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A Vulnerability Wave Is Building and Most Organisations Are Not Ready
For over 30 years, Sapphire has helped organisations understand and manage cyber risk across IT and OT environments. Today, one theme is coming through louder than ever.
The vulnerability landscape is shifting fast. There is a lot of noise right now around AI driven cyber attacks. From Anthropic’s Claude Mythos preview to wider hype around autonomous attackers, it is easy to think this is all about new threats.
But the real story is something else entirely....
Jul 74 min read


Preparing for the Quantum Era: Why Post‑Quantum Cryptography Matters Now
Quantum computing is no longer something we can push into the future. It is developing quickly, and while it promises breakthroughs across healthcare, AI, and scientific research, it also introduces a serious challenge for cyber security. For organisations across the UK, this shift is already shaping conversations around post‑quantum cryptography (PQC) and the future of quantum cyber security services. At the heart of that challenge is encryption. The systems we rely on today
Jun 233 min read


CYBER UK 2026: Accelerating Our Cyber Defence for the Next Decade
CYBERUK 2026 arrived at a moment of clear‑eyed reflection. Rather than focusing on celebration alone, the National Cyber Security Centre’s tenth anniversary offered an opportunity to take stock of a cyber landscape that has become more complex and fast‑moving over time. Against this backdrop, the conference theme, The Next Decade: Accelerating Our Cyber Defence, felt purposeful and timely, highlighting a shared focus on building stronger resilience and capability for the year
May 125 min read


Does ethical, responsible and transparent AI exist?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the way we work, and the ISO 42001 is a must. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming industries from healthcare and finance to manufacturing and retail. But with this rapid adoption comes a critical question: how do we ensure AI is used responsibly, transparently, and ethically? This is where ISO/IEC 42001:2023, the world’s first international standard for AI management systems, steps in. What is ISO 42001? ISO 42001 provide
Apr 142 min read


Why ISO 42001 Matters: Building Trust and Governance in AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming industries from healthcare and finance to manufacturing and retail.
Feb 202 min read


10 Cyber Security Challenges
Here are my top 10 cyber security challenges for 2025. It would have been just as easy to write a top 20 or a top 50. The threats we have aren’t going away and the new threats which are emerging aren’t new, just becoming more common. This article isn’t about educating you to the risk, many column inches have been spent on them, I simply aim to provoke the question: “What is your plan?”. AI-Powered – The light and the dark. Cybercriminals are increasingly using AI to create
Jan 66 min read


Rethinking Firewalls for the Cloud Era
I have managed my firewall for 20 years, so why change it now? This is a question we hear many people ask themselves. Firstly, the relentless move to the cloud means that more and more, sometimes 100% of all your applications are online. This means that your office/factory is now dependent on access to the internet 24*7. Before the cloud, if the internet access went down, people could not email externally, but the day continued. Now, everyone has to go home to work if the in
Aug 1, 20242 min read


The Future of Cybersecurity in the Age of Generative AI: Insights and Projections from a recent ESG research
Main Highlights: As the digital landscape evolves, so does the domain of cyber security, now standing on the brink of a transformative era powered by generative AI. In A research recently conducted by TechTarget’s Enterprise Strategy…
May 7, 20243 min read

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