Since the formal break up of the USSR at the end of 1991, the majority of the former Soviet bloc countries would certainly appear to offer great, albeit still risky, investment opportunities in one form or another to the wealthy speculative investor. That view is perhaps easy to understand given the geopolitical position Russia finds […]
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The sheer scale of the cyber-attack that took place on Friday the 12th, which affected 150 countries, is unprecedented. Companies are still working to ensure their protection from the ransomware. The ransomware utilised over the weekend is called WannaCry, which is designed to spread quickly from a single machine across an entire network, allowing for
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New infection of machines by this variant of WannaCry has been halted after the discovery of a kill switch. All Windows Operating Systems still receiving security patches (Vista, 7, 8.1, 10, Server 2008, Server R2, Server 2012, Server 2012 R2, Server 2016) are STILL VULNERABLE unless you have applied Microsoft security hotfix MS17-010 released April
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Governments have a lot to answer for regardless whether they support ‘left’ or ‘right’ policies, and history is replete with examples of how often we are told that their new ‘plan’ will benefit us all only to end up causing far more trouble than the existing plan would have done had it been left in
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Today, law firms from both sides of the pond that operate in difficult markets such as Libya, Iran, and so on, still rely on publicly available data (or Open Source Research) alone for their due diligence. It is understandable that open source intelligence gathering (OSINT) over the internet has gained in popularity as one of
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The rise of cybercrime is the biggest challenge facing legal firms today. The problem is at its core very simple: as revealed by an American Bar Association’s (ABA) Legal Technology Survey, about half of firms said they had no response plan in place to address a cybersecurity breach. A variety of reports have predicted that
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A recent survey from the institute of directors has revealed that 50% of businesses in the UK do not have a Cyber security strategy. Asides from the disturbing implications for customers that the companies entrusted with their data have no plans to protect it, this lack of a plan extends to a response to cyber
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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is to be reviewed in 2018; the purpose of the regulation is to provide, strengthen and unify data protection for individuals within the European Union. According to the EU Council, the primary objectives of the GDPR are to give citizens back the control of their personal data and to
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One of the excuses which companies use for not being proactive in providing adequate security is “I have nothing of value.” Although this excuse is expected for smaller companies that may have difficulty raising the funds required for an effective defence of the company, the view is understandable… but also fundamentally wrong. In a society
Why would I be hacked, we have nothing of value? Read More »
The Dark Web is rapidly becoming commercialised, with multiple pages within the dark web acting as a market place to sell malware start up kits, hacking services and guides to commit cyber crime. The denizens of the dark web come in a variety of types from fraudsters, hackers and even members of terrorist organisations. Companies
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