Security Roundup November 2022
Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. The state of cybersecurity in 2022: ransomware and threats to data abound Nearly 10 terabytes of data are stolen every month due to ransomware, according to the ENISA threat landscape (ETL) report. Other highlights were: more than 60 per cent […]
Security Roundup October 2022
Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. Palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy … there’s hackers in your IT already Ever wanted to put yourself in the CEO’s hot seat during a ransomware outbreak that threatens to engulf your business? Feel the dread rising in […]
Security Roundup September 2022
Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. Documentary aims to focus on women’s achievements in security A new documentary aims to shine a spotlight on female achievements in the cybersecurity field. Titled ‘Women in Security’, it will use storytelling techniques and interviews with respected industry professionals and […]
Security Roundup August 2022
Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. To MFA or not to MFA, that is the question As the security industry cliche goes, there’s no such thing as a silver bullet. Many professionals agree multi-factor authentication (MFA) can improve security, but a recent discovery showed that it’s […]
Security Roundup July 2022
Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. Data privacy takes stage as an ESG goal The need to embed privacy into the environment, social and governance (ESG) agenda, was highlighted at RSA 2022 by a panel of chief privacy officers from Apple, Google and LinkedIn. Their panel discussion concluded that […]
Security Roundup June 2022
Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. Verizon DBIR 2022 findings highlight the human factor in breaches The 2022 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report has found – once again – that people were the main driver behind most breaches. In this year’s edition, 82 per cent of […]
Hiring – (Technical) Cybersecurity Consultant
Job Title: (Technical) Cybersecurity Consultant Location: Onsite/Remote/Hybrid Tenure: Permanent (5 days per week) BH Consulting is an ever-expanding cybersecurity and data protection consulting service – with offices in Dublin, London and New York. Our highly skilled team help clients understand risks, identify vulnerabilities and deliver critical cybersecurity and data protection solutions to their organisations. As […]
Security Roundup May 2022
Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. Nothing random about ransomware victims as attacks increase Ransomware: it hasn’t gone away, you know. Europol recently warned that ransomware operators are choosing their targets based on their ability to pay higher financial costs, and their need to get back running quickly […]
Security Roundup February 2022
Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. How to take the pulse of your security efforts/health check As any seasoned infosec professional knows, the security landscape shifts constantly. At times of elevated threat levels, it can be useful to take the pulse of important security controls, to […]
Security Roundup January 2022
Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. Not the Yule log you were hoping for As 2021 drew to a close, there was no easy end to the year for security professionals. The Log4J flaw (also known as Log4Shell or CVE-2021-44228), emerged in mid December and was […]