Security Roundup May 2023
Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. Say it again, I double dare you Anyone familiar with phishing and social engineering will know scammers often use psychological tricks to get victims to divulge personal data. Now, a new study from the University of East Anglia has uncovered […]
RSA Reflections: Lessons from the 2023 Cybersecurity Conference
One leaves RSA with an innate sense of awe at the sheer size and scale of this event. The orchestration and programme management for a conference serving over 40,000 people is breath-taking. While the conference is intensely educational, it’s also really good fun. There’s a pervasive atmosphere of excitement about ‘what’s next’ and many of […]
IAPP conference report: a deep dive into data protection
The UK’s expected divergence from the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDR) was a key talking point from IAPP UK’s recent conference. Yvonne McKeown, senior data privacy consultant with BH Consulting, was there and she outlines her thoughts in this blog. The International Association of Privacy Professionals’ event, dubbed ‘IAPP UK Intensive 2023’, took place […]
Why incident response and communications go hand in hand
Incident response is in the spotlight again, and for many good reasons. This year alone we’ve seen significant ransomware incidents involving Munster Technological University and ION Group. Further afield, Royal Mail’s overseas parcel delivery suffered widespread disruption after a ransomware infection in January. We rely more than ever on technology. When it doesn’t work or […]
What to do if you suspect your personal mobile has been hacked
Have you given much thought to how secure your smartphone is? There are plenty of resources to help you with responding to a suspected compromised desktop PC or laptop. But what happens if you think your mobile has been breached? How would you know? What do you do? In this blog, we’ll look at how […]
New Year’s resolution: keeping cybercriminals and scammers at bay
New Year is a time for looking forward, but discouraging signs from cybercriminals in 2023 could spell bad news for cybersecurity professionals. Economic forecasters almost unanimously expect a tough year ahead as inflation pressures continue, Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds on, and the spectre of recession rises again. What does this have to do with […]
Regulation roundup part 2: opening the door to more data
This regulations roundup uncovers how the European Union has been busy laying the groundwork for a world of open data sharing and digital sovereignty. The forthcoming EU Data Act and Data Governance Act aim to make more data available for society and the economy. By doing so, the EU wants to avoid data processing becoming […]
Security Roundup December 2022
Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. Ransomware recovery costs make a bitter pill for HSE We try to keep security and data protection disciplines separate in our practice, but sometimes they unavoidably overlap. The Conti ransomware that infected the Health Service Executive in May 2021 falls into both […]