There was a simpler time where people would send post cards asking for pen-friends. A friendship slowly developed and they would ask for a small amount of money. With the advent of the internet all this changed though, scammers could …
Advice on passwords is getting out of hand. Just round and round in the echo chamber of infosec with our highly subjective opinions. It serves only to confuse users and does little to actually change the habits we see around password …
From the very start of being interested in ‘hacking’ and Information Security I do wonder what influences the style, the culture… I mean we all love InfoSec redteams and the ways for a brief moment our minds provide us with …
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is the practice of using publicly available data about a target company or person. In our field of work it’s critical because it gives you all the juicy details you can later turn into a pretext. …
For many victims of SIM Swap Fraud, the first time they learn about the attack is in the hours after their life has been changed forever. It’s an all too common story, the signal bars disappear from your mobile phone, …
Whilst many of us in Information Security are struggling to patch the broken and educate the confused, the largest of the corporates seem to be making giant leaps in protecting their customers. None more so then the banking sectors! Of …
People seem annoyed recently that a little known company called Cambridge Analytica have been accused of doing some pretty dodgy things with our data. I mean, it truly was an edge of the seat expose by Channel 4 – at …
When we talk about phishing, the first thing people would associate with is the traditional phishing email. The click here. The “urgent action needed” kind of junk we see everyday in our inboxes… but is this still the case? Are …
Note: Before starting this article we couldn’t miss the opportunity to recommend people to this web page should you need help setting up two factor on your accounts – https://twofactorauth.org/ Google’s announcement that 10% of users use 2-factor authentication has …
In no way are we trying to diminish the importance of good email security practice, but sometimes I think about the unforeseen impact email can have on our daily lives. We focus on the fancy malware and the sophisticated credential …
We have already had our dealings with TalkTalk as covered in our earlier blogs here and here. We felt the need to disclose their 2015 Data breach previously, but it does disappoint us to need to write again. This isn’t a …
In support of the Digital Leaders ‘Cyber Resilience Week’ Richard will be speaking at two events: Monday 11th September 2017 – The DeMontfort University in Leicester – http://digileaders.com/events/securing-business-digital-age Thursday 14th September 2017 – Chelsea Football Club – http://digileaders.com/events/securing-business-digital-age-2 The days will be …
A drop box is a small computer designed to be connected to a corporate network, once connected it should enable attackers remote access to the network through a variety of methods. We have seen similar devices used in the wild …
Recently we had quite an interesting engagement and we have been allowed to share some of the details! Objective: Gain physical entry to a building for the purpose of impromptu network penetration test and wireless testing. Company Arena: Global Offices, …
Social engineering attacks can normally be quite deceptive and hard to understand, the attack should be a little like magic in the way a victim should be left questioning how you did it after it’s all over. Although as an industry …
We often talk about the unknown ‘attackers’ out to get us in the context of cyber security, but the majority of these types are not confrontational people – they barely deserve the term attacker. They hide in the shadows with …
When you look at the past few years our business has really started with an idea and developed into something meaningful. It was designed to make a difference to the security industry and post-startup we have began to see the …
There have been rumours of a potential data breach over at The AA UK, through a series of statements and replies observed on social media it was quiet worrying to build a jigsaw picture that displayed these such issues. As …
At the end of last week, news organisations started reporting of a ‘sustained and determined attack’ against the mailboxes of the 650 members of parliament and staff. In the initial release of information it is quite clear the login portal was …
We attended the Gibraltar Cyber Security Summit this week. It’s an initiative to bring together policing departments, local authority and cyber crime related experts. Speakers from the AFP, FBI, NCA, GCHQ and others took to the stage to transfer essential …
