Cyber Blog
Over the last decade, humanity’s increasing use of (and reliance on) technology has created a myriad of opportunities and innovations in every conceivable sector, but with these have come threats and risks – the higher the climb, the greater the fall. Cyber criminals and terrorists are able to cause damage and wreak havoc with fewer physical risks than their analogue predecessors of prior years, while remaining a significant (and perhaps even greater) threat to the law-biding public.
The need for cybersecurity, then, is greater than it has ever been, and will become increasingly vital. The danger posed by cyber criminals is not limited to organised crime or terrorist groups targeted corporations or governments: individuals are as much at risk as any big organisation, with credit card fraud, identify theft and being held to ransom via hacking all becoming significant threats to anyone unlucky enough to be targeted.
On this Cybersecurity Blog, the latest news and analysis of the field of cybersecurity will be reported and analysed, along with opinion pieces from international experts, along with advice on how best to protect.
Working from home creates easier targets for cyber criminals
As had previously been predicted on this forum, the fact that the world appears not to be returning to its pre-COVID working culture has had
New Cyber Work Routines
The disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has, to some degree, been mitigated by humanity’s widespread use of technology. Indeed, although many people have tragically
British Army considers scrapping tanks, boosts cyber capabilities
The idea that cyber warfare will increasingly replace more traditional battlefield assets was strongly demonstrated this month when the British Army declared it was considering
The George Floyd controversy has been taken into cyberspace
The idea that the uproar following the murder of George Floyd by Derek Chauvin would result in a cyber attack would perhaps not be immediately
Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, Iran and Israel continue to trade cyber shots
The latest incident in a series of cyber attacks between Israel and Iran came on May 21, when approximately 1,000 corporate and manufacturing targets within
WHO vs. COVID-19…& Cyber Attacks
The World Healthcare Organisation has had to contend with another enemy beyond the COVID-19 virus in the form of cyber attacks and phishing attempts, with
Zoom’s Bombshells
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused problems beyond its obvious harm to the health of people across the world. The economic effects of workers not
Chinese disinformation & the coronavirus
Although American intelligence and government officials conceded that Russian state media and diplomatic representatives have been more restrained in appropriating blame on the West for
Russian disinformation & the coronavirus
Cyber security issues have taken something of a backseat in recent weeks due to the continued spread of the coronavirus; the deteriorating healthcare situations in
US and UK at odds over Huawei involvement in British 5G network
Despite a storm of controversy over the decision, the government of the United Kingdom has decided to proceed with its plans to build its country’s
US government warns of Iranian cyber response
Although recent tensions between the West and Iran have de-escalated and the risk of a new war between the USA and a Middle Eastern country,
Google, Apple and the Uighurs
Alarming news came out of Silicon Valley late last month, when Google discovered sustained hacking efforts being carried out against iPhone users over a period
Back to Basics: using analogue and manual methods to counter cyber threats
In the realm of cyber security, the use of pens and paper is usually a sign that something has gone badly wrong, and that the
Vulnerabilities of the medical sector
Ransomware attacks, while a significant danger to both companies and individuals, can also constitute a major threat to medical personnel and their patients. This was
Recent slew of ransomeware attackers raises prominence of cyber security
A slew of ransomware attacks in recent months have brought the issue to greater prominence and raised justifiable alarm. While data theft and conventional hacking
