In today’s rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape, it’s getting harder and harder for organisations to justify treating security testing as a once-a-year checkbox. Traditional annual penetration testing, while once a gold standard, is facing stiff competition from monthly automated testing, which is growing at an astonishing rate in the face of sophisticated and constantly shifting…
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The new ‘Willow’ question set is live for all Cyber Essentials certifications, as of 28th April 2025. The new question set has replaced 2023’s ‘Montpellier’ criteria. There has also been additional changes to the Cyber Essentials Plus audit specifically this year, which we have detailed below. If your organisation is working towards Cyber Essentials certification,…
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The Cyber Essentials certification scheme provides a strong and effective framework for defending against 99.8% of common cyber attacks. It was developed by the NCSC as a recommended level of cyber security for all UK organisations. Earning the Cyber Essentials certification is a great first step toward securing your organisation’s digital assets and personal information.…
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Achieving Cyber Essentials certification has numerous benefits for organisations of all shapes and sizes. You’re probably already aware of some of the headline ones, such as increasing protection from 98.5% of cyber threats, and offering peace of mind that your staff are working safely. However, there’s another significant advantage to certification that is often discussed…
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“3-2-1” Backups Are NOT Reliable in the Age of Ransomware Most people in the world of IT will be familiar with the old “3-2-1” backup strategy, which had become a pretty standard data protection technique: Three copies of data (primary and two backups); two copies stored locally on two different formats (NAS, tape or local…
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In today’s era, where businesses heavily depend on technology and the internet, the significance of cybersecurity cannot be emphasised enough. With the increasing prevalence of cyber threats and attacks, it has become essential for organisations to proactively safeguard their data and maintain customer trust. This is where Cyber Essentials compliance comes into play as a…
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Data resilience is typically defined as an organisation’s ability to ensure business continuity in the face of any disaster or disruption. While there’s more to the story regarding achieving data resilience, the concept itself is simple. A global survey of IT decision-makers commissioned by Arcserve found that 83% now include data resilience in their business…
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Mordor Intelligence estimates that more than 80% of midmarket and enterprise organisations are using network-attached storage (NAS) today and predicts that the NAS market will grow at an impressive 19.5 percent CAGR between 2021 and 2026. Mordor also points out that the most significant factor driving this growth is the “explosion in unstructured data, increasing…
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No matter how hard you try, you can’t escape ransomware. The volume of ransomware attacks reached an unfathomable 623.3 million globally according to the 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report, a 105% year-over-year increase. One Russian ransomware gang has developed a new approach that hunts for privileged users and services to access, exfiltrate, remove, and encrypt…
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Rampant ransomware attacks exploit vulnerabilities to breach companies, encrypt data, and extort painfully large ransom pay-outs. The SonicWall 2022 Cyber Threat Report found that ransomware attacks reached an unfathomable 623.3 million globally, a 105% year-over-year increase. That brings us to the 3-2-1-1 backup strategy: keep three copies of your data (one primary and two backups),…
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