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?
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Features 26.11.2024
How well did UnitedHealth handle the breach, and what can others learn from it?
Features 21.11.2024
In an era of increasing ransomware, backups aren’t enough. Are new capabilities to restore your entire tech infrastructure the answer?
Blogs & Opinions 07.11.2024
These blogs will focus on making a tangible difference in a language the business understands. The points are drawn from experience delivering cybersecurity transformation programmes in multiple industries.
Interviews 29.10.2024
Guy Heaton is the senior technical specialist responsible for backup and recovery at Coventry Building Society.
Blogs & Opinions 24.10.2024
There are now 300 identified malware families for macOS.
Features 15.10.2024
The NCSC is building “a nation-scale evidence base” for cyber-deception
Interviews 10.10.2024
Jakub Lewandowski is a lawyer, and data privacy and security counsel, currently representing Commvault as its global data governance officer.
Features 24.09.2024
137 million email addresses were leaked, alongside 272 million social security numbers.
Features 19.09.2024
What do SaaS customers need to do to harness the benefits of the cloud without inviting excessive cyber risk?
Features 05.09.2024
The cost of data breaches is rising. Shadow data is one of the reasons for this.
Features 29.08.2024
Cybersecurity is often a ‘grudge purchase’ made after a successful cyber attack has damaged a company, rather than before.
Interviews 21.08.2024
What keeps Cyro Cyber’s CISO up at night? Here’s a spoiler…it’s people!
Features 15.08.2024
Do shipping companies feel anchored down by cyber risk?
Features 13.08.2024
A combination of mis-sold policies, coverage small print, and generalist brokers threaten to do more harm than good.
Interviews 06.08.2024
Chris Denbigh-White is the chief security officer for Next DLP. He gives his hot takes on the cybersecurity industry that stole his heart
Blogs & Opinions 18.07.2024
CISOs are often stretched thin, often without the same protections as other executive team members.
Features 11.06.2024
This incident shows breaches can inadvertently compromise the data of individuals who may not have had a Dropbox account
Features 30.05.2024
In a sector focused on building physical things, digital threats have often played second fiddle to physical risks on-site.
Interviews 23.05.2024
BT’s Dave Harcourt is optimistic about AI, hates the cybersecurity ‘ivory tower,’ and cherishes the time he spent working with NCSC’s Ian Levy.
Features 21.05.2024
The (cyber) threat posed by China is well-documented.
Features 07.05.2024
We used AI to clone the voices of myself and our CEO to launch a targeted phishing attack on an Assured team member!
Features 23.04.2024
After KNP declared bankruptcy following a ransomware attack last year, we investigate the top cyber risks facing the logistics sector.
Blogs & Opinions 11.04.2024
Any faith in the ability of governments to deal with deepfakes is misplaced
Features 03.04.2024
The MOVEit file transfer software impacted tens of millions of end customers
Features 21.03.2024
Phil Muncaster investigates why an industry that deals in knowledge is particularly exposed to info theft and extortion
Interviews 07.03.2024
Meet Dirk Schrader, field CISO (EMEA) and VP of Security Research at Netwrix.
Features 05.03.2024
How BEC is becoming a bigger threat and what you can do about it
Features 13.02.2024
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 […]
Interviews 23.01.2024
There’s @LisaForteUK. And then there’s Lisa Forte. Most people only know the former, but Eleanor Dallaway met the ‘real Lisa Forte’ for a walls down heart-to-heart.
Blogs & Opinions 04.01.2024
Evolving cyber threats requires evolving threat intelligence. Here’s how to do it.
Features 02.01.2024
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
Blogs & Opinions 28.12.2023
Dave Greenfield believes in the power of converged networking and security teams, and he’s put pen to paper to explain why The convergence of networking with security forms a pivotal foundation in protecting IT infrastructures against the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats. This union not only safeguards sensitive data and critical resources, but also bolsters […]
Blogs & Opinions 26.12.2023
Forty per cent of enterprise apps involve uploading content, code, files, or spreadsheets for AI assistance. This raises huge data leakage questions.
Features 07.12.2023
Who’s legally liable when aggregation site customers are targeted by hackers?
Blogs & Opinions 05.12.2023
One year older, but is it one year wiser?
Features 30.11.2023
Is there any such thing as ransomware that’s ‘not so bad’?
Features 21.11.2023
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
Fraudsters continue to adapt their business email compromise techniques to make a fortune
Blogs & Opinions 03.11.2023
Keep your friends close, and your insiders closer…
Features 26.10.2023
Top trends include ransomware, nation-state attacks and business email compromise
Blogs & Opinions 24.10.2023
The C-suite needs to be able to view the cyber risk profile of the business to determine how well it meets its ESG objectives.
Features 17.10.2023
Assured Intelligence introduces seven hacking groups that have risen to infamy, running amok in global networks and leaving a trail of disruption
Features 05.10.2023
Edward Snowden put the term ‘insider threat’ firmly on the map in 2013. A decade later, insiders are still running amok…
Blogs & Opinions 03.10.2023
The stakes just got higher in the world of cyber espionage.
Features 14.09.2023
Patching security holes is an exhausting but essential part of risk management. Assured Intelligence looks at some of 2023’s biggest security flaws
Features 07.09.2023
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 is responsible for a lot of those big-ticket cyber headlines. What can you do about it?
Features 22.08.2023
How can execs protect their business from becoming a victim of ransomware?
Features 10.08.2023
There’s no denying that data centres have a power problem. The more uncertain question is, how do we fix it?
Blogs & Opinions 08.08.2023
Cyber risk is increasingly prevalent as a Boardroom topic, but just talking about it isn’t enough…
Blogs & Opinions 01.08.2023
Generative AI is transforming financial services, and Olivier Bessi is considering the opportunities and the risks that this evolution entails
Features 25.07.2023
It’s time to call a spade a spade. What’s really behind an executive’s cybersecurity investment decisions?
Features 20.07.2023
Aggregate cyber risk should inform executive cyber strategy and help insurers to price cyber policies more accurately. Here’s how…
Features 11.07.2023
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 04.07.2023
How can organisations bolster their cybersecurity against nation-state threats?
Features 29.06.2023
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 15.06.2023
The ransomware attack on ION is a stark reminder of the increasing cyber threats that financial institutions face.
Blogs & Opinions 08.06.2023
Ellen Sundra considers benchmarking, connectivity, scaling and automation.
Features 23.05.2023
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
Blogs & Opinions 18.05.2023
While cybersecurity is a top concern for education institutions, many face resource limitations when it comes to constructing proper cyber defence strategies due to a lack of budget, staff, and technology.
Features 16.05.2023
There are three categories of hackers particularly interested in targeting the energy sector. Who are they? And what can be done to protect energy?
Blogs & Opinions 12.05.2023
DORA aims to ensure that the financial services industry can withstand and respond to digital risks. Here’s the low-down on the regulation
Features 04.05.2023
Does your organisation have a ‘Pentagon leaker’? It’s time to find out
Blogs & Opinions 19.04.2023
The legal sector has much to gain from using ChatGPT but also much to lose. Lawrence Perret-Hall weighs up the advantages and disadvantages
Interviews 04.04.2023
Insurance exasperating ransomware? An immature sector? Savings instead of insurance? Dan Raywood grills Assured’s head cyber broker, Ed Ventham, about the state of cyber insurance
Blogs & Opinions 31.03.2023
Ninety percent of cyber attacks exploit Microsoft Active Directory. This statistic alone should be enough to make CEOs wake up to its challenges, argues Guido Grillenmeier
Features 28.03.2023
Gordon Smith challenges the inappropriate rhetoric of the cybersecurity industry
Blogs & Opinions 22.03.2023
Cyber insurance is no longer niche, and is a topic that needs to find its way into the boardroom, says Andy Harris
Features 17.03.2023
Cyber attackers are increasingly banking on poor cybersecurity practices in financial institutions, raking in profits thanks to legacy practices and tech.
Features 07.03.2023
CISO turnover is high, and a tenure rarely exceeds two years. But why? Dan Raywood investigates the concerning trend of the great CISO resignation
Features 03.03.2023
Kate O’Flaherty compiles five outrageous cybersecurity predictions for 2023 made by experts with their tongues firmly in their cheeks
Assured Reacts 28.02.2023
We share seven counter-arguments to the points reported in CSO Online’s article, ‘7 reasons to avoid investing in cyber insurance’
Blogs & Opinions 27.02.2023
Brian Honan details why the WEF Global Cybersecurity Outlook is an infosec leader’s best friend
Features 23.02.2023
Why are architects and the companies they work with in construction and engineering among those least prepared for a cybersecurity attack?
Features 16.02.2023
Large quantities of sensitive data coupled with chronic under-investment in security have made the legal sector a prime target for cyber criminals.
Features 15.02.2023
Many have been quick to reprehend Royal Mail for its handling of the recent cyber attack. Gordon Smith analyses the response to deliver a verdict on Royal Mail’s operation
Features 10.02.2023
Alex Meehan looks at ways to crack the password conundrum
Features 07.02.2023
Cyber incidents can define a CEO’s career, as can a blush-worthy security faux pas.
Features 07.02.2023
It’s hardly setting the world alight by announcing that determining cyber risk is crucial to a successful cybersecurity response. Kathryn Pick helps to identify how an organisation goes about identifying where that risk lies
Features 01.01.2023
Burn-out is often a CEO’s dirty little secret. Eleanor Dallaway investigates
Features 24.10.2022
When the cyber proverbial hits the fan, is it the CEO who is accountable?