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Cyber Security at Home

The number of Cyber-attacks doubled in 2021. There are frequent stories in the news of Cyber-attacks on businesses. At work IT departments manage our devices, keep them...

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The importance of a Work Life Balance

Ever feel like you end up working from the minute you get up till early evening? Feel like you don’t switch off from work? Constantly checking Teams,...

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Cyber Essentials – What’s changing in 2022

The Government approved Cyber Essentials scheme includes five technical controls that help protect organisations from many forms of cyber-attacks. The scheme was introduced by the UK Government...

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The increasing importance of Supplier Assurance

Supplier assurance has long been a component of a company’s procurement process. You need to know that you can rely on a supplier, that they are dependable...

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Why do I need a WAF to protect my Web App?

With the rise of web threats, any internet based Web Application needs to have a proper firewall in place to protect it from cyber-attacks.  The most appropriate...

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Threat Modelling with MITRE ATT&CK®

First of all – why is threat modelling important when implementing programs of change? Whether it be a Web Application or Hosting infrastructure project, to identify issues...

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Why is Penetration Testing so important?

Regular penetration testing forms an essential part of a positive Cyber Security strategy and helps to identify and eliminate gaps in your organisation’s defences by attempting to...

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Amazon Alexa Security Considerations

What is Amazon Alexa? Cue – Wikipedia definition!  Amazon Alexa, also known simply as Alexa, is a virtual assistant AI technology developed by Amazon, first used in...

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What is Cyber Essentials?

Cyber Essentials is a government backed scheme and is an important part of the NCSC’s mission to “make the UK one of the safest places to live...

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AWS re:Invent

If you’re not sure what it is………AWS re:Invent is a learning conference hosted by Amazon Web Services for the global cloud computing community. The event will feature...

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Open Source Security in a CI/CD pipeline

We’re not going to get into the debate on what is DevOps, what is DevSecOps, which term is correct, is it a culture or not blah blah...

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Future Savings Charity Event

Cyber Security Specialists are delighted to be supporting the Future Savings Charity Event at the end of this month in Manchester. The event is to celebrate creativity,...

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