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2 November 2021 09:26

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.

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28 October 2021 11:37

Making the UK a tech and science superpower: what can businesses take from the UK’s Budget?

Yesterday in the UK parliament, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the new Autumn Budget and three-year Spending Review, which set out the government’s ambition to make the UK a global technology and science superpower. Our global CTO, Ollie Whitehouse, comments.

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7 October 2021 13:53

Spotlight on the future of outsourcing in the UAE’s financial services sector

As part of our ‘Spotlight on’ series this month, Simon Fieldhouse, global managing director – Software Resilience looks to the Middle East and how the changing regulatory landscape is shaping the future of its financial services sector.

3 August 2021 13:25

NCC Conversations: How can we reduce bias in artificial intelligence?

As part of our NCC Conversations series, we’ve been exploring the issue of systemic racism and how it impacts our industry, wider society, and the artificial intelligence technology that we use every day.

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28 July 2021 12:08

News spotlight: Oil and gas pipelines a target for hackers – part one

Last week saw substantial cyber security developments for the oil and gas industries in the US. In the first of two articles, Damon Small, technical director at NCC group reacts to an advisory released by the CISA and FBI on a spear phishing and intrusion campaign carried out on 23 US oil and natural gas pipeline operators between 2011 to 2013 by Chinese state-sponsored hackers.

27 July 2021 16:58

Executive Analysis: How to effectively respond to a ransomware attack in four key steps

In the latest issue of Insight Space, Lloyd Brough explains how to effectively respond to a ransomware attack in four key steps.

20 July 2021 11:05

Executive Viewpoint: Defending your organisation from ransomware

In this executive viewpoint, Tim Rawlins discusses how the ransomware threat landscape is becoming increasingly complex, and what you can do to defend your organisation.

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10 June 2021 14:40

Webinar playback: are people your largest untapped resource for cyber resilience?

In our webinar ‘are people your largest untapped resource for cyber resilience?’ we discuss how we can create a more diverse and inclusive sector, address the cyber security skills gap, and make people more capable when it comes to cyber security.

28 May 2021 10:46

Executive Analysis: Three actions to reduce your cyber security skills gap

Stephen Bailey looks at why despite multiple initiatives to address the cyber security skills gap in the last decade, it is still a major problem for organisations and how internal skills shortages are one of the main security challenges organisations are facing over the next six months.

20 May 2021 08:08

Spotlight on Australia’s Security of Critical Infrastructure (SOCI) Act

As of this month, organisations operating in one of Australia’s 11 critical infrastructure sectors are required more significantly to contribute to the Australian Government’s vision for a “more secure online world for Australians”, or risk fines of up to $44,400 or prison sentences of up to two years for non-compliance.

18 May 2021 13:26

Technical viewpoint: The insider threat: understanding the human behaviours that impact cyber resilience

Global GTO, Ollie Whitehouse takes a look at the the human factors and behaviours that can lead to a cyber security incident.

4 May 2021 11:43

Building resilience into the digital transformation process

Worldwide spending on digital transformation technologies and services increased by as much as 10% in 2020, reaching $1.3 trillion. But how does widespread adoption affect operational resilience – and how can the legal sector support businesses? Tim Rawlins, Senior Adviser, explores this.

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30 April 2021 15:07

New whitepaper: how can digital footprints make us vulnerable to cyber crime?

In this post, we speak to Matt Lewis, commercial research director at NCC Group, about our latest whitepaper which explores how our digital footprints can make us vulnerable to cyber crime.

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13 April 2021 08:06

NCC Group forges partnership with CybSafe to boost awareness of human cyber risk

NCC Group has partnered with cyber security and data analytics company, CybSafe, to drive awareness of human cyber risk, improve security habits and help decrease the number of people-related security incidents.

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16 March 2021 18:32

Integrated Review: the UK’s future as a cyber power

The UK government has released its Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, which sets out a framework for policy in the coming years that will help shape the nation’s position on the global stage. Our global CTO, Ollie Whitehouse reacts to this news.

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16 March 2021 17:33

Research spotlight: Hardware and embedded systems

We recently published our annual research report – a look back at our work over the last year. In our follow up research spotlight series, we’re looking into some of the key areas in a little more detail – and in this instalment, we hear from Rob Wood, technical vice president at NCC Group, for more on our research into hardware and embedded systems.

18 February 2021 17:50

Spotlight on cyber security as a science

Evidence-based cyber resilience decisions can make a quantifiable difference when it comes to material improvements for the global business community, and for society as a whole. While we are still in the foothills of this becoming common practice, our global CTO, Ollie Whitehouse, explores the way that our approach to security is changing.

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2 February 2021 20:26

Ransoms and beyond

As attackers take advantage of the recent rapid digital transformation and move to remote working, Managing Security Consultant, Kenneth Yu, takes a look at some of the most commonly exploited services for ransomware attacks.

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26 January 2021 17:38

The cyber landscape in 2021 and beyond: an opportunity to learn from the present

Our global CTO, Ollie Whitehouse, shares his thoughts on the future of the cyber landscape, including how we can strengthen society’s resilience against threats and create regulatory and legislative regimes fit for the digital age across the globe.

11 January 2021 16:36

Why ATM security has never gone out of style

Despite a rise in internet-based and cashless banking, ATM security remains as important as ever. Here, Daniel Calvo, Senior Security Consultant, explores the evolution of ATM security and how we can keep these machines secure in the years to come.

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