Cybersecurity can be complicated and overwhelming, so we’ve come up with 5 basic steps that can help strengthen your organisation’s framework.
17
Jun
5 steps to strengthen your organisation’s cybersecurity framework
A great starting point to strengthen your organisation’s cybersecurity is to conduct an audit to establish what devices are on your network, and where your information is stored, so that you can take steps to protect it. Create and maintain a record of all the devices connected to your network including operating systems, applications and serial numbers for each device.
Know your weaknesses
In addition to knowing what information you have and where it’s stored, you also need to understand what your vulnerabilities are. As organisations are continuously targeted by hackers, they need to validate the security controls of their IT infrastructure by safely trying to uncover exploitable vulnerabilities – running a controlled attack, mimicking a hacker’s mindset. For more information, read here.
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23
May
Because Security matters
EnterpriseRed partners with SecureFort to give business leaders the upper hand in defending against cybersecurity incidents and intrusions
Image: SecureFort
With business leaders agreeing that cybersecurity is one of their greatest priorities but often lacking the in-house resources or expertise to cope with the rising risks of cybersecurity, the partnership between EnterpriseRed and SecureFort aims to provide much-needed tailored professional support to businesses of all types and sizes across the UK at pricing options to suit differing needs.
EnterpriseRed will be able to offer their customers SecureFort’s security assessment and other professional services which identify the gaps in security practices, technology, process and human-related, providing insights and suggested remediations to shape a cybersecurity strategy designed to deliver improvements in an organisation’s security framework. SecureFort’s services include GDPR Compliance Assessment and training, Cyber Essentials certification, penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, disaster recovery policy development and security training services.
Said Ian Kennedy-Compston, founder and CEO of EnterpriseRed, “Adding SecureFort to our list of expert and leading cybersecurity vendors further strengthens our offering to our customers, many of whom are small to medium sized enterprises who need to protect themselves against the growing risks and consequences of cybersecurity breaches but who don’t have the necessary resources to do so themselves.”
31
Jan
Cyber-attack report puts a $193 billion price tag on clean up – but who cares?
This week, Lloyd’s of London published a report which showed that a global ransomware cyber-attack could cost almost $200bn in losses and affect more than 600,000 businesses within just one day.
What is telling about this report is that the predicted impact, $193 billion, hasn’t been met with more shock among those who have read and commented on it, nor has the fact that a whopping 86% of those predicted losses aren’t insured.
The level of potential losses – $89 billion in the USA with Europe second hardest hit at $76 billion followed by Asia at $19 billion – should send shockwaves through businesses and have them hastily dialling their brokers to buy cyber insurance cover, which is doubtless the point of the insurance industry issuing a report highlighting the possibility and outcome of such an attack.
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08
Jan
Businesses beware: hacking sinks to new level with stolen data auctioned for cryptocash
Cybercrime stakes just rose – or fell, depending on how you look at it – to a new level and business leaders need to sit up and take notice if they’re not to fall victim to the new type of extortion seen in the last few days.
Even though the group’s Twitter account was suspended they’re using different, less mainstream, social media outlets to carry out their sophisticated PR campaign to raise the level of interest in the stolen data they claim to have.
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12
Dec
‘Tis the season to be cyber safe
With Black Friday a recent memory and Christmas just around the corner, this is no doubt a busy time of year for online shopping. Whether your employees are working from home, or sneaking in some daytime shopping in the office, they will be using the internet and accessing many online payment portals which make your business vulnerable. Christmas is a hot spot for cyber criminals so it’s important to know what to look out for and how to shop securely this festive season.
Here are a few things to look out for:
Cyber criminals are able to create spoof websites that look exactly like the retailer’s, usually with one letter different in the URL. These websites will offer fantastic deals and then deliver faulty goods, if any at all. Make sure to check the URL.
Make sure the site is secure
Look for “HTTPS”- the ‘s’ means secure, and look for a padlock on the left hand side of the browser.
Beware of Phishing emails
Similar to fake websites, phishing emails are created to look like legitimate emails from the official retailer. In this instance it is also likely that the email address will have a letter missing, or different, or might not even have anything to do with the retailer. Check the email address to make sure it’s coming from a legitimate source.