Features 17.12.2024
Five Incidents that Shaped the Cybersecurity Landscape in 2024
Assured Intelligence has compiled a breakdown of the top events that helped define the security landscape in 2024
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Features 03.12.2024
Quantum Computing Breaks Encryption: How Worried Should CISOs Be?
How close are we to the end of encryption as we know it?
Features 26.11.2024
AI Autopsy: UnitedHealth Ransomware: An Entirely Preventable Attack
How well did UnitedHealth handle the breach, and what can others learn from it?
Features 21.11.2024
Are Backups Beyond Data Enough to Secure Ransomware Resilience?
In an era of increasing ransomware, backups aren’t enough. Are new capabilities to restore your entire tech infrastructure the answer?
Features 12.11.2024
ISC2 Workforce Gap Metric Infuriates Cybersecurity Pros as Jobs Prove Hard to Find
With many skilled cybersecurity professionals scrabbling around for work, it’s no wonder ISC2’s wild workforce gap claim is jarring to many. Assured Intelligence wades through the controversy
Features 05.11.2024
Shifting the Blame: Should Breached Companies Play Up Their Victimhood?
Can reputation damage after a breach be mitigated with smarter crisis comms?
Features 31.10.2024
Trouble Squared: What Happens When Nation States and Cyber Criminals Work Together?
Reports claim that the majority of attributable malware-based attacks are now state-sponsored. What does this mean for CISOs?
Features 22.10.2024
AI Autopsy: American Water Cyber Attack
On October 3 2024, American Water, the largest water company in the US, discovered it had been hit by a cyber attack
Features 15.10.2024
Follow the Honey: How Cyber-Deception Can Help CISOs
The NCSC is building “a nation-scale evidence base” for cyber-deception
Features 08.10.2024
Critical Infrastructure Under Cyber Siege
60% of UK CNI organisations have experienced ransomware over the previous year
Features 03.10.2024
Game Over? Cybersecurity Threats Surge in Online Gaming
Are your employees gamers? And if so, what does that mean for your security posture?
Features 26.09.2024
AI Autopsy: The Long Road to Recovery for the British Library
The British Library has shared a detailed report of the 2023 cyber incident and its aftermath. Assured Intelligence picks out the highlights for our autopsy report
Features 24.09.2024
AI Autopsy: National Public Data Breach
137 million email addresses were leaked, alongside 272 million social security numbers.
Features 19.09.2024
SaaS Data Breaches Are Surging: How Should Security Teams Respond?
What do SaaS customers need to do to harness the benefits of the cloud without inviting excessive cyber risk?
Features 05.09.2024
Out of the Shadows: Why it’s Time to Shine a Light on Unmanaged Data
The cost of data breaches is rising. Shadow data is one of the reasons for this.
Features 29.08.2024
Why Cybersecurity Investments Come Too Late
Cybersecurity is often a ‘grudge purchase’ made after a successful cyber attack has damaged a company, rather than before.
Features 22.08.2024
An AI Autopsy: AT&T’s 2024 Data Breaches
The first in our AI Autopsy series…Features that analyse and dissect recent cyber incidents, providing lessons learnt so cybersecurity professionals can avoid history repeating itself
Features 15.08.2024
That Sinking Feeling: How Can the Maritime Industry Improve Cyber Resilience?
Do shipping companies feel anchored down by cyber risk?
Features 13.08.2024
Mis-sold and Misinformed: The Problem with Cyber Insurance?
A combination of mis-sold policies, coverage small print, and generalist brokers threaten to do more harm than good.
Features 01.08.2024
Danger: Don’t Get Too Close to (the) Edge (Computing)
The monthly addition of edge service and infrastructure CVEs rose by 22%. So, how can CISOs protect the edge more effectively?
