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Robert Wilson
The Penetration Testing Landscape in 2023 Penetration Testing has existed for over half a century. Ethical hackers have embraced the task to ensure that computer systems remain secure from threat actors trying to compromise them. The focus at the time of its conception was safety of information as computers gained the ability to share information ... Read more
Robert Wilson
Amicis listed as one of Techblast’s Manchester Startups Last week, Amicis were delighted to be listed in the first edition of Manchester Startups 2.0. These 25 founder-led startups are not backed by venture capital. Bootstrapped, pre-seed or angel-backed, the enterprises are in the early stages of their journey and either building or harnessing a unique ... Read more
Robert Wilson
I have Cyber Essentials. Now what? For UK organisations, or those trading in the UK, the reasons for achieving the Cyber Essentials certification are varied. Some will apply for the accreditation as a mandate for doing business with public sector entities; others respect the need to demonstrate externally they take the protection of their data ... Read more
Robert Wilson
Protecting the most vulnerable – cyber attacks on charities In today’s threat landscape, many hackers will happily target those putting up the least resistance for the easiest gain. With charities, their resources and available budget to spend on cyber defences are often very low, making them a very easy target. Below, we take a look ... Read more
Robert Wilson
What are the greatest cyber threats to a recruitment agency? With so much sensitive business and personal candidate data, recruitment firms are a highly attractive target for threat actors. What methods are most commonly used to breach recruitment agencies? And what can they do to protect business, their staff, and their candidates? Phishing Attacks: Recruiters ... Read more
Robert Wilson
The UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology recently published the Cyber Security Breaches Survey for 2023. Below we look at some of the key findings and actions you can take to ensure your business doesn’t become part of these statistics. Headlines for cyber-attacks on UK businesses in the past 12 months: 2.39 million ... Read more
Robert Wilson
Gone are the days of threat actors solely targeting large businesses and governments for malicious gain. With large security teams and layers of defence continuously combatting hackers, their attention for some time has turned to easier targets, often with valuable assets to capture with minimal effort required. The consequences of a cyber attack on a ... Read more
Robert Wilson
Bringing penetration testing into the modern day, is something MSSPs can readily support. In today’s way of living and working, where results are needed now, and outputs are required regularly to keep pace with continuous changes, especially in the digital world, are we really still accepting that penetration tests should take days to schedule, weeks ... Read more
Robert Wilson
What are the greatest threats facing software development firms? Almost all organisations are reliant on software to drive their operations. We assume sound security of these programmes enabling us to deliver upon daily objectives. But what are the key threats facing software developers, and what measures should they be taking to counteract these issues? Denial ... Read more
Robert Wilson
April was a busy month for flagship cyber security events across the globe. We take a closer look at the key themes and learnings taken from some events Amicis and its partners attended: CyberUK, 19-20 April, Belfast, Northern Ireland Global co-operation was the opening talk of the event and remained a key theme throughout the ... Read more
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