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NCC Group Global Outlook for 2022 Charles Spencer

NCC Group’s global look ahead to 2022 with Charles Spencer

We’ve interviewed industry leaders from our four key geographies – the UK, the Asia and-Pacific (APAC) region, North America and Europe – to understand the key developments in each region over the last twelve months, and what we might expect from the year ahead and beyond.

NCC Group Global Outlook for 2022 Jennifer Fernick

NCC Group’s global look ahead to 2022 with Jennifer Fernick

We’ve interviewed industry leaders from our four key geographies – the UK, the Asia and-Pacific (APAC) region, North America and Europe – to understand the key developments in each region over the last twelve months, and what we might expect from the year ahead and beyond.

NCC Group Global Outlook for 2022 Ollie Whitehouse

NCC Group’s global look ahead to 2022 with Ollie Whitehouse

We’ve interviewed industry leaders from our four key geographies – the UK, the Asia and-Pacific (APAC) region, North America and Europe – to understand the key developments in each region over the last twelve months, and what we might expect from the year ahead and beyond.

NCC Group Global Outlook for 2022 Inge Bryan

NCC Group’s global look ahead to 2022 with Inge Bryan

We’ve interviewed industry leaders from our four key geographies – the UK, the Asia and-Pacific (APAC) region, North America and Europe – to understand the key developments in each region over the last twelve months, and what we might expect from the year ahead and beyond.

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Home is where the hack is?

Smart products, such as doorbells, wireless cameras and alarms, have been increasingly popular purchases for consumers in recent years. The products can bring a range of efficiencies into the home, but a recent investigation from independent UK consumer body, Which?, shows that they could also present security and privacy risks.

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“We wait, because we know you” Inside the Ransomware negotiation economics

Still a significant percentage of ransomware-affected businesses see no other option than to negotiate and pay a ransom. But not much is known about the economic backgrounds of digital extortion and the negotiation strategies. Here we investigate negotiations that take place after it’s been decided to pay a ransom.

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Graff search: How attackers track online footprints

We take a look at the recent cyber-heist at multinational jeweller, Graff and how individuals can take action to stay safe online.

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SnapMC: extortion without ransomware

Over the past few months NCC Group has observed an increasing number of data breach extortion cases, where the attacker steals data and threatens to publish said data online if the victim decides not to pay.
Managing Consultant and Incident Handler Mattijs Dijkstra, who is based in our Delft office in The Netherlands, shares his thoughts in this piece.

Forget ransomware, too expensive a

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Securing a growing industry: spotlight on crypto security

In this blog post, we explore cyber security in cryptocurrency following cyber attacks that have cast doubt on the security of the market at a pivotal point in its growth.

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Are vaccine passports giving a free pass to COVID-19 rule breakers?

We’ve been researching digital vaccine credential systems to gauge the extent to which user privacy is affected, and the degree of trust that users should place on these systems.

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GPS S.O.S: Making GPS technology safer

GPS tracking is now a part of our daily life - in our smartwatches, smartphones, pet trackers, vehicles satellite navigation and more. But what are the risks? Anna Reedman, security consultant, explores this.

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Are dash cam users en-route to security risks?

We rely on dash cams to continuously record events that happen on the road, and to provide evidence in the event of road traffic incidents or accidents. But can we trust them to keep our data safe and secure? In our latest research with Which?, we put nine devices to the test and uncovered a number of issues.

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NCC Group exists to make the world safer and more secure

In today’s threat landscape understanding the risks organisations and customers are exposed to is more important than ever.

Understanding the impact and how to be more resilient is key to protecting brand, reputation and sensitive customer information. Building a cyber-resilient organization can be a complex process but it’s not impossible.

With our knowledge, experience and global footprint, we help assess, develop and manage cyber resilience posture.

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