Features 23.07.2024
Ransomware Glow Ups: The Ransomware Groups That Have Reinvented Themselves
Ransomware groups often rebrand, resurfacing with a new identity. Kate O’Flaherty explores what this means for law enforcement and lists the most significant ransom group rebrands Ransomware never goes away, nor do the groups that use the data-locking malware in attacks. Despite multiple initiatives, sanctions, and attempts by law enforcement to make arrests, ransomware groups […]
Features 16.07.2024
TikTok and the Threat Posed by Zero-click Attacks
Multiple celebrities and big brands, including Paris Hilton, CNN, and Sony, were hit by the TikTok ‘zero-click’ attack.
Features 04.07.2024
Lives on the Line: Life Threatening Cyber Attacks Raising the Stakes for CISOs
Six NHS trusts in London and countless GP practices in surrounding regions recently suffered major disruption after a ransomware attack
Features 02.07.2024
Can the PSTI Act Resolve the IoT Security Nightmare?
The PSTI Act came into play in April 2024, aiming to improve resilience for notoriously insecure IoT devices
Features 18.06.2024
NVD Meltdown: Three Ways CISOs Can Fill a Growing Gap in their CVE Awareness
With the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) at crisis point, how can CISOs mitigate the risk of vulnerability exposure?
Features 11.06.2024
Dropbox Hack: 5 Lessons from the Dropbox Sign Breach
This incident shows breaches can inadvertently compromise the data of individuals who may not have had a Dropbox account
Features 30.05.2024
Building Back Safer: Why Construction Firms Need to Tackle Mounting Cyber Threats
In a sector focused on building physical things, digital threats have often played second fiddle to physical risks on-site.
Features 28.05.2024
The Deadly Cost of Sextortion: AI, Blackmail and Suicide
Often perpetrated by organised crime groups operating overseas aiming to extort cash, sextortion is a growing issue.
Features 21.05.2024
A Hacked MoD and the Growing Threat of China
The (cyber) threat posed by China is well-documented.
Features 14.05.2024
Lessons in Cybersecurity for the Education Sector
Education was the most attacked sector in the UK in the last six months
Features 09.05.2024
Cybersecurity’s Top Three Concerns According to TikTok and Deutsche Telekom
Top security leaders share their three biggest cybersecurity concerns
Features 07.05.2024
‘;– Have I been Clwned? An Assured AI Voice Cloning Experiment
We used AI to clone the voices of myself and our CEO to launch a targeted phishing attack on an Assured team member!
Features 30.04.2024
The Stolen iPhone Epidemic
This five-minute read will be the differentiator if you ever find yourself a victim of iPhone theft.
Features 23.04.2024
Logistics Uncovered: Understanding the Cyber Threat to Physical Supply Chains
After KNP declared bankruptcy following a ransomware attack last year, we investigate the top cyber risks facing the logistics sector.
Features 18.04.2024
Lessons From the xz Utils Supply Chain Attack that Nearly Hacked the World
A Microsoft developer recently discovered one of the most sophisticated software supply chain attacks ever conceived.
Features 12.04.2024
Insurers Are Taking a Hard Line on Ivanti: Should Customers Be Concerned?
The CEO of Coalition turned heads with his candid “We’ve long declined to organisations using vulnerable Ivanti appliances” comment last week.
Features 09.04.2024
Securing a Record-Breaking Election Year: Easier Said than Cyber Done
More than two billion people, including UK and US citizens, are set to head to the polls this year, which invites plenty of speculation about the security of the voting process.
Features 03.04.2024
Patching Problems: Why Vendor Security Updates Are Letting Down Customers
The MOVEit file transfer software impacted tens of millions of end customers
Features 21.03.2024
Why Professional Services Are Being Singled Out by Cyber Threat Actors
Phil Muncaster investigates why an industry that deals in knowledge is particularly exposed to info theft and extortion
Features 14.03.2024
Gone in (less than) 60 Seconds: How My Mercedes was Hacked and Stolen While My Family Slept
A month ago, my car was hacked and stolen in the middle of the night. So, for the first (and hopefully last) time, I’m the subject of my own article. First things first: If specifying the make of my car in the title comes across as crass, that is not my intent. I did it […]
Features 12.03.2024
Software Security Liability Regimes: The Good, The Bad and the Buggy
Untangling the nuances of liability regimes for software makers that rush code to market.
