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23 October 2020 14:47

Who is responsible for keeping my data secure?

As part of our recent Generation Cyber campaign, 43% of respondents told us that they felt that ‘owners of websites or apps’ were responsible for keeping their data secure. But who really is responsible for data security? We asked our head of public affairs, Kat Sommer.

13 October 2020 16:35

The anti-cheat battle: who will be the winners in the electronic gaming world?

As the video gaming industry continues to grow, cheating remains a big problem – but what is the solution? In this article, Richard Appleby explores how the anti-cheat battle might play out.

04 August 2020 22:01

FAQs on how to prepare for, prevent or detect a hack

On 30 July 2020, NCC Group Australia held a webinar on Cyber incident Response Planning, explaining how to prepare for, prevent or detect a hack. This blog provides responses to the Q&A questions asked by attendees during the webinar.

21 July 2020 17:10

Schrems II judgement – what does it mean for privacy and personal data in the UK and US?

In the latest news concerning how the personal data of people in the EU is transferred to the United States, the European Court of Justice has ruled that the protections afforded by the EU-US Privacy Shield are not adequate. In this article, we have simplified the case and decision to help you to understand the changes.

18 June 2020 17:46

The link between patient safety and cyber security

Although the link between cyber security and patient safety could be considered obvious to some, there are still, perhaps, several key stakeholders that may not have these two views aligned closely enough. Stuart Kurutac, security consultant at NCC Group, explores how we can improve the awareness of the effect that cyber security issues pose to patient safety.

16 June 2020 18:25

A question of trust: how can organisations build strong relationships within supply chain?

Over the past few months, trust has become an even more crucial element of the supply chain. So how can organisations strengthen it? We've explored this with the help of some of our contacts at Burness Paull LLP, the Scottish Business Resilience Centre and the Scottish Government.

12 June 2020 16:57

5 cybersecurity tips for your lockdown exit strategy

NCC Group Technical Director, Lawrence Munro, explains how businesses can strengthen their cyber resilience by applying learnings from lockdown.

03 June 2020 14:10

Securing the next frontier in space technology in collaboration with the University of Surrey

In a review of over 70 past satellite security incidents, experts at the University of Surrey and NCC Group have revealed significant cyber security risks to future satellite control and communication systems.

22 May 2020 11:21

30 Minutes webinar series: 2030: What does the future hold for cyber security?

Following last week’s webinar, ‘The year is 2030: what has changed in cyber?’, our global CTO, Ollie Whitehouse, offers some insights into what cyber resilience could look like in 10 years’ time.

21 October 2019 23:30

Disperse the fear, uncertainty and doubt and take charge of your cyber risk

Is the cyber security threat landscape based on fact or fiction? It’s just one question we posed to our own security experts Tim Anderson and Graham McElroy as we chatted to them to find out more about their thoughts on how organisations can reduce their cyber risk.

25 July 2019 22:25

Heathrow Express guarantees cloud continuity for mobile ticketing application with NCC Group’s Escrow as a Service

Heathrow Express, the fastest route between Central London and Heathrow, has strengthened its partnership with global cyber security and risk mitigation expert, NCC Group, to minimise downtime for its cloud-based mobile ticketing application.

22 July 2019 22:43

Black Team War Stories Part 4 (final): Textbook

In the final part of this Black Team war stories series Mark F explains how we were approached by a multinational R&D company, which returns a profit of billions per year. Their primary concern was unauthorised access to their laboratories and the reputational damage that could potentially be caused if members of the public broke in.