by Peter Austin | Dec 8, 2021
One year on from our introductory blog on Zero Trust Architecture, what has changed and what friction points have started to appear for organisations after implementation? Crucially, where does Zero Trust fit within the to-do list, or the essential security risk...
by Sarah Knowles | Jul 2, 2021
What does Cyber Essentials cover? Cyber Essentials is a UK Government backed scheme that helps protect your business against a range of the most common cyber-attacks. Cyber-attacks can come in many forms and may be carried out against businesses of any size of...
by Dawn O'Connor | Jun 3, 2021
On Monday 19th April 2021, CIISec Nottingham, Derby and Leicester branch collaborated with BCS Nottingham and Derby to host a virtual event, “Sunburst – A New Dawn”. The event was well attended by nearly 100 security professionals from both organisations....
by Sarah Knowles | May 27, 2021
What is Cyber Essentials? Cyber Essentials is a Government backed scheme which provides simple but effective controls to protect your organisation, whatever its size, against a range of the most common cyber-attacks. Why should my business be interested in Cyber...
by Dawn O'Connor | Mar 11, 2021
Information Security is at a crossroads; we have more and more tools available to mitigate attacks but the number of security incidents such as data breaches is on the rise – why is this? Everyone thinks they know what they should be doing when it comes to...
by Natalie Wilding | Mar 3, 2021
Going through Scrum Master training gave me one of the greatest leadership tools I’ve ever received, one that I use on a daily basis within my role as a Product Manager, but also as a leader in my organisation and in the wider community. It’s a mindset...
by Dawn O'Connor | Feb 25, 2021
Are We Looking for Unicorns Are we looking for realistic combinations of skills and certifications in cyber security recruitment, or are we looking for mythical candidates who, like unicorns, simply don’t exist? That was the question posed on Monday 8th...
by Colin Robbins | Feb 11, 2021
Using Maths to Show that Automated Security Tools do not Provide Security Automated security tools can be a very effective security tool, but there are pitfalls for the unwary. I will use a couple of well-known maths puzzles to illustrate why these pitfalls exist. 1 =...