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Why was 2017 the ‘year of acceptance’ for cybercrime?

2016, early last year, was declared the ‘year of ransomware’. At the time, it saw the largest growth in ransomware attacks the world had ever seen and the destruction caused, set a precedent for...

Brigantia knocks partners for six at Lord’s cricket ground!

Iain Shaw, Brigantia Partners commercial director, discussing the recently released Welcome to Brigantia video and this month’s Brigantia annual partner day at Lord’s cricket ground, London.

Brigantia Partners hardware buying group or not?

Iain Shaw, Brigantia Partners commercial director, reflects on a question that recently emerged to him and thinks about the organisation’s place in the Channel.

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NHS crippled by cyberattacks… Some thoughts from the Brigantia Partner Support Team

No doubt you’ve read the recent news that NHS services across England have been hit by a large-scale cyberattack and they have elected to protect their IT systems by shutting them down as a...

Why are schools so much more vulnerable to ransomware?

It is not news to anyone who reads my posts that cybersecurity is one of the most important elements of any business strategy in this day and age. Although I usually write about the technicalities...

A word of warning to the Channel – GDPR is real and you need to be aware

It is absolutely no secret that the importance of IT security over the past decade has, for want of a better word, ballooned. The growth of the cybersecurity realm has been uncontrollable due to the...

Devon town council held to ransom for £3,000 by hackers is yet more evidence that anti-virus programs are simply no longer enough.

The Daily Telegraph reports today that a town council in Devon is being held to ransom after hackers demanded £3,000 for the safe return of documents including its allotments waiting list. Triggered...

Patch Perfect – How to stop a robber from breaking into your garage (Article 2 of Heimdal Security series)

So, in article 1, we have already discovered how 91.3% of second generation malware dials back for its encryption key via DNS. It is important now to look at the first layer of defence.