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Digital risk protection has become increasingly essential in today's fast-paced business world, where cyber-attacks are becoming more frequent, sophisticated, and destructive. Managed digital risk protection services are a crucial element in protecting a company's assets, reputation, and customers from the ever-present threat of cyberattacks. The benefits of these services are numerous, and in this blog, we look at the primary advantages of 24/7 threat MDR services. 

Welcome to our weekly cyber news roundup, where we bring you the latest and most important updates from the world of cyber security.  

Don't be fooled by the misconceptions - Managed Detection and Response (MDR) is a game-changer in the cyber security world. Despite what you may have heard, MDR is not only effective, but essential to securing your organisation. In this blog, we'll debunk the top myths surrounding MDR and provide the reality of how it works to help you better secure your organisation. 

This week our incident response team warns that smishing scams are on the rise in Ireland and we take a look at some of the biggest cyber related news stories.

Ransomware and state affiliated hacktivist groups dominated the cyber news headlines this week.

With the complexity of cyber threats increasing across the board, general approaches to cyber security aren’t enough to protect your organisation. You need cyber security that can address each threat on a case-by-case basis.  

The World Cup has kicked off and as predicted the surge in tournament related phishing campaigns has appeared. You may also have noticed a rise in the number of scam emails and texts relating to the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales too.

More and more organisations are realising the benefits of achieving compliance with an international security standard, and more specifically the ISO27001.It’s a standard that was first released in October 2005sowhy is thisstill relevant today?– It continues to be largely drivenby client requirements, the desire for a competitive advantage or simply wanting to ensure the most robust security practices for the company and its stakeholders. 

The Covid-19 pandemic changed the way we work in the UK and Ireland forever. As companies experimented with remote working to maintain productivity, many employees became accustomed to the idea of working from home and enjoying a greater work-life balance.  

The cybersecurity world is preparing for three major events in the calendar over the coming weeks. The FIFA World Cup, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, all events that typically result in increased activity by cyber criminals as they seek to exploit shoppers and football fans.

It’s been another busy week in the world of cyber security. The ongoing war in Ukraine has seen NATO warn of a growing cyber threat, and all eyes were on the US for signs of any attacks aimed at causing disruption to the mid-term elections.

This week we learned how one ransomware group is responsible for the vast majority of ransomware attacks this year and a new report from the NCSC highlighted the true scale of cybercrime in the UK.