Insights

What is Wanncry? 

Wannacry ransomware first gained notoriety in 2017 after a global attack that was seen in over 150 countries and in excess of 300,000 devices. Some notable victims include the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK, Renault and FedEx. The feature that made this ransomware variant so successful was its worm-like properties, enabling it to spread across a computer network using the SMBv1 exploit EternalBlue. Wannacry encrypts user files and demands ransom be paid in bitcoin. The amounts were relatively small, usually between $300-$500 dollars, indicating the initial idea was less targeted and to get as many victims to pay as quickly as possible.  

 

Although no threat actor took responsibility for the attacks, researchers found key identifiers in the code pointing towards the Lazurus group, an infamous North Korean cybercriminal organisation, and Korean timestamps in the ransomware metadata.

Integrity360 is delighted to announce that it been awarded 5 star Partner Status by Check Point Software Technologies, a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions globally. This makes the company the first indigenous Irish partner to achieve this status. It is also one of just eight Check Point partners in the UK market to be awarded the same.

We are proud to announce that we have been named a Representative Vendor in the 2022 Gartner Market Guide for Managed Security Services (MSS) for the second time in a row. Integrity360 is one of just two Irish-headquartered vendors named on the list.

Organiser Integrity360 announces agenda will explore critical topics including intelligence, leadership, automation, optimising value, and detection and response

Integrity360 and Caretower, two of the most established and respected providers of cyber security services today announced that they have joined forces with Caretower becoming an Integrity360 company. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Cyber security, slowly catching up with the digitalised world

Vaibhav Malik, Head of Cyber Security Advisory at Integrity360 shares his insights about cyber security in a digitalised world and what modern CISOs need to focus on to be "match-ready" in 2022.

Ireland cyber security services specialist Integrity360 has struck an alliance with data protection vendor Varonis.

How should you look to safeguard your critical assets moving into 2022? We have put together 7 key recommendations to help you secure your organisation in 2022.

What was the impact of decentralised working? An exponential increase in the volume of new operational challenges confronting organisations, addressing the cyber skills gap, the growth of supply chain attacks, and the ever-increasing social engineering scams. These topics will be discussed in greater detail as we highlight the six key cyber security challenges that organisations faced in 2021. 

As organisations everywhere edge their way towards 2022, we close off 2021 by taking a look at 21 highlighted statistics that were shared within the industry during the past 12 months which we feel rounds up the year and gives context to the current state of cyber security across the globe.

Security awareness is something that is considered to be an essential part of having an effective cyber security programme. 

Now, with European Cybersecurity Month (ECSM) set to begin in October, organisations have a valuable opportunity to increase security awareness among employees so that they’re ready to combat the next generation of online threats.

Below we’re going to look at what ECSM is and how organisations can participate.