How to improve employees’ cybersecurity behavior
We already have cybersecurity behaviors we learned from elsewhere, especially those who have grown up with technology. Initially, cybersecurity starts from home and school, …
Cybersecurity best practices lagging, despite people being aware of the risks
The National Cybersecurity Alliance and CybSafe announced the release of a report which polled 2,000 individuals across the U.S. and UK. The report examined key cybersecurity …
22% of cybersecurity incidents in H1 2021 were ransomware attacks
Ransomware attacks made up 22% of all reported cybersecurity incidents in the first half of 2021, according to recent analysis by CybSafe. CybSafe analysed data from the …
4 in 10 organizations punish staff for cybersecurity errors
New research has found that 42% of organizations are taking disciplinary action against staff who make cybersecurity errors. To examine the prevalence of punishment in …
UN hacked: Attackers got in via SharePoint vulnerability
In summer 2019, hackers broke into over 40 (and possibly more) UN servers in offices in Geneva and Vienna and downloaded “sensitive data that could have far-reaching …
A look into the frequency and success of phishing attacks on SMEs
43% of UK SMEs have experienced a phishing attempt through impersonation of staff in the last 12 months. Of those impersonation phishing attempts, it was discovered that …
Dixons Carphone breach: Personal and payment card info compromised
Dixons Carphone, the multinational electrical and telecommunications retailer that holds over 2,000 stores across the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe, has suffered a security …