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The UK's NCSC Cyber Essentials Zero Trust Update: Explained

Late in January this year, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre announced an update to its Cyber Essentials scheme in order to ensure it “continues to help UK organisations guard against the most common cyber threats”. This year’s update isn’t an overhaul on the same scale as last year’s, but it did include important new guidance about zero trust architectures.

Elastic + AWS security DevDay: How to secure your data - shared responsibility model

The highest priority for any organization operating in the cloud is data protection. But security is not just the responsibility of cloud providers alone. Organizations need to understand the shared responsibility model, and their role in securing their valuable IP, to avoid compliance chaos.

How Blockchain Technology Is Impacting Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrencies have become the latest buzz in the online world. Experts are speculating that this new technology will revolutionize the financial system with its soaring crypto prices, and even change the way we live our lives. This article aims to demystify cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology and demonstrate how they interact with each other to create a revolution of their own kind.

Checking In For Disaster: Credential Phishing Campaign Targeting the Hospitality Industry

Since late December 2022, the ThreatSpike team has noticed a significant rise in highly targeted phishing campaigns aimed at the hospitality sector, which distribute infostealer malware. The threat actors (TAs) are primarily targeting front desk and reception staff, as they are responsible for handling customer queries via a generic email that can easily be found on the company website.

The ethics of biometric data use in security

In a world where you can scan the veins in your hand to unlock a smartphone, how do you maintain control over personal data? Biometric authentication, the use of distinctive human features like iris patterns, fingerprints and even gait in lieu of a password, is gaining ground in the tech world. Proponents tout its inherent, hard-to-replicate qualities as a security benefit, while detractors see the same features as an invasion of privacy. Both sides may be right.