British Airways, or as us self-respecting Northerners call it - "Heathrow Airways" has suffered a large data theft. This has come in a string of IT Debacles that have occurred over the last 18 months. In July, there were IT issues causing some flights in and out of Heathrow to be cancelled. The month before, [...]
The Dangers of Public Wi-Fi is one of my hot topics of conversation at the many networking events in and around Glasgow that I attend. I have to say, I am becoming a bit paranoid about it, however, I make no apology for bringing it up. Why, you may well ask? Well, let’s cut right [...]
The cost of human error, when it comes to cyber-crime can be very damaging. The unfortunate thing is we are making things far too easy for the cyber criminals We are now in the digital age. This means, everything is online or stored on some device. We all use Smartphones and tablets and it is [...]
What makes a good cyber security consultant? As cyber-crime rises, it seems every IT person is now a cyber security expert. However, with so much information floating around how do you separate the wheat from the chaff? Well, Unleashed, is here to help you decide. As we have said many times, in various posts over [...]
Not Petya We’ve had WannaCry, WannaCrypt, Petya and now Not Petya, all variants of a style of malware called crypto lockers. Essentially software that gets onto your system and encrypts your files and stops you using them due to you not having the decryption key to open them. The term ransomware is used because affected [...]
Well it’s official, the ISC2 have finally bestowed upon me the prestigious CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) accreditation! I started my journey almost two years ago, just as the new 8 domain material came out. Despite taking two years to sit the exam (will tell you why later), I managed to pass first time! [...]
NHS Cyber Attack Yesterday, the 12th of May 2017, there was what the media are calling a 'massive cyber attack' against the NHS. I'm in agreement with a former leading figure at GCHQ, Brian Lord, who was interviewed on BBC Breakfast News this morning. He stated that calling this a 'cyber attack' is somewhat misleading and [...]
Here’s the scene Everyone and their dog in IT reseller land is sending you out hundreds of emails a week about GDPR. You’ve got users with problems breathing down your neck who won’t leave your desk until you’ve reset their password, which if they’d only just remember them you’d get some work done. You’ve also [...]
What are the differences between GDPR and Data Protection Act? Following on from my blog on 2nd May 2018 – GDPR an Idiots Guide. Someone asked me the question, what are the differences between GDPR and Data Protection Act? Good question I said, let me do a bit of research and I will come back to you. [...]
We all know that cyber attacks are on the increase, but not many of us actually know what it is, or how it effects us. So, I would like to share two examples with you. Cyber Attacks Example 1 - Know who you are dealing with. A large UK multinational centralised their finance function. As part [...]
Cybersecurity and Cyber I’m going to start by saying the terms ‘cyber’ and ‘cybersecurity’ grate on me, a lot. Seriously, it was the mid-90’s when ‘Cyberbob’ conned the rather lovely Sandra Bullock in The Net. It was cringe worthy then - and its cringe worthy now. Hackers may have been a bit of a cooler [...]
It is predicted that 2017 will be the year of cyber-crime. Attacks will increase and one thing is for sure, your network will be attacked at some point. So how can you help protect your business? The cost of cyber-crime Cyber-crime is rising at such an alarming rate you can no longer afford to ignore it [...]
I’ll refrain using the term cyber security for the rest of this blog, let’s face it – it’s so 1990s! Which brings me neatly to my first point – IT security the hardest part is understanding the terminology! Denial of Service - DoS This weekend’s cyber (damn, didn’t mean to use that -Ed) attack on [...]
What is Ransomware? Ransomware is not new and the first cases of CryptoLocker started back in 2013 and most attacks tends to come for outwith the UK. Ransomware has now become so fruitful that many cyber criminals are now running it as a business! To the extent of selling lists of infected and vulnerable PC's and Servers to [...]
It has been estimated that 63% of the Internet traffic worldwide will be sent by Wi-Fi by 2019. So is your Wi-Fi Secure? So what are the drivers for more Wi-Fi? Increased workplace productivity – Wi-Fi allows your business users to work in any location at any time. Cost – in smaller businesses it is [...]
Why is it that computer users are getting virus attacks by cyber criminals? The short answer is because they can and we make it easy for them. In this article I want to concentrate on Malware or Ransomware attacks. The days of simple malware being developed to cause a bit of mischief have long gone. [...]
What are cyber attacks? We keep hearing the words, cyber attacks, hacking, viruses, worms and malware. What does it all mean? More importantly, what can be done to help you to mitigate cyber attacks? By taking some simple steps you can protect your business, protect your data and take steps to prevent these attacks happening to you? [...]
I would like to wish all our regular and new readers a very Happy New Year. It has been a strange start to 2016, we finished off last year relatively quiet, which was nice, but 2016 has gone off like a rocket and long may it continue. Yes, we are still working on a lot [...]
