AWS Buckets: There’s a Hole in my Bucket – Securing your Data in the Cloud 

In 2021, AWS S3 accounted for roughly 60% of breaches.  

Like most data breaches, the AWS bucket incident resulted from an incorrectly configured bucket which exposed 36GB of data to the public. The information leaked included mortgage and customer demographics. 

The Future of Ransomware: 2022 & Beyond

Ransomware remains one of the highest priority challenges for organisations of all sizes and across all sectors in 2022.

“Ransomware is the fastest-growing cybercrime for a reason,” says Steve Morgan, founder at Cybersecurity Ventures and editor-in-chief at Cybercrime Magazine. “It’s the proverbial get-rich-quick scheme in the minds of hackers.”

ISO 27001 Certification: Now is the Time to Consider the Benefits

ISO 27001 is a standard set out by the International Standards Organisation that helps your organisation to manage the security of your information assets (electronic/paper, reputational, applications, infrastructure, third parties, etc.). Additionally, the certification helps organisations formulate an Information Security Management System (ISMS) to mitigate the growing number of information and cyber attacks.

Supporting others to become cyber resilient

At Sapphire, we believe that bringing and working together with people of all backgrounds can help us generate ideas or perspectives that aid the delivery of our innovative services. Hosted by the SBRC (Scottish Business Resilience Centre), the Scottish Cyber Awards celebrate innovation and cybersecurity achievement. Sapphire sponsored the Diversity Champion award in which colleagues in public, private and charity sectors showcased their important work.