To be shortlisted by the SC judges, in what is now our fifth successive year as a finalist, is a source of pride for the whole Redscan team. We’ve been recognised at the SC Awards in the past, with high commendations in 2020, 2019 and 2017, as well as the award for Best Customer Service in 2018.

This commitment is highlighted by the results of our most recent customer survey, in which our company’s Net Promoter Score was distinguished as ‘great’ (63). We asked Ashleigh Farrand, our Head of Service Operations, to outline what’s involved in delivering a great customer experience and to tell us why she enjoys working in cyber security.

The scale of the challenge facing the healthcare sector, even before COVID-19, was significant. In 2020, it became even more pressing with constant reports of critical infrastructure being targeted by cybercriminals. To understand the unique challenges within the NHS, we submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to every trust in the UK.* The results, when compared with those in relation to a previous request in 2018, suggest improvements in cyber security across the NHS. Key Findings.

In this latest article, Michael Cowley, Head of Pre-Sales at Redscan, outlines 12 key learning points that security professionals can take away from the latest breaches to minimise cloud risks.

The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards honor individuals, products and companies that demonstrate excellence, innovation and leadership in information security. Awards are given out based on a combination of the strength of individual nominations and a popular vote by members of the information security community. We were winners in the following categories: We also received a silver award in the Best Cybersecurity Company – Europe category.

First identified in 2014, Emotet evolved from a niche banking Trojan into what was classified this year by Europol as one of the most prevalent strains of malware in the world. The sheer scale of Emotet’s impact on organisations means that its disruption by authorities in early 2021 ranks as one of the most significant takedowns in cyber security history.

The report is based on an analysis of more than 18,000 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) logged to NIST’s National Vulnerability Database in 2020. It reveals that well over half (57%) were rated ‘high’ or ‘critical’ severity – the highest recorded figure for any year to date. Our analysis also looks beyond severity scores, detailing the rise of low complexity vulnerabilities as well as those which require no user interaction to exploit.

Redscan’s 2021 Ethical Hacking Roundtable event explored critical vulnerabilities and other key issues facing security teams. The roundtable panel featured George Glass, Head of Threat Intelligence at Redscan, Tom Tervoort, who discovered and disclosed Zerologon, Dr Elizabeth Bruton, Curator of Technology and Engineering at the Science Museum and Dinis Cruz, CTO and CISO of Glasswall and OWASP Project Lead. Key insights from the panel included.

We asked Paul Sutton, Head of Research & Development at Redscan Labs, to tell us about the work he and his team are doing to ensure Redscan remains at the forefront of detection and response.

Read our guide to learn about the latest proposals and how they could affect your organisation. Enacted in 2016, the NIS Directive is the first EU-wide legislation on cyber security. It requires member states to ensure that providers of critical infrastructure and services have appropriate security measures in place to manage cyber risk and maintain resilience in the event of an incident. Its four top-level objectives are.