The decision on which environment to use for Penetration Testing ultimately comes down to your risk appetite as a company. Typically, there are three main types of environments that we encounter in security consultancy: development, staging and production. These three can all have penetration testing performed against them; however, they
There are many stories in the news these days regarding companies that were breached, customer data exposed, fines levied – it’s becoming a commonplace occurrence. Both large and small businesses can be a target for cyber criminals. In fact, some types of cyber-crime such as Ransomware have become such a
Those who have long-awaited a ‘stick’ to improve the cyber resilience of Operational Technologies (OT) will have celebrated the inception of the EU Network and Information Systems Directive (NIS), which seeks to protect critical national infrastructure assets. The breach reporting and penalty mechanisms are the same as for GDPR, so
Cyber security has been around for a while now however its meaning remains unclear. In fact, a taxonomy of cyber security would be very useful as terms and ideas are banded about without any clear definition. One thing does seem clear is that there is a perception that if you
Ensure That Contemporary Privacy Laws are Followed From the establishment of new legislation throughout the world to seismic political upheavals, metadata regulation is getting increasingly complicated. This is why multinational corporations must remain abreast of ever-changing worldwide data protection standards. To do this, IT and business executives will need
It is a question we are often asked, “does a business still need Cyber Essentials certification if they have ISO 27001?”. Businesses sometimes presume that if they have undergone ISO 27001 certification they will not need the seemingly less complex Cyber Essentials controls. The reality is, Cyber Essentials can still
Information is a critical resource that requires the highest security in today’s increasingly competitive corporate world. Information security is critical to running a business and maintaining that sensitive data is never exposed. Information security is critical to your company’s survival. As a result, it must be protected against harmful assaults
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