Posted on October 24, 2018
When you think about hacking you probably think about technology. Hackers digitally breaking into an organisation or government systems, stealing data or bringing down whole networks. But hackers don’t just use technology to breach a potential target, sometimes the old ways are the most effective...
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Posted on October 3, 2018
Supply chains are increasing, both in terms of size and complexity, and more and more third-parties now have access to company data than ever before. With added complexity comes an increased vulnerability, and 2017 saw a 200% increase in supply chain attacks. It’s a trend that looks set t...
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Posted on September 3, 2018
There’s no denying that our world has become more connected and we now have unrivalled choice when it comes to the products and services we use as individuals. Companies are no different and an explosion of connected devices, Software as a Service providers (SaaS), Cloud platforms and mobile a...
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Posted on September 1, 2018
Supply chain attacks are on the rise. Research shows that 2017 saw a 200% increase and 56% of surveyed organisations had experienced a breach caused by one of their vendors. It’s these statistics that show the severity of the issue at hand and the problem only looks set to ...
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Posted on August 31, 2018
Supply chain attacks have evolved over time and as organisational supply chains increase, both in terms of size and complexity, they provide malicious threat actors with a myriad of opportunities in which to exploit them. One of the latest trends comes in the form of third-party software, in thi...
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Posted on August 6, 2018
Let’s face it, cyber crime is never going away and there will always be someone out there looking to exploit people, breach company networks and expose government secrets. But that doesn’t mean we have to accept it, everyone has a responsibility when it comes to cybersecurity and companies...
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Posted on July 17, 2018
A record 657,790 new businesses were formed in the UK in 2016 and if you’ve taken the decision to go it alone it’s an exciting time. You’re probably looking forward to getting your first customers, your first premises and hopefully your first employees. But in all the excitement and...
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Posted on July 5, 2018
“What you don’t know can't hurt you” - it’s an old saying and somewhat of a strange one. Of course what you don't know about can hurt you, especially if it's an unseen oncoming vehicle, for example, or if you work in cybersecurity. If you work in cybersecurity, the saying does not apply ...
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Posted on June 21, 2018
Keeping up to date with the latest cybersecurity threats is an almost impossible task. The time between vulnerability disclosure and attack launch is getting shorter all the time, and it’s easy for a hacker to change a line of code in the program, and then fire off another (ever so slightly diffe...
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Posted on June 13, 2018
According to the Online Trust Alliance, 2017 was the ‘worst year ever’ in terms of data breaches, increasing from 82,000 incidents in 2016 to over 160,000. Yet, we still see organisations, small and large, failing to make the necessary security improvements. Many of these attacks could ha...
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Secarma has today launched a £500,000 Support Fund to help charities protect themselves from cybersecurity threats. The Charity Support Fund initiative will enable vulnerable charities to strengthen their security at a time where opportunistic criminals are defrauding individuals and organisations on a unprecedented level. Technical Director, Holly Grace Williams said “All charities need cybersecurity, no […]
April 16, 2020
In a new mini-series, Secarma’s Technical Director Holly Grace Williams, investigates how recent news events are impacting companies. In part one she takes a look at how we perform effective internal infrastructure tests, remotely. Here at Secarma, we’re all working from home. I’m trapped in a home-office myself. I’ve been thinking about how being at […]
March 31, 2020
In these unusual and uncertain times, we would like to reassure all of our clients that it is business as usual at Secarma. With a strong workforce, already equipped and prepared to work remotely, it was an obvious decision to station our office staff at home, in a secure and productive environment. As the health, […]
March 26, 2020
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