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.

The UK public sector is seemingly under constant attack from cyber criminals. With small teams, challenges around resources, often a lack of out-of-hours work, and a policy of not paying ransoms, incident response for the…

A brief history of penetration testing The history of cybercrime and penetration testing are intertwined, necessitating discussion to underscore their 60-year journey from early hacking exploits to modern security practices.

Today, cyber threats are constantly evolving, where businesses need to continually improve their security posture. As part of your cyber security strategy, penetration testing is critical for understanding how to fortify…

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, organizations face an increasing number of sophisticated cybersecurity threats. Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools have emerged as an essential component of a robust cybersecurity strategy, enabling organizations to…

With the rapid changes in how organisations work driven by external factors such as COVID-19 and rapid demands placed on IT teams, the potential for vulnerabilities to occur has increased. This has raised the associated risk of becoming a victim of high-impact cyber-attacks. Network security standards are constantly changing, and cybersecurity challenges keep security teams busy...

MS08.067 is a name that strikes fear in the hearts of tech professionals everywhere. This vulnerability in Microsoft’s Windows operating system has been responsible for some of the most notorious cyber-attacks of the last decade….