practices and training methods for the workplace – whether that is in the office or at home. Plus you’ll get […]
If you have never experienced a vishing scam, then this is the alert for you. You may want your friends and co-workers to listen too and see if they can spot why it is a scam. Be warned that this can happen with people using any accent from anywhere in the world if they have […]
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There are many questions around why a Data Protection Officer (DPO) is needed and what their role is in an organisation. In this post, I’ll answer common questions that have been asked by organisations seeking to comply with the GDPR and DPA and from those looking to take on a DPO role. What is the […]
There is another Android trojan roaming on mobile smartphones known as BlackRock, which can steal card data from more than 337 apps. What makes this trojan unique to other trojan apps, is the number of applications it can steal data from. It can steal usernames and passwords where available as well as prompt users to […]