Insights

Security breaches are part and parcel of running a modern organisation. Research completed by the Clark School at the University of Maryland showed that hackers attack every 39 seconds. With organisations exposed to such a high volume of threats, Incident Response has become just as important, if not more important than threat prevention. 

In 2020, the average cost of a single data breach rose in all industries worldwide to nearly 4 million USD. These breaches were especially costly in the healthcare sector, where costs soared to an average of 7.13 million USD, with energy and financial industries following closely behind at $6 million. 

On 24th March 2021, the UK government published the Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2021, featuring an analysis of 1,419 UK businesses and a review of 2020's cyber threat landscape. The report highlights how the Covid-19 pandemic has made it much more difficult for organisations to protect themselves against modern cyber-attacks while staff are working from home.  

Integrity360 is delighted to be awarded Ireland’s Top Expert Partner 2020 with Fortinet as part of their virtual Accelerate 2021 Conference last month. Integrity360 received high client satisfaction ratings during 2020, delivering complete security solutions and focusing on post sales enhancing client experiences.

With cyber criminals developing more sophisticated online and offline threats, security breaches are a matter of if, not when. In fact, 65% of security professionals believe they will be dealing with a major breach within the next 12 months, and with the average cost of a data breach totaling over $3.86 million, the stakes couldn't be higher. 

Relevant CVE: CVE-2021-22986, CVE-2021-22987, CVE-2021-22988, CVE-2021-22989, CVE-2021-22990, CVE-2021-22991, CVE-2021-22992

Last Updated: 15:00 GMT 23/03/21

Relevant CVE: CVE-2021-27101, CVE-2021-27102, CVE-2021-27103, CVE-2021-27104

CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2021-26857, CVE-2021-26858, CVE-2021-27065

Integrity360, one of the UK and Ireland’s fastest growing cyber security specialists, announced today that it has been recognised as a Representative Vendor in the 2020 Gartner Market Guide for Managed Security Services (MSS).

What’s being done to prevent costly, damaging cyber attacks? New and
upcoming regulations and frameworks are providing an industry standard for cyber security. Here’s what has happened this past year in the realm of cyber security regulation and frameworks — and what’s coming down the line.

According to Wired, ransomware is one of the fastest growing threats in cybersecurity, with global damages predicted to reach £15 billion by 2021.

One-third of all cyber attacks in 2020 can be attributed to three main ransomware groups, Ryuk, Maze and Sodinokibi. Other key trends for 2020 ransomware include threats of data exfiltration and publication.