In this blog post, we outline how the campaign works and the steps organisations can take to reduce the potential risks created by this and other email-based attacks.

A robust dark web monitoring programme ensures organisations have the ability to keep track of hidden risks and prevent any data losses from escalating into major events. In this blog post, we outline how dark web monitoring works, how to maximise its value and what to look for in an outsourced dark web monitoring service.

In the second part of our two-part series on the Conti materials leak, we assess what the playbooks reveal about the latter stages of the Conti attack methodology.

Mark Welding, Redscan’s Head of Project Management, explains what’s involved in delivering effective services to our customers.

But organisations take a significant risk in relying on technology alone, however advanced. While good security technology can provide part of the answer, the sheer number of alerts generated demands constant attention. Without the right resources to analyse and manage these outputs, critical alerts may end up being ignored.

Following a leak of a cache of documents relating to the Conti ransomware group by one of its own affiliates, in the first of a two-part blog series we analyse some of the main findings and outline steps to mitigate against Conti and other ransomware variants.

Modern, effective cyber security demands a strategic combination of technology, intelligence and human expertise. A Security Operations Centre (SOC) is an effective way to strike this balance, providing the right level of support required to prevent, detect and respond to threats 24/7.

In this blog post, we outline past and present threats to the Olympic Games and the steps that organisations can take to reduce the risks. With more than 11,000 athletes and 206 countries and states taking part, the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are currently being watched around the world. This level of visibility makes the Games a target for those seeking to cause politically-motivated harm, enrich themselves, boost their profile or undermine the host nation on an international stage.

Watch the 15 minute video for insights into the current security landscape.

Kroll’s 2021 Data Breach Outlook has identified a 140% increase in data breach notification cases from 2019 to 2020. Industries such as healthcare, education and financial services, which were the most impacted in 2019, continued to be hard hit in 2020 and, so far, in 2021 too. However, the greatest increases occurred in industries that were generally spared in 2019. Data attacks became broader and deeper during the COVID-19 pandemic, a trend that has continued throughout the recovery.