4 December 19 Should energy companies be concerned about cyber security attacks? In the pursuit of coming up with an answer to this question, this documentary takes a deep dive into the world of the cyber criminal, providing information and statistics in accordance with energy and cyber security industry experts. Read more…
By Gerry Grant, Chief Security Officer. One area of cyber security that is often overlooked is the management of new staff and those leaving a company. But it is vital that the on-boarding and off-boarding of employees is handled correctly and not just from a Human Resources point of view. Read more…
By Gerry Grant, Chief Security Officer. Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus, GDPR, ISO 27001, the list of different ways in which an organisation can show that they are taking cyber security seriously is almost endless. However, it’s important to recognise that compliance with a standard does NOT guarantee that the Read more…
By Gerry Grant, Chief Security Officer. If you’re feeling under pressure to address a growing number of cyber security threats on a budget that hasn’t grown exponentially with these risks, then you’re not alone. Increasingly, senior management and the board are asking questions about cyber security and looking for reassurance Read more…
By Gerry Grant, Chief Security Officer. Unbelievably, it is now late June and we are almost halfway through 2019. Normally at the start of a year we see lots of ‘predictions’ around what will happen in the world, including the types of cyber threats that may emerge. Instead of waiting Read more…
The surnames of at least six Gothenburg Greats and the man who led them to victory could be putting Aberdonians and their employers at risk of a cyber attack. That is the stark warning from north-east IT company Converged Communication Solutions which has discovered the names on a list of Read more…
Our Chief Security Officer, Gerry Grant presented at Scotland’s Cyber Summit 2019. For those who couldn’t make it to the Aberdeen event, take a look at Gerry’s presentation where he lifts the lid on cyber security through the eyes of an ethical hacker. Scot-Secure 2019 presentation: The threat evolution – Read more…
Our Chief Security Officer, Gerry Grant presented at Scot-Secure 2019, the 5th annual cyber security for business conference. For those who couldn’t make it to Edinburgh, we’d like to share Gerry’s thoughts on the threat evolution: from dodgy discs to crypto mining. Scotland’s Cyber Summit 2019: Lifting the lid on Read more…
By Gerry Grant, Chief Security Officer. It has been quite a week in Cyber Security and it’s only Wednesday. First of all we heard about a flaw in the popular messaging app WhatsApp that allowed attackers to track phones and messages. This vulnerability was developed by a specialist company and Read more…