Cybersecurity is a never-ending battle. Improvements to the cybersecurity posture of individuals, firms, government agencies and the nation have considerable value in reducing the loss and damage that may be associated with cybersecurity breaches. In July 2019, British Airways was penalised £183m for a data breach in which customers’ sensitive

SPONOSRED FEATURE What sort of disaster would you rather prepare for? Hurricanes are destructive, but you know when one’s coming, giving you time to take defensive action. Earthquakes vary in their destructive power, but you never know when they’re going to hit, meaning your ability to recover after the impact is

Ransomware is a kind of malware used by cybercriminals to stop users from accessing their systems or files; the cybercriminals then threaten to leak, destroy or withhold sensitive information unless a ransom is paid. Ransomware attacks can target either the data held on computer systems (known as locker ransomware) or

Cyber-attacks are bad enough. But could hackers be on the verge of causing real world damage through remote coding? Cyber-attacks are by no means a new thing. They’ve existed almost since computers started being repositories of potentially valuable – and potentially damaging – information. As computers, servers and cloud infrastructure

Businesses have seen a massive spike in cyberattacks since the pandemic began, with weekly numbers reaching an all-time by the end of last year, the latest report from cyber intelligence firm Check Point Research has revealed. Globally, the volume of attacks jumped by 50%, peaking at 925 per week in