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If recent security breaches are anything to go by, the idea that passwords are the root of all digital evil wouldn’t fade away any time soon. From an enterprise perspective, resources within…
If recent security breaches are anything to go by, the idea that passwords are the root of all digital evil wouldn’t fade away any time…
Prioritising Risk Across the Cyber Attack Surface
The severity of network vulnerabilities is alarming, and organisations are becoming overwhelmed. In 2019, a total of 17,313 new vulnerabilities were disclosed—this means that security teams had to deal with 47 new…
The severity of network vulnerabilities is alarming, and organisations are becoming overwhelmed. In 2019, a total of 17,313 new vulnerabilities were disclosed—this means that security…
Remediating a Security Incident
The early signs of a security incident are rarely black-and-white. Most individuals and organisations respond to security incidents in every imaginable way, and it’s always a knee-jerk reaction. To remediate a security…
The early signs of a security incident are rarely black-and-white. Most individuals and organisations respond to security incidents in every imaginable way, and it’s always…
Dirty Money in a Digital World: Modernising Approaches to KYC, AML & Terrorist Financing
In the new digital economy, with the advent of digital banking and cash management, criminals have perfected the art of moving money across continents at the speed of light, and technological advances…
In the new digital economy, with the advent of digital banking and cash management, criminals have perfected the art of moving money across continents at…
Identity theft can simply be defined as the crime of obtaining another person’s personal or financial information in order to make unauthorised transactions, access accounts, create new accounts, or perform fraudulent activities.…
Identity theft can simply be defined as the crime of obtaining another person’s personal or financial information in order to make unauthorised transactions, access accounts,…
Preventative Measures for the Next KRACK Attacks
If we have been very circumspect as consumers of the Internet, the vulnerability of Wi-Fi networks wouldn’t come as a surprise to us. Wi-Fi has long been a vulnerability vector and a…
If we have been very circumspect as consumers of the Internet, the vulnerability of Wi-Fi networks wouldn’t come as a surprise to us. Wi-Fi has…
The Cybersecurity Poverty Line
When it comes to security, with a special focus on cybersecurity, there are haves and have-nots. The drab state of security in organisations warrants a second look these days. As we transition…
When it comes to security, with a special focus on cybersecurity, there are haves and have-nots. The drab state of security in organisations warrants a…
CounterTerrorism Tradecraft in Polymorphic Threat Mitigation
For a while now, we have been inundated with news of breaches across the entire spectrum—from the enterprise to the public sector—and it seems it won’t abate anytime soon. The de facto reactionary…
For a while now, we have been inundated with news of breaches across the entire spectrum—from the enterprise to the public sector—and it seems it…
A Maturity Primer for Vulnerability Coordination
At the FDA Cyber Summit in Washington, DC, in January 2016, issues concerning the security of medical devices & patient records were discussed, and several resolutions were passed by key policy experts…
At the FDA Cyber Summit in Washington, DC, in January 2016, issues concerning the security of medical devices & patient records were discussed, and several…
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