Should cybersecurity be taught in schools?

Should cybersecurity be taught in schools?

As we live in an increasingly digital world – for both our personal and professional lives – children are required to immerse themselves in technology from a much younger age. However, they aren’t really equipped to deal with the dangers that present...
Cybercrime in the financial sector

Cybercrime in the financial sector

Banks and financial institutions are one of the biggest targets for cybercriminals, and in recent years have seen record numbers of attacks. For example, 2021 saw an all-time high of 2,527 attacks which reduced to 1,829 in 2022 (although this is still more than in the...

2024 Trends

TL;DR: Aumint.io, my startup, offers hope. The results of a recurring cyber training program show that practical training reduces human cyber risk and improves behaviours. 2024 Q1 – Landscape/ Macro trend Employee behaviour matters.Having employees with strong...
What is a zero trust approach to cybersecurity?

What is a zero trust approach to cybersecurity?

A zero trust security model is based on the idea that a company should ‘never trust, always verify.’ Unlike in traditional IT network security models that trust anyone and anything within a network once it has been initially verified, with a zero trust approach no-one...
Ransomware gang LockBit taken down

Ransomware gang LockBit taken down

Last month, the network of the notorious ransomware gang, LockBit, was seized by law enforcement. This gang was not only responsible for around 25% of attacks in the past year, according to the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), it was also the pioneer for the...
What is double extortion ransomware?

What is double extortion ransomware?

Double extortion attacks are a type of ransomware attack with higher stakes. In a regular ransomware attack, a hacker will infiltrate a company’s network, encrypt the data and demand a ransom to release it. This causes disruption as, whilst their systems and data are...