The top news in tech: the September digest
As journalists returned from their summer holidays, the September headlines were dominated by supply-chain predicaments and semi-conductor shortages, alongside the much-anticipated
Tinker tailor solider spyware
Whether or not global governments are willing to acknowledge it publicly, cyber espionage has become an expected, if not accepted, norm in the 21st century. The era of Cold War-sty
Ransomware – key milestones and major players
At the turn of the century, ransomware barely registered on the Richter scale of threats posed to global business operations. Today, it is potentially one of the most devastating t
Cybersecurity in 2020: tales and trends in the new normal
One thing we often hear from our cybersecurity clients is how rapidly the threat landscape is evolving. Adversaries are relentless in their pursuit of new innovative ways to infilt
Digital Dick Turpins and Kardashian-style malware – a whistle stop tour of common security terms
I was recently asked to give the Babel team a training session on all things cybersecurity, given the majority of my clients fall into this sector. It was a ‘scratch the surface
Cyber security and the weakest (human) link
On Wednesday afternoon I found myself halfway up The Shard in the Shangri-La hotel, with a couple of guys, hacking a retail site and discussing ways of exploiting SMEs and their em