Features 05.03.2024
Business Email Compromise: How Not to Lose $121m Like Google and Facebook
How BEC is becoming a bigger threat and what you can do about it
Features 27.02.2024
UN Cybercrime Treaty: Harmful to Research?
What if, in order to try to deter cybercrime, the result is to deter cybersecurity researchers?
Features 20.02.2024
Exploring DORA: Everything You Need to Know About the Forthcoming Regulation
Phil Muncaster takes a look at the EU’s new blockbuster rules for the IT sector and financial services
Features 13.02.2024
Unpatched Patches: Three Critical Patches that Just Keep Bleeding
Unpatched issues can result in dire consequences, as the worst flaws of recent times show. Kate O’Flaherty considers the podium of recent unpatched flaws and questions why firms are so slow to patch Patching: You can’t live with it, but you definitely can’t live without it. And as many firms have discovered, failing to patch […]
Features 08.02.2024
The NCSC’s Artificial Intelligence Warning: What Next for CISOs?
The latest report from the NCSC claims AI will “almost certainly increase the volume and heighten the impact of cyber attacks over the next two years.”
Features 06.02.2024
ChatGPT: Six Ways Generative AI Will Impact Cybersecurity in 2024
It’s been nearly a year since ChatGPT burst into the mainstream, but what’s the impact on cybersecurity?
Features 01.02.2024
Five Technologies Threatening Cybersecurity in 2024
Take it with more than a pinch of salt, artificial intelligence should be at the top of every CISO’s watchlist for 2024
Features 25.01.2024
Ransomware in the UK: A Catastrophic Risk?
The House of Commons and House of Lords released a report on UK national security, warning that the UK is at risk of a catastrophic ransomware attack. Assured Intelligence breaks that down.
Features 18.01.2024
What Not To Do: 23andMe Post-Breach Comms Review
The decision that 23andMe took to blame the victims for a serious data breach has baffled many cybersecurity and PR experts
Features 16.01.2024
To Ban or Not to Ban? The Experts Weigh in on Ransomware Payments
How do you halt a cybercrime pandemic that continues growing?
Features 09.01.2024
Artificial Intelligence: Time for Average Joe to Panic?
How worried should we be about artificial intelligence? Meta’s chief AI scientist weighs in
Features 02.01.2024
Voice Cloning: The (£27m) Cost of a Stolen Voice
When an AI-enabled voice cloning cyber attack fools a branch manager into transferring £27m out of the business, it’s time to pay attention to the new cyber weapon
Features 21.12.2023
When Cyber Attacks Threaten Lives: A Candid Assessment of The Reality of OT Threats
Assured Intelligence talks to hacktivist group GhostSec to get its perspective on industrial control system threats
Features 19.12.2023
Around the Cybersecurity World in 365 Days
There’s no such thing as a quiet year on planet cybersecurity. This year’s headlines are next year’s lessons
Features 14.12.2023
The Allen & Overy Ransomware Incident: What You Need to Know
Six lessons that all businesses should take from the Allen & Overy ransomware incident
Features 07.12.2023
When Aggregation Sites Are Targeted: The Booking.com Ripple Effect
Who’s legally liable when aggregation site customers are targeted by hackers?
Features 30.11.2023
The British Library Attack: Are Ransomware Actors Inflating the Severity of Attacks?
Is there any such thing as ransomware that’s ‘not so bad’?
Features 23.11.2023
The Great Cyber Attack Silence
Silence is golden. Except when it comes to cyber attacks…
Features 21.11.2023
The 2023 Sony Breaches: 5 Important Takeaways
Sony’s reputation has taken a bashing over the last few months after it was hit by two high-profile breaches.
Features 16.11.2023
Harpooning the Whale: Why BEC is the Scourge of the Time-Poor C-Suite
Fraudsters continue to adapt their business email compromise techniques to make a fortune
Features 14.11.2023
Understanding the UK Cybersecurity Professional Standard
Advocates for the professional standard envision creating a clear career path through a complex and disjointed cybersecurity industry.
