Reduce ransomware by 86 %?In researching our latest paper on how we can better help our customers defend against Ransomware, I started looking at statistics and how they are used.IT sales and marketing never miss an opportunity to quote and re-purpose/reuse a statistic or study. I'm no different from anyone else and always on the lookout for an eye-catching number to support why organisations should use our technology. 86% of breaches are financially motivated, according to the 2020 Verizon [...]

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cybersecurity A lot of hype still surrounds Artificial Intelligence (AI). Even Gartner has it covered in a “Hype Cycle” (Its Hype Cycles covers new, emerging technologies). As part of a series of webinars we're running, this blog post looks at AI, what can it mean for cyber security, what are the pros and cons when deploying it and how you might use it with more traditional deterministic defences? There is plenty [...]

New year - new advice? The potential conflict over Ukraine is a reminder of state-sponsored cyber-threats. A bulletin published by the US government's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) serves as a useful checklist for both concerns about state-sponsored and security threats in general. The natural response might be to get the latest Gartner sponsored or new AI security system to aid protection. These can be difficult (and expensive) to buy and operate. Much can [...]