RESEARCH CONTENT:
In May 2017, a strain of ransomware called WannaCry infected 32 NHS trusts in England. The NHS's report on the incident noted that all English local authorities reported being unaffected, despite also being connected to the NHS's own national network.
INFOGRAPHIC:
Ransomware is one of the most effective strategies for attacking critical infrastructures. This type of malware infects computers and prohibits or severely restricts users from accessing entire systems until ransom demands have been met. In this infographic, we take a look at the four types of ransomware and their effect on the security landscape.
EGUIDE:
Once again, in 2019 the cyber threat landscape proved the old biblical adage correct – there is nothing new under the sun. Data breaches were 10 a penny – indeed, in some cases they can actually be bought for pennies. Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 cyber crime stories of 2019.
EGUIDE:
IT and regulatory environments are changing rapidly driven by the EU's GDPR and digital transformation that is seeing accelerated adoption of cloud and IoT-based technologies, and while identity remains key to cyber security, organisations need to reassess and adapt their identity and access management (IAM) strategies accordingly.
WHITE PAPER:
Examine the topic of trench warfare in a cyber-world and discover many factors you need to know about these potentially disastrous events.
EZINE:
When the war between Hamas and Israel began, cyber security professionals and major government and private organisations braced for an inevitable accompanying online war. In this issue of CW EMEA, we outline cyber war, patterns of threat activity, and find out what security teams can do to protect their organisations. Read the issue now.
EZINE:
As we start another new year, we look back at what technology has been playing a vital role in keeping Europe safe. Headlines are regularly filled with threats about cyber wars and attacks which, although are important to bring to light, can sometimes overshadow the role technology plays in keeping us safe.
EZINE:
In this issue of Information Security magazine, we cover top cyberthreats and countermeasures to help organizations defend against new and evolving attack techniques.
EGUIDE:
In order to understand how DNS attacks work, it is important to understand DNS security weaknesses. In this e-guide, security pros Peter Wenham and Vladimir Jirasek reveal best practices and recommendations for securing DNS and staying ahead of its vulnerabilities.
RESEARCH CONTENT:
The purpose of this article is to explain what the MITRE ATT&CK framework is and how it has become the de-facto industry standard for describing cyber adversarial behaviour. It will illustrate why it was created, why it can be considered a burgeoning cyber security ontology, and how it ended up being the one of the most widespread frameworks.
