What3Words – The App That Could Save Your Life

by | Jul 29, 2019

How simple would it be to tell someone exactly where you are right now? Usually the answer to that question will be as straightforward as knowing your home or work address. However, if you’re travelling somewhere less familiar it will most likely take longer. Add a...

Agile Development

by | Jul 17, 2019

What is Agile Development? Agile Development is a collaborative approach to project management, in which teams work together to define project requirements and identify solutions to issues as they occur. It was popularised in the 1990s, when traditional heavyweight...

NIS Directive – The NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework

by | Jun 24, 2019

What is the NIS Directive? The Networks and Information Systems (NIS) Directive is the first piece of EU-wide legislation on cyber security. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure a universal standard of security across all European member states. It is a vital...

Hook, Line and Sinker: Protecting Your Business from Email Phishing

by | Jun 14, 2019

A Not So Perfect Catch At CyberUK 2019, phishing was identified as one of the major threats facing the UK in 2019. Phishing is an act of cybercrime in which users are tricked into providing sensitive data. This includes personal data such as passwords, bank account...

Using the Toyota Approach to Building Trustworthy Products

by | May 29, 2019

Toyota has gained a reputation worldwide for consistently producing high-quality vehicles. This reputation has been built through a dedicated approach to quality control and assurance. Toyota’s founder, Sakichi Toyoda, once said: “a product should never be sold until...

What Is A Security Audit?

by | May 15, 2019

Implementing effective cyber security involves a lot more than just applying the latest technology. You need to enact appropriate supporting policies/processes and ensure your staff are effectively trained  to follow them. These factors taken together are what is...

Cyber Essentials – Where To Begin?

by | Apr 24, 2019

What Is Cyber Essentials? Cyber Essentials is a government-backed scheme, operated by the National Cyber Security Centre. The scheme highlights the baseline of good security practice and helps to teach businesses how to protect themselves from online threats. There...

The benefits of being a ‘cyber ready’ business

by | Oct 12, 2018

Cyber-readiness is becoming an increasingly important quality for organisations of all descriptions to aim for. A recent report from Vodafone Business highlights the room for improvement that still exists for the majority of companies worldwide. Nexor contributed...