Statistics show that in 2021, online retail sales amounted to a staggering 4.9 trillion dollars, with purchases made by over two billion customers.
Experts anticipate that this trend will continue as more people select the ease of internet shopping. Unfortunately, it has also encouraged cyber criminals to target this area.
These two factors have prompted retailers and security experts to focus on improving online retail cybersecurity measures.
Topics: PCI Compliance, PCI v4.0, PCI DSS v4.0, PCI DSS 4.0, PCI DSS, payment card industry data security, payment card industry security standards, pci dss merchant, cybersecurity retail services, cybersecurity retail singapore
We often hear about unwanted cyber interventions harming operations. You might think it’s not relevant to the maritime industry – you’d be wrong.
Not immune from cybersecurity incidents, a growing number of attackers are focusing their activity on the marine and offshore sector[1][2][3]. That includes cargo ships and cruise liners. Both are attractive targets due to high-value assets and likely vulnerabilities.
Whilst the picture might seem alarming, specialist guidance and procedures exist to help you mitigate your risk, securing vessels from harmful attacks. Created by cybersecurity specialist Nettitude, and used by Lloyds Register, the LR Cybersecurity ShipRight [4] certification is one such example.
Topics: Marine and Offshore, Marine, cybersecurity, ShipRight Certification
The wait is finally over and PCI DSS v4.0 is released today, 31st March 2022. Whatever the size of your organisation, volume of payments or size of in-scope network, there will be an impact to you of some kind, but for today it's business as usual.
In this post, we discuss six areas in PCI DSS v4.0, which we think you should be aware of today, with much more detail to come.
For now, we will take it easy and focus on the key themes and changes:
Topics: PCI Compliance, PCI v4.0, PCI DSS v4.0, PCI DSS 4.0, PCI DSS
October 2021 saw our vulnerability research team uncover a Microsoft vulnerability dating back 14 years. In the wrong hands, it would have caused untold damage to businesses reliant on Microsoft’s VPN.
Topics: Microsoft Bug, Microsoft VPN, Denial of Service, DoS, CVE-2022-23253, Vulnerability Research
While your business might have the latest technology to safeguard its private information, the reality is that your employees may be the weakest link in your organisation when it comes to cybersecurity. In fact, human error is still widely considered the number one cause of cybersecurity breaches.
So, what can you do to ensure your employees don’t make mistakes? The most straightforward approach is a detailed cybersecurity training course that educates employees on spotting common threats.
Here, we highlight some of the best places to start when teaching your employees about how they can avoid becoming a victim of a cyber-attack.
Topics: cyber security training and certification, cybersecurity training courses, cyber security training courses hong kong, cyber security singapore, cyber security risk management process, cyber risk management strategy, cybersecurity training in singapore
Phishing has been around since the early days of the Internet, but it remains a major thorn for businesses and individuals. These deceptive emails attempt to trick users with harmful attachments and misleading links, using convincing promises, requests or anxiety-inducing news that leads people to not think clearly.
While you might think you can spot a phishing email from a mile away, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) found that more than 240,000 people fell victim in the United States alone in 2020. Whether you need to protect yourself or educate your employees against cybersecurity risks, consider these tips to detect phishing attempts that land in your inbox.
Topics: cyber security services, cyber security consulting, certified information security consultant, cyber security consulting services, cyber security consultant
Firewalls are designed to form a protective barrier between your internal systems and untrusted outside networks. However, you must be certain that this part of your IT infrastructure has been installed and configured correctly. Otherwise, you risk malware being inserted or valuable data being stolen from your private systems.
This is where rigorous firewall penetration testing comes in. These simulated cyber-attacks locate, investigate and test for vulnerabilities from both outside intruders and internal threats. This way, your company will know where its weaknesses exist and have a plan to address any cybersecurity concerns.
Topics: Penetration Testing, firewall penetration testing, firewall penetration testing services, cyber security penetration testing, cybersecurity penetration testing, penetration test hong kong, firewall, penetration test, pentesting
Ransomware attacks are on the rise. Whether you’re a small business or a large organisation, you’re at risk and ransomware prevention is always better than recovering after an attack.
Topics: ransomware
Log4j is a logging library written in Java and the vulnerability, CVE-2021-44228, also commonly known as Log4Shell, allows a remote actor to send a crafted HTTP packet to servers or other software suite exposed to the internet, running the version below Log4j 2.15.0.
Topics: Log4Shell
There are exciting times ahead for the PCI DSS as it aims to shift its position and up its game. Historically the PCI DSS has been criticised for being behind the technology curve, but as its latest iteration (version 4.0) is prepared for release by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council, we anticipate changes that will keep the standard in the here and now.
6 PCI DSS v4.0 changes we are anticipating:
Topics: PCI Compliance, PCI v4.0
