Security

Emerging Security Threats for 2022

Emerging Security Threats for 2022

The relentless efforts of cybercriminals to attack organisations and individuals means that security is now a cornerstone of organisational operations. As the years go by, not only are cybercriminals finding smarter tools to carry out their exploits; they are also adapting their methodologies to the changing world we live in, as their targeting of remote …

cPanel & log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228)

cPanel & log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228)

A remote execution vulnerability has recently been found in the Apache Log4j library which could allow an attacker to take over the vulnerable server. If you have a dedicated or virtual server with cPanel installed and have enabled the Solr plugin for cPanel then your server maybe vulnerable. We strongly advise all customers that have …

7 Online Security Tips for Small Businesses

7 Online Security Tips for Small Businesses

The rise in cyberattacks against businesses makes it more important than ever to keep your systems secure. For many small businesses without in-house know-how, this can seem an uphill challenge. To help, here are some useful tips to keep your business protected from a range of the most important threats. 1. Take out insurance Cyber …

How to Protect Your Business from Phishing

How to Protect Your Business from Phishing

Phishing is the most common form of cyberattack and one that can have a significant impact on businesses and consumers. Here, we’ll look at what phishing is and what experts, including the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), advise businesses to do to protect themselves and their customers. What is a phishing attack? Phishing is a …

7 Ways to Make Your Data More Secure

7 Ways to Make Your Data More Secure

As Clive Humby famously said, Data is the new oil. It’s a commodity so valuable that cybercriminals go to great lengths to get their hands on it. And when they do, they use it for extortion and to sell to other criminals on the dark web. If that isn’t worrying enough, the means by which …

Top 7 Common Ways that Hackers Crack Passwords

Top 7 Common Ways that Hackers Crack Passwords

We use passwords everywhere. We need them to log in to our websites, apps, online accounts and even the devices we access them on. Unfortunately, cybercriminals have discovered increasingly clever ways to find out what they are. To keep you up to date with their growing sophistication and to put you in a better position …