Entries by Katie

6th Day of Christmas: Lessons Learned in 2017

Heathrow Airport Data Leak The Heathrow Airport data leak is definitely different from all of those we have previously spoken about in this series. Rather than a breach from an external source into the digital infrastructure, it looks a completely different type of leak. One that you would never expect to happen! 

On the 5th Day of Christmas: 2018 Prediction

The Rise and Rise of the IoT, (and the ever increasing attack surface it creates!) Have you ever sat down and counted all the devices in your house that have the capability to connect to the Internet?  If you really go through the exercise carefully, the result can be pretty astounding. Your car? Your bathroom scales? Your watch? […]

4th Day of Christmas: Lessons Learned in 2017

Uber Data Breach Oh dear. What can we say? One of the more recent breaches to have been announced, but not the most recent to happen (hey Uber!). This was a big fail in terms of dealing with a breach proactively. Thought to have occurred in October 2016, the breach was not made public until November 2017. […]

3rd Day of Christmas: 2018 Prediction

The Bitcoin Bubble Will Burst Well, we have a whole 12 months to get this one right, so it’s a bit of a sure bet, isn’t it? Or is it? The news is rife with people who a few years ago, in an act of nerdy posturing, bought their mate a beer using bitcoins – […]

2nd Day of Christmas: Lessons Learned in 2017

Equifax Data Breach Who could forget this corker? One of the biggest breaches recorded this year (at least so far) with as many as 143 million people affected. Data such as names, social security numbers, addