What will it take for organisations to take IT security seriously?
With over 15 years’ experience working in the IT and Risk Management industry, we have heard countless reasons for why people don’t want to invest in IT and Cyber [...]
Congratulations to Phill McManus for being awarded ‘cyber scheme associate’
The team here at TecSec are incredibly proud of Phill McManus for being awarded the ‘Cyber Scheme Associate qualification’ from Cyber Scheme. Cyber Scheme are a not-for-profit organisation that [...]
Does your current backup solution comply with the GDPR?
Must you have implemented a backup solution in place to comply with the GDPR? Yes. Under Article 32(c) of the GDPR it states that your data controller/GDPR owner must [...]
CoMech pass annual re-certification for Cyber Essentials
Congratulations to CoMech Metrology for passing Cyber Essentials for the third year running! Who are CoMech? CoMech Metrology are a UKAS-accredited calibration company based in the heart of the [...]
Ex-employee of Peebles Media fined after falling for an email scam
On the 5th of February, the BBC had reported that a woman, Patricia Reilly, had fallen victim to an email scam and was being sued by her ex-employers for [...]
Will the GDPR still apply if the UK leave the EU?
Short answer? It depends on whether we leave the UK with or without a deal. Based on advice from the ICO, the outcome can go one of two ways. [...]
ICO Rundown: The sectors that have fallen foul of the ICO
The ICO recently released a Data security report which detailed what sectors had reported data security incidents so far in 2019. These incidents include cyber-attacks, data loss and breaches [...]
PPTP blocked by manufacturers; here’s why.
A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a widely used piece of technology, which allows users to securely connect to remote networks over the internet. One of the common VPN’s [...]
Scary cyber scenarios and how to stop them becoming a nightmare
As IT security experts, there are a few cyber scenarios that we see cropping up time and time again. We are therefore able to help warn against and prevent [...]
Patch Management: How to patch effectively
Patch Management is a MUST in all businesses, having unpatched security and feature updates leaves your business vulnerable to exploitation. In the NCSC article ‘the problems with patching’ , [...]