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What is ransomware? In 2025, ransomware is no longer just malicious software that encrypts your machines. It has morphed into something more dangerous: extortion built on stolen data. Attackers don’t stop at locking files; they now harvest sensitive information from SaaS platforms and internal networks, giving them leverage far beyond encryption keys. And their threatsRead more

Building a Secure Foundation Is a Lot Like Gardening Building strong cybersecurity doesn’t require fancy tools or a Hollywood-style war room. Often, it just takes the basics ‒ done really well. Think of it like gardening: healthy habits, applied consistently, create deep roots that protect your business when storms roll in. Here are five essential practicesRead more

2025 could be the most challenging year yet for the digital environment. As emerging factors such as the duality of AI, the rise in cybercrime, or the shortage of cybersecurity talent impact business, we ask the question, what should companies expect going forward? The World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2025 report  highlights that we haveRead more

Over the last two years, the healthcare sector has been the number 1 target for hackers who have attempted to attack health centres or even the health department of an entire country. The industry faces threats such as ransomware that blocks the whole healthcare system, deceptive techniques such as phishing, or breaches of sensitive data. MSPs andRead more

Excessive cybersecurity alerts are not a trivial matter; they pose a real challenge that directly impacts business security strategies. Too many notifications generate stress on IT teams, which are increasingly being reduced in size while facing a heavier burden of tasks. This situation can lead to urgent alerts being overlooked, putting system security at risk.Read more

Cyber adversaries constantly leverage sophisticated, malicious applications and legitimate tools to infiltrate organisations and evade existing security controls. To counter such attacks, security teams need to transition from security management to proactive security operations, efficiently thwarting cyber threats before they cause damage. At a high level, the SOC’s core mission remains to help the enterpriseRead more

Constructing a modern SOC A modern SOC (Security Operations Centre) can be built internally, although many organisations lack the in-house resources to accomplish this and struggle to find suitable staff members due to the deep skills crisis. As a result, they turn to managed security service providers, entirely or partially, that offer monitoring and proactiveRead more

Modern SOCs are highly specialised security operations centres whose objective is to detect attackers who have gained access to an organisation’s device or network. Built around complex environments, a team of cybersecurity experts who have been assigned different roles coordinate operations at SOCs. These professionals execute a sequence of specific processes supported by tools capableRead more

The growing number and complexity of threats, combined with the expansion of the attack surface, complicate the primary purpose of a Security Operations Centre (SOC): detecting, analysing, and responding to security incidents. These factors generate exponential growth in data volume and security alerts, which teams need more resources to address. 31% of SOC leaders andRead more

In these modern times, the threat landscape continues to expand. Tactics previously used by cyber criminals have evolved – they are now highly skilled and are motivated by financial and geopolitical gains, circumventing security controls more stealthily than was previously possible. Here is a list of important factors to consider when addressing cybersecurity in enterprisesRead more