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We’re proud to share that Integrity360 has been shortlisted for two awards at the EU Cyber Awards. The awards provide the cyber industry with a valuable opportunity to celebrate some of the top providers, and movers and shakers in Europe, highlighting ground-breaking innovations and cyber solutions.

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.

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. 

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. 

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.