Expert insight Archive
Security risks of home working and public Wi-Fi, tips to mitigate them, VPN insights, and more Home-based teams? Flexible working? Staff often working on the go? Only a few years ago, most organisations never considered working from home as an …
Expert insight from our cyber incident responder Cyber attacks and data breaches are a matter of when, not if. No single measure is 100% foolproof. A determined attacker will always be able to find their way around your defences, given …
At least once a week, we sit down with an expert from within the Group to get their insights on a technical topic or business area. Here are all our Q&As to date, grouped by broad topic: AI Cyber attacks …
Physical access control, physical security monitoring, CCTV, and more When we hear the term ‘information security’ – or, for that matter, ‘ISO 27001’ – our thoughts usually turn straight to cyber security. However, physical security is also an important aspect …
Expert insights into the benefits of each, misconceptions, timelines, and more Ashley ‘Ash’ Brett is an experienced cyber security advisor, who has carried out hundreds of Cyber Essentials Plus assessments. He also provides Cyber Essentials consultancy, helping customers become compliant. On top …
Expert tips from Alan Calder Alan is the Group CEO of GRC International Group PLC, the parent company of IT Governance, and is an acknowledged international security guru. He’s also an award-winning author, and has been involved in developing a …
What the Common Vulnerability Scoring System is, how to use it, limitations and alternatives, and key changes in CVSS v4.0 Our senior penetration tester Leon Teale has more than ten years’ experience performing penetration tests for clients in various industries …
How attackers try to remain undetected and/or mask their actions Vanessa Horton holds a degree in computer forensics, as well as a number of cyber security and forensics qualifications. She has worked for the police as a digital forensics officer, …
Expert insight from Leon Teale into the implications of this historic data breach The security researcher Bob Diachenko and investigators from Cybernews have discovered an open instance with more than 26 billion data records, mostly compiled from previous breaches – …
How networks have evolved and how to secure them Adam Seamons is the information security manager of GRC International Group PLC, after more than 15 years’ experience working as a systems engineer and in technical support. Adam also holds CISSP …
