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Why ISO 42001 Matters: Building Trust and Governance in AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming industries from healthcare and finance to manufacturing and retail.

Cyber Compliance Strategies

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

AI and Cyber Defence Evolution

Jan 66 min read

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What is Cyber Security Awareness Training?

Cyber security awareness training helps organisations prevent and mitigate user risk. A security awareness program helps people understand the vital role they play in helping to combat cyber attacks – at work or at home...

Regulatory Compliance Strategies

Nov 26, 20257 min read

Sapphire Joins G-Cloud 14 with Expanded Offering

The UK Government launched the G-Cloud framework in 2012 to streamline how public sector organisations buy digital and cloud-based services.

Regulatory Compliance Strategies

Oct 30, 20252 min read

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MXDR and Vulnerability Management – Prevent, Detect, Disrupt, Recovery – Part of your Cyber Immune System.

Over 500 years ago the phrase ‘prevention is better than cure’ was first used by Dutch philosopher Desiderius Erasmus to describe how it is often easier to stop something happening in the first place than to repair the damages caused after it has happened.

Threat Intelligence Insights

Oct 21, 20254 min read

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Embracing Bundled Services for Cyber Security Efficiency

Cyber security is crucial for businesses of all scales in the current digital environment. As cyber threats continue to advance and grow more complex, organisations must implement strong technical safeguards and governance frameworks to safeguard…

Compliance in Cybersecurity

Jul 18, 20253 min read

Sapphire SOC Urgent Advisory – Crowdstrike

To all Sapphire customers,  Sapphire has been made aware of a recent widespread issue that has been reported: Windows machines are experiencing crashes and displaying the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). Currently, all indicators are…

SOC Strategies

Jul 18, 20252 min read

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Sapphire Cyber Security 29 Years of Securing your Future

The realm of cyber security has undergone a remarkable evolution over the past three decades, transforming from a niche concern into a global imperative. As we navigate through the digital age,…

cybersecurity

Apr 17, 20255 min read

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Cyber Incident Response: A Proactive Approach to Cyber Resilience

I was conducting some lightweight research recently, reviewing past news articles about cyber attacks: the attack on the NHS this summer is still fresh in our memory, the TFL attack, the one on the British Library, not to mention the high-profile international attacks of recent years. Then there are the ones that tend only to be in our local news: an attack on a poultry farm, on a vet practice, and so on...

Proactive Cybersecurity Strategies

Dec 16, 20243 min read