5 Reasons Why a Cyber Security Degree is Worth It
There are countless reasons why a Cyber Security degree is worth the investment. In fact, by one crucially important metric you could say there are 3.4 million reasons that’s the estimated number of cybersecurity positions that need to be filled. And the salaries are matching the demand with the average pay for a cybersecurity professional […]
New principles to help make cloud backups more resilient
Introducing a new set of NCSC principles to strengthen the resilience of organisations’ cloud backups from ransomware attackers. Every month there are press reports of a global organisation experiencing a ransomware attack. In the NCSC we see the real world effects of ransomware when we support UK organisations going through an incident. While there is […]
October is the 20th annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Cybersecurity awareness is something that we take seriously, but we focus on it yearlong, not just one month. One area that our organisation excels in is to make cybersecurity training a mandatory training course for all employees, so they understand the basics of identifying threats. This month (October) is the 20th annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month, […]
Major Cyber Attacks, Data Breaches, Ransomware Attacks
The massive ransomware attacks on MGM and Caesars Entertainment clearly dominated all conversation about cybersecurity in September 2023. Attacks on casinos and hotels always get a more than fair share of attention, they’re dramatic, involve a lot of money, cause direct inconvenience to customers, make for interesting press, all the pandemonium that cyber criminals tend […]
Microsoft Says, Hackers With AI Are Harder to Stop
New cybersecurity research shows artificial intelligence and new encryption tactics test corporate defenses. Hackers are using AI and encryption in new ways to make cyberattacks more painful, according to new research from Microsoft. Stealthier attacks are being crafted by hackers using both artificial intelligence tools that have been on the market for a while and […]
5 Reasons you should consider a career change to Cyber Security
It’s no secret that women are underrepresented in tech. Although numbers are slowly creeping up we still only comprise 26% of the industry. The reasons why are myriad, ranging from a lack of visible role models, to fewer women choosing STEM subjects at degree level, to gender bias in recruitment. Are we missing out? Without […]
