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Securing your organisation using policies and technical controls is critical; however, unless these controls and policies are regularly tested, an organisation cannot determine or monitor their effectiveness. It seems as though every week there is a new cyber attack reported that may affect just one organisation or multiple organisations simultaneously. The importance of penetration testing…

Welcome to the second in our monthly instalment of “Cyber Security News of the Month”. In this blog, we take a look back at last month's cyber security breaches, cyber security awareness and hot topic of the month. Be sure to subscribe to our monthly newsletter to receive the latest cyber security news and advice. Latest Cyber Security Breaches 1. Yodel parcel delivery service disrupted by…

According to the Q1 2022 report by the Anti Phishing Working Group (APWG), the first quarter of the year saw phishing attacks hit a record high, exceeding 1 million for the first time. A phishing attack is a type of social engineering that attempts to entice someone into performing a harmful action or divulging confidential information via email. To combat this, spam filters are often used, and…

Vendor Vulnerabilities are a common cybersecurity challenge businesses face when introducing third-party products and services to their network. Whether it’s a security flaw located in a network, server or application, businesses relying on third party vendors are often the ones left to resolve the issues. To support you in resolving known vulnerabilities as quickly as possible, we have outlined…

Welcome to the first in our monthly instalment of “Cyber Security News of the Month”. In this blog, we take a look back at last month's cyber security breaches, cyber security awareness and hot topics of the month. Latest cybersecurity breaches German library services struggle to recover from a ransomware attack Onleihe, a popular German library service, notified its users of a range of issues…

Back in 2020, Secora Consulting released a blog post titled "The Importance of Penetration Testing for PCI DSS Compliance". We decided recently that given the release of the new PCI DSS v4.0 that there was a good opportunity to give the guidance a refresh and discuss what has changed (and provide guidance on some areas that we often get queries from our customers). A summary of what is different…

Atlassian has warned of a critical zero-day remote code execution vulnerability impacting Confluence Servers and Data Center products that it said is being actively exploited in the wild. Confluence is a knowledge sharing and collaboration tool, similar to a wiki. What is CVE-2022-26134? In a security advisory published on June 2nd, the company stated that the flaw is currently being exploited in…

Building web applications at any scale is a difficult task. There are often a myriad of moving parts to enable the simplest functionality, and the need for new features and fixes often outpaces our ability to fix them. This creates the perfect breeding ground for new vulnerabilities to arise, and in this report, we will discuss some of those more frequently encountered by Secora Consulting…

While the pandemic accelerated the move to eCommerce for many businesses, the rush to sell online has also meant huge numbers of businesses have cybersecurity gaps. And while cybersecurity can be an overlooked part of maintaining an online business, cyberattacks can be catastrophic. Not only could your business lose, online revenue, data and customers, but its reputation could also incur…