Features 09.11.2023
SolarWinds CISO Charged with Fraud: What it Means for CISOs
SolarWinds CISO Tim Brown has been explicitly named for allegedly failing to inform investors or act on known security vulnerabilities. Callum Booth talks with CISOs to figure out what this means for the future of the CISO role At the end of October, shockwaves rippled through the cybersecurity sector. Following 2020’s notorious Sunburst attack, the […]
Features 07.11.2023
Black Friday: How Retailers Can Get Through the Cyber Turbulence Unscathed
The high-stakes, high-traffic days of Black Friday and Cyber Monday promise skyrocketing sales but also lurking cyber attacks
Features 31.10.2023
How to Create the Perfect Incident Response Strategy in Eight Steps
It’s time to get your incident response ducks in a row…
Features 26.10.2023
Five-Minute Snapshot: What You Need to Know About the SecureWorks State of the Threat Report
Top trends include ransomware, nation-state attacks and business email compromise
Features 19.10.2023
#CybersecurityAwarenessMonth: Cybersecurity Burnout: Cause, Impact and Resolution
A burnt-out sector is an underperforming sector. For Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Assured Intelligence paired up with isms.online to shine a light on a less obvious facet of cyber awareness: industry professional burnout Burnout isn’t selective when it comes to which industry to infiltrate, spreading like a cancer among hardworking professionals. Burnout doesn’t discriminate, but it […]
Features 17.10.2023
The 7 Worst Hacking Groups in the World
Assured Intelligence introduces seven hacking groups that have risen to infamy, running amok in global networks and leaving a trail of disruption
Features 10.10.2023
Unlocking the Mind: The Psychology of Password Creation
Is a successful password strategy the tech equivalent of the Holy Grail?
Features 05.10.2023
Home-Grown Trouble: Five of the Biggest Insider Threats of 2023
Edward Snowden put the term ‘insider threat’ firmly on the map in 2013. A decade later, insiders are still running amok…
Features 26.09.2023
PSNI Breaches: The Real Cost of Security Failure
Given Northern Ireland’s deeply troubled political climate, the stakes are high in the aftermath of the PSNI breaches
Features 14.09.2023
The Five Worst Cybersecurity Holes of 2023
Patching security holes is an exhausting but essential part of risk management. Assured Intelligence looks at some of 2023’s biggest security flaws
Features 12.09.2023
Save Britannia: Cyber Risk for Critical National Infrastructure
The UK government is warning about rising cyber risk levels. Should we be worried?
Features 07.09.2023
Retail Sector Cyber Attacks: Shopping for Security
The retail sector has made headlines due to many high-profile (and costly) data breaches. What can retailers do to stay clear of the front pages?
Features 31.08.2023
Supply Chain Risk: Log4j, SolarWinds, What’s Next?
Supply chain risk is responsible for a lot of those big-ticket cyber headlines. What can you do about it?
Features 22.08.2023
Ransomware Trends: What Every Exec Needs to Know
How can execs protect their business from becoming a victim of ransomware?
Features 10.08.2023
SOS: Data Centres Are Running Out of Power
There’s no denying that data centres have a power problem. The more uncertain question is, how do we fix it?
Features 03.08.2023
Do You Need to Worry About Spyware?
If you don’t know where you stand with the spyware threat, read on…
Features 25.07.2023
Investing in Cybersecurity: Are Execs Protecting Their Bonus Rather Than Their Organisation?
It’s time to call a spade a spade. What’s really behind an executive’s cybersecurity investment decisions?
Features 20.07.2023
The Bigger Picture: Why Cyber Risk Aggregation Matters
Aggregate cyber risk should inform executive cyber strategy and help insurers to price cyber policies more accurately. Here’s how…
Features 13.07.2023
Five Cyber Scams That Could Fool Even the Savviest Victim
There are five categories of cyber scams that can fool even the shrewdest of people. Here’s how not to get caught out.
