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A crucial component of solid cyber security is penetration testing, otherwise known as pen testing or ethical hacking. Essentially, penetration testing is a methodical process of scrutinising an organisation's IT system, network or web application to spot potential vulnerabilities a hacker could exploit. 

Did you know that you can elevate your business continuity and safeguard your crown jewels with proactive cyber security measures? Don't let the complexity and enormity of the task overwhelm you - focus on identifying and defending your most vital assets, networks, and systems to mitigate the effects of a security breach and reduce risk. 

Our Incident Response Team has had another busy year as organisations fell victim to a wide range of cyber attacks and incidents. In this blog we cover the top 3 things our team thinks organisations need to consider as we head into 2023. 

While many organisations spend thousands on preventative cyber security tools, many make the mistake of overlooking the fact that cyber criminals are spending less time relying on brute force to gain access to protected information and more time on manipulating or bribing employees into giving up personal information.  

One of the biggest challenges cyber security leaders need to grapple with in today's world is that malicious actors aren't always distant entities but are often people you work with on a day-to-day basis. The reality is that any employee or contractor with physical access to IT systems can leak private information and cause a data breach.  

Panicked responses to a cyber-attack can often result in a race against risk that leads to rash and costly actions. 

Phishing attacks may be the most common form of cyber-attack but that doesn’t mean that you’re helpless in the face of the threat.With Cyber Awareness Month now is a great time to test your employees. One of the best and effective ways to reduce the risk posed to your organisation is to run cyber security phishing tests to help your employees learn what they should keep an eye out for.

Cyber Security Awareness Month is under way and one of this year’s main messages is ‘See Yourself in Cyber’. Whilst you may think that cyber security is solely about computers and technology you also need to consider Physical Cyber Security to truly protect your organisation and reduce the risks. 

According to the government's Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2023, phishing is the most common form of cybercriminal activity suffered by UK businesses and charities, with 79% having been targeted by phishing scams. 

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.