What is OWASP? The Open Web Application Security Protect (OWASP) project is a non-profit organisation with one vision that all contributed efforts are freely available and readily accessible to anyone wanting to improve their web application security posture. More broadly OWASP offer various materials including documentation, tooling, training videos and forum discussion, with the OWASP Top Ten web application vulnerabilities … Read More
Securing the Remote Worker
Creating a secure remote workspace With the global COVID-19 pandemic continuing to have an impact on our daily lives, organisations have been forced to adapt to life with a remote workforce. There will be growing difficulites in securing the workforce due to the situation, and for many this will prove even more challenging with new technologies introduced and employees having … Read More
Phishing Attacks and Protecting Against Them
What is Phishing? Phishing is a form of social engineering attack that makes use of electronic communication which aims to exploit the human element by taking advantage of un-suspecting users. The aim of these types of attack is to obtain sensitive information that can be used to achieve an end goal. This goal for example could be to gain a … Read More
An Overview of GDPR
For those who continue to walk the GDPR tightrope, we provide an overview of the regulation and present a few tips to help you along the way. What is GDPR? The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation, introduced on the 25th May 2018, aims to harmonise data flow between all EU member states as well as protect and provide more … Read More
Proactive Penetration Testing?
Taking a proactive approach? Over the years, the number of cyber-attacks and resultant data breaches have steadily increased. Such breaches can lead to company reputational damages, large fines as a consequence of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation, ultimately putting your clients data at risk. As is increasingly apparent with breaches continuing to hit the headlines, privacy and security … Read More