Posts about Cyber Security

The challenge: IT complexities in hybrid workspaces The shift to hybrid work has transformed commercial real estate. Landlords and operators now face growing pressure to offer secure, seamless, and tech-enabled work environments that meet modern tenant expectations. However, this shift introduces its own IT challenges:

The UK is the third most targeted country1 in the world for cyber attacks with more than 70% of medium to large businesses experiencing a cyber breach within the past year2. Public sector organisations, in particular, face unique cyber security challenges, as they manage sensitive data ranging from personal information to national security details. This makes them prime targets for increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, demanding that public sector systems and infrastructure evolve to meet these rising risks.

Understanding EDR, XDR, and MDR Cyber security can be a minefield for jargon. With the landscape changing so quickly, there seems to be a new acronym or buzzword every week, often meaning the same or similar things as those that already exist. Three common cyber security approaches—Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Extended Detection and Response (XDR), and Managed Detection and Response (MDR)—help organisations detect and mitigate threats. But what do they mean, how do they compare, which is right for you? Let’s break it down.

Protecting your business: The whats and whys of Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

The world of cyber security is in constant flux, as hackers and cyber security professionals battle it out to stay one step ahead of one another. As technology continues to advance, so do the tactics of cyber criminals, who are exploiting vulnerabilities at an alarming rate. Organisations need to brace for a new wave of threats driven by advanced technologies and increasingly sophisticated attack vectors.

It will be no surprise to hear that the sophistication of everyday cyber threats is so much greater than a few years ago, and will no doubt be even more sophisticated in the years to come. To stay protected against known and emerging threats, organisations need to think smart and implement solutions and processes that not only respond to – but also detect attacks in real time.

Financial services organisations experienced three times the number of cyber security breaches in 2023 than in 2022.

When you think of the world of cyber and information security, what do you see? Is it a someone in a dark room, wearing a black hooded top, hunched over a computer with Matrix-style green code on the screen? Or, is it an office cleaner, wheeling a trolley full of sprays and cloths around desks as they scout a business – or someone who appears to be a health and safety inspector sneaking onto workers' computers to gather sensitive information? If you'd pictured the first scene, you're not alone. That's how the world at large tends to view cyber crime – and of course, much cyber crime is conducted by people sitting in front of computers. But if you'd pictured the second, then you'd be looking beyond that to the real lengths such criminals go to when trying to hack into organisations. And you’d also be picturing one of the unexpected and unique ways we at Wavenet can help your own company protect itself from devastating and costly attacks on its data. It's all part of our penetration testing service, and our Ethical Hacker and Principal Consultant, Rob Shapland explains more in this blog.

Approximately 97% of cyberattacks and data breaches could be prevented if organisations had comprehensive security measures in place.