Posts tagged 'targeted attacks'

“No one ever thinks it’s going to be them.”

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Show notes for series 1, episode 6

In this episode Simon and Marc focus on the basics of understanding and managing risk. They discuss insurance, how to assess the risk of anything (from dropping a cup of tea on an expensive server to animal attacks!) and touch on ransomware.

Posted on April 21st, 2021 by Simon PG Edwards and tagged 2021, cloud, cybersecurity, hacking, physical security, podcast, social engineering, targeted attacks

Your shortcut to all episodes from De:Coded Series One.

Find all of the episodes from De:Coded Series One in one handy place.

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Posted on March 24th, 2021 by Simon PG Edwards and tagged 2021, cloud, cybersecurity, hacking, physical security, podcast, social engineering, targeted attacks

“The claim that AV is dead is guaranteed to make headlines, which is why the claim is made so often”

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Show notes for series 1, episode 3

Is anti-virus dead? A lot of people seem to think so, but they all have their reasons – some of which are more honest than others. We dig into the motives and passions behind this controversial question.

Posted on March 24th, 2021 by Simon PG Edwards and tagged 2021, cloud, cybersecurity, hacking, physical security, podcast, social engineering, targeted attacks

“Changing default settings, wildly and randomly, would achieve the tick”

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Show notes for series 1, episode 2

Where can you get cyber security advice that you trust? Are certificates and Standards worthwhile and good value for money? We delve into the world of ‘official’ cyber security advice and give a balanced view on what we recommend.

Posted on March 24th, 2021 by Simon PG Edwards and tagged 2021, cloud, cybersecurity, hacking, physical security, podcast, social engineering, targeted attacks

“Humans are a really powerful link in the chain”

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Show notes for series 1, episode 1 (How Attackers Attack)

How do attackers attack? Simon and Marc look at their tactics and explore options to help recognise and evade them. They examine social engineering in a cyber security and physical context. And the guys also explore technical exploits. At the end of this episode you will have a great overview of how attackers attack.

Posted on March 24th, 2021 by Simon PG Edwards and tagged 2021, cloud, cybersecurity, hacking, physical security, podcast, social engineering, targeted attacks

“Even executives have families and personal lives”

DE:CODED is the official cyber security podcast from SE Labs.

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Show notes for series 1, trailer 1

We’re excited to announce De:Coded Cyber, our new cyber security podcast covering security for large businesses, budding CISOs and we recognise that executives are real people too, with families and personal lives.

Posted on March 17th, 2021 by Simon PG Edwards and tagged 2021, cloud, cybersecurity, hacking, physical security, podcast, social engineering, targeted attacks

Is trust as we know it dead?

The SolarWinds breach was arguably the most significant computer hack of the decade. At least, of those breaches that we know of. Rather than jump straight into judgement and analysis, we wanted to watch as things unfurled and provide a balanced view with facts and clear thoughts later, rather than fast attention-grabbing reactions.

Posted on February 26th, 2021 by Simon PG Edwards and tagged 2021, 2fa, authentication, cloud, cybersecurity, hacking, targeted attacks

If an EDR solution can spot an attack, why doesn’t it stop it too?

SE Labs tested Crowdstrike Falcon in this Breach Response test, pitting it against a range of hacking attacks designed to compromise systems.

This month shattered any doubt that intrusion detection technology is necessary. Large companies and other organisations that rely on compromised technology from IT management firm SolarWinds are racing to discover possible breaches.

Posted on January 19th, 2021 by Simon PG Edwards and tagged 2021, breach response, crowdstrike, cybersecurity, hacking, security testing, targeted attacks

Solid endpoint protection is a bare minimum

If it feels like new breaches are reported every week, it’s because they are. Attackers are taking no prisoners and are successfully breaking into businesses, political organisations and systems belonging to individuals. Most believe they have solid endpoint protection in place.

It’s not like a bank robbery, where the bad guys have to spend lots of time and effort to put themselves at physical risk for the sake of one big score. Ransomware extortions can happen in parallel. Criminals sit in front of screens watching piles of victims become compromised.

Posted on December 28th, 2020 by Simon PG Edwards and tagged 2020, anti-virus, cybersecurity, endpoint, hacking, review, security testing, standards, targeted attacks, test results

A set of backups may no longer be enough

A journalist asked us if we felt that ransomware attackers had evolved. But the truth of the matter is, there’s no need for them to do so judging by the large number of publicised cases in which they are able to achieve success without being too creative.

Posted on December 10th, 2020 by Simon PG Edwards and tagged 2020, anti-virus, cybersecurity, hacking, online security, predictions, ransomware, targeted attacks