What Is Cyber Essentials? Cyber Essentials is a scheme developed by the Government, the Information Assurance for Small and Medium Enterprise (IASME) consortium, and the Information Security Forum (ISF). It helps businesses protect themselves from the ever-growing cyber threat. The scheme has a clear list of basic controls that organisations should have in place. Operating […]
What is Phishing? Phishing, unlike SPAM, has malicious intent to it. Phishers are looking to gain access to your device and personal information, intending to use this knowledge for immoral purposes. Attackers would often deploy social engineering where they attempt to manipulate, influence, or deceive you. They would direct you to a fake website that […]
What Is Endpoint Detection And Response (EDR)? The term Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) was suggested by Anton Chuvakin, a former researcher at Gartner. EDR is a tool that helps to detect and rectify suspicious activities throughout all the endpoints in a digital environment. That oddly sounds like an anti-virus software. So how is EDR different […]