Tech Firms Applaud, Civil Society Blasts US “CLOUD” Act
The CLOUD Act became a law with very little debate. Critics say it gives “extensive and nearly unchecked” power for foreign police to demand data stored in the US, without…
The Cybersecurity Challenge with UK perspective
The WannaCry ransomware affected one third of English National Health Service (NHS) trusts back in May 2017. All this comes to show that local UK organisations should certainly make changes…
Survey: 53 Percent of Organizations Blame Legacy Antivirus Protection for Failed Ransomware Prevention
45% of U.S. companies hit with a Ransomware attack last year paid at least one ransom, but only 26% of these companies had their files unlocked, according to the Sentinel…
New Cloud Security Report Reveals Rising #Cybersecurity Concerns and Lack of Expertise
As "workloads continue to move into the cloud, the 2018 Cloud Security Report reveals that cloud security concerns are on the rise again". "With half of organizations predicting a rise…
IoT devices need improved cyber security
Internet-connected devices are becoming commonplace in our homes and businesses, with 29% of organizations already implementing IoT solutions and expected to rise to 48% in 2018. This will generate a…
Secure your backups, not just your data!
We are witnessing new ransomware attacks targeting businesses around the world every single day, demonstrating how easy it is for hackers to extort money by taking advantage of outdated technology. …
Why IoT security should keep you up at night
The number of IoT-based attacks has been growing and companies spend more and more money to protect their valuable data from the different threats. Save your business thousands of dollars…
A real life GDPR case study in the Philippines
GDPR is already knocking on your door and from what we are seeing a lot of companies are not ready to meet the new data protection requirements, especially the small…
Cloud Act 4: The CLOUD Act: a danger to journalists worldwide
As we have been writing about in the last several series the Cloud act is a massive shift in the way access to cloud data will be granted by governments…
Cloud Act 3: The Cloud Act Is a Dangerous Piece of Legislation
“Over 20 ... privacy and human rights organizations ...oppose the (CLOUD Act) bill” as it removes “protections and replaces them with vague assurances, weak standards, and largely unenforceable restrictions.” As…
