Security Roundup January 2024
Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. BH Consulting Celebrates 20 Years in Business We are thrilled to announce and celebrate a significant milestone in our journey – 20 years of dedicated service in the field of cyber security and data protection. Since our inception in 2004, […]
Security Roundup December 2023
Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. Cloudy outlook for security? Cloud technology use is growing, but are organisations’ taking precautions to secure these services? Datadog’s latest annual report uncovered common weak security practices from analysing thousands of organisations using platforms like AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google […]
Why Ransomware Could Surge in the Middle East & Africa
Our CEO Brian Honan spoke to Dark Reading about how companies in the region need to improve their cybersecurity maturity. Read More >
Photos: IRISSCON 2023
IRISSCON, the annual cybercrime-themed conference organized by the Irish Reporting and Information Security Service (IRISS), was held in Dublin, Ireland, on November 16, 2023. Images >
The Lowdown: How to Protect your Company’s Data
Our CEO Brian Honan discusses the protection of company data with SC Magazine UK. Read More>
Security Roundup November 2023
Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. Scamalot: police point to ongoing online fraud… It may be the low-hanging fruit of the security profession, but every now and again it’s worth re-familiarising ourselves with how scams work. Tom Whipple, a journalist with The Times, has an excellent […]
The Pitfalls of Pay-As-You-Go IT Services
Our CEO Brian Honan spoke to the Business Post on the pitfalls of outsourcing. Read More >
Beware the cost traps that can strain precious cybersecurity budgets
Our CEO Brian Honan spoke to the CSO Magazine about how some CISOs struggle with intricacies in the charging structures many security vendors have around their products. Read More >
Security Roundup October 2023
Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. Ransomware an ongoing threat to industry as crime gangs organise Malware-based cyber-attacks are the most prominent threat to industry, Europol says. The agency’s spotlight report examines ‘crime-as-a-service’, lifting the cover on ransomware groups’ business structures. A companion to Europol’s IOCTA 2023 report, it […]
Guardians of the Data Galaxy: Navigating the universe of data leaks
Our CEO Brian Honan spoke to the Business Post on why its unfair to blame human error for security breaches. Read More >