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Our Data Security Predictions for 2017

‘this year has been a year of high profile hack after high profile hack. It seems we still are to learn the lessons of the vital role of data security procedures in order to keep ourselves safe’, says Colin Tankard, Managing Director of data security company, Digital Pathways. Here, Tankard outlines his predictions for the […]

Are you classifying your data?

All organisations handle information that is sensitive and confidential, which provides them with a competitive advantage. The need to secure information is more pressing than ever, with increasingly prescriptive mandates that demand protection for information and, increasingly, sophisticated criminals for whom such information is a goldmine, writes Colin Tankard, pictured, Managing Director, Digital Pathways, a […]

Opportunities and Threats. The downside of Faster Connectivity

Alongside more efficient network services must come increased vigilance, education, and higher levels of security systems. The UK Chancellor’s investment plans for the country’s digital infrastructure and fibre networks set out in this week’s Autumn Statement is good news for those involved in the development of smart cities but should also come with a warning […]

How will the changes brought in by GDPR affect your business?

In the UK, The Data Protection Act of 1998 has been the sole regulatory legislation that companies based here have had to comply to. An Act of Parliament, it was introduced to protect the personal data of British citizens, by outlining exactly what businesses must do when processing their information. On the 25th May 2018, […]

The Importance of Baseline Security

Understanding your company position in terms of digital security is vital to knowing whether you can and will be protected moving forward. Although having layers of security to protect you against the multitude of threats a company can face is preferable, there is a bare minimum standard that you should be aiming for. That bare […]

Is your Internet of Things device in danger of being hacked?

Could it be that someone or something is hacking into your TV, your fridge, or that new connected voice command speaker in the corner? The Internet of Things may be fatally flawed, according to cyber-security experts, with over 400,000 devices being reportedly hacked in recent days in what has been called the largest such attack […]

Smart Buildings Need Joined-Up Security

Today, much discussion in the technology world revolves around the Internet of Things (IoT), where billions of things will be interconnected over IP networks. Gartner estimates that, as of 2015, smart homes and commercial buildings made up 45% of the IoT. Smart Buildings are often run using building automation systems that are used to centrally […]

Blackmail for a digital age

Ransomware is a particularly malicious form of malware that gains access to a user’s system and then proceeds to prevent them from accessing their own data. In some cases, the files on the system are encrypted so as to be irretrievable without the key and, in others, access is simply denied to the device’s owner. […]

The Threat of Ex-employees in Digital Security

When we talk about the insider threat, and it is a topic that is very prominent in the digital security world at the moment, we tend to think of it in terms of rogue employees. People inside your business who are either actively looking to damage your organisation, or are simply naive to the risks […]

How Ransomware Attacks Might Affect Smart Buildings

Ransomware has become a decidedly ‘trendy’ cyber-attack topic for the media to cover. We looked at it ourselves earlier this year too, in our post on ‘how to deal with ransomware’. In it, we discussed how this particular form of cybercrime can affect people, and what is at risk. We touched on the turmoil that […]