Dark Web Price Index 2020
The dark web has a longstanding reputation as a haven for the worst kinds of criminal activity. This reputation is not wholly unjustified, as there are indeed terrible things happening around the world that can be bought and sold on the dark web. The privacy offered by software such as TOR creates an environment where... Learn More
7 Key Takeaways from the IBM Cost of Data Breach Report 2020
Here are seven key takeaways from the IBM cost of data breach report 2020. 1. Remote Work Increases Incident Response Time This pandemic has forced many businesses to embrace the remote work trend. There are many advantages of remote work and no one can deny that, but there are also downsides which most businesses... Learn More
Notifiable Data Breaches Report: July–December 2020
Notifications 539 Up 5% Malicious or criminal attack 58% Down 1% to 310 Human error 38% Up 18% to 204 System fault 5% No change An alarming statistic from this report is the 18% increase in Human Error. People unintentionally causing a breach. Often these errors are due to inattention, distraction or simply not caring enough... Learn More
What does Layer 8 Security provide?
Cyber Security Baseline – Human Gap Analysis The Cyber Security Baseline enables you to know and measure your staff risk. The Baseline provides you with an understanding of your staff security behaviour, and what are their strengths and weaknesses pertaining to cybersecurity awareness. The Baseline report allows you to target your staff with exactly what... Learn More
Phishing Measurement Theory
How do you accurately measure the success of your security awareness phishing exercises? Simulated phishing exercises are a great way to identify current behaviour when staff are presented with social engineering attacks. They are presented with real-life situations that a cybercriminal might target them with. After this, put the staff through some security awareness training... Learn More
Security awareness Training and Facilitated Learning
Facilitated Learning -Security Awareness Training When people mention Security Awareness Training, let’s be honest, no one ever woke up in the morning, excited about the need to do a security awareness training course at work. One of the problems is, to them it’s boring, irrelevant, and uninteresting. As such, staff want to get through the... Learn More
Sobering Password Facts
The human factor can be the weakest and the strongest link in any security posture. As fallible humans, we reuse passwords. We’ve all done it at one time or another. Most people are just out there working away with the same password across many of their accounts. If you use the same password for multiple... Learn More
Have I been Hacked?
It’s not a secret that hackers don’t make victims aware of the fact that they have hacked. And that’s not without reason. This might sound obvious, but just because everything “seems to be fine” doesn’t mean that’s actually the case. Hackers penetrate systems and infect them with malware to take full control. The malware created... Learn More
Cyber Security Services: How it makes Business Easy?
In the present business world, organizations of all sizes are continually ensuring and screen all types of innovation, for example, PCs, workstations, cell phones, tablets ensuring that organization data is made sure about busy working, home, and in a hurry. In an atmosphere of tireless dangers, ensuring your cyberspace is not, at this point a... Learn More
Psychological and Security issues when working from home
Have you ever wondered what are the psychological risks and cyber security impacts are, that we encounter when our staff are asked to work at home? Upending the way people work can take its toll on staff psychologically, notwithstanding during an unprecedented crisis like the current pandemic. Working from home can be quite a challenge. Working... Learn More