Features 11.07.2023
What You Really Need to Know About Verizon’s 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report: A Five-Minute Read
If you don’t have time to read all 89 pages of the Verizon’s DBIR, Assured Intelligence has pulled out the highlights in a five-minute read
Features 06.07.2023
Stormy Seas: Cybersecurity Challenges in the Logistics Sector
From Americold to SolarWinds, logistics companies have been, and continue to be, vulnerable to cyber attacks. Eugene Yiga investigates
Features 04.07.2023
Know Your Enemy: The Nation-States Provoking a Hundred Cyber Battles
How can organisations bolster their cybersecurity against nation-state threats?
Features 29.06.2023
Closed for Business: The Organisations That Suffered Fatal Cyber Attacks that Shut Their Doors For Good
Assured Intelligence has taken a look at some of the companies that have gone out of business due to a cyber-attack to bring you the low-down on what happened in each case.
Features 20.06.2023
Cybersecurity Layoffs: Which Jobs Are in the Firing Line?
How brutal are the cybersecurity cuts compared to attrition in the broader tech sector, and how much will the layoffs in cybersecurity jobs metastasise to the broader economy?
Features 15.06.2023
Unlocking the Truth: An Inside Look at the ION Ransomware Attack
The ransomware attack on ION is a stark reminder of the increasing cyber threats that financial institutions face.
Features 12.06.2023
Bug Bounty Programme or Penetration Testing: Which is Right For You?
What are the merits of penetration testing versus bug bounty programmes, and which approach enhances overall security most effectively?
Features 01.06.2023
Two to Tango: Are the Private and Public Sector Pulling Their Weight in the Fight Against Cyber Crime?
Celebrated instances of botnet takedowns and cyber crime indictments often rely on major cybersecurity vendors for intelligence and expertise. But can the government bring cyber criminals to justice without the backing of the private sector? Dan Raywood investigates Earlier this year, Assured Intelligence considered global law enforcement’s response efforts to ransomware. We questioned whether there […]
Features 30.05.2023
Anatomy of a Stealthy Cyber Attack: 10 Steps to Take in the Aftermath of a Data Breach
Attack prevention is a much-talked about area of security, but what happens after a breach takes place?
Features 25.05.2023
On the Hook for Cyber Negligence: CISOs and CEOs Facing Jail Time
Personal cases against executives over cybersecurity issues are on the increase. Is it still safe to be a CISO?
Features 23.05.2023
Damage Control: How to Rebuild Your Reputation After a Cyber Attack
Clear, concise and transparent communication can help limit the damage to a firm’s reputation following a cyber-attack, but it’s not easy to get right
Features 16.05.2023
Turning the Lights on an Energy Sector Under Cyber Attack
There are three categories of hackers particularly interested in targeting the energy sector. Who are they? And what can be done to protect energy?
Features 09.05.2023
Which Jobs Are Safe from Artificial Intelligence? Spoiler: Not Many
Will robots and algorithms replace our jobs? Or are we simply overreacting to the latest tech trend?
Features 04.05.2023
The Pentagon Leaks: An Insider Horror Story
Does your organisation have a ‘Pentagon leaker’? It’s time to find out
Features 02.05.2023
Five Things the Royal Mail Ransom Transcript Leak Taught Us About Ransom Negotiations
The exposure of the leaked ransom negotiation logs may suggest a failed negotiation, but on closer inspection, many consider it a well-played hand by Royal Mail
Features 28.04.2023
Halt and Catch Fire: Why Pausing AI Development Could be a Cybersecurity Disaster
Calls to stop the training of artificial intelligence models could backfire big time. Hear from cybersecurity experts about why.
Features 25.04.2023
The Online Safety Bill: Clauses, Backdoors and a Great Britain Without WhatsApp
The Online Safety Bill has laudable aims, but experts believe it will make UK businesses a huge target by undermining encryption. Phil Muncaster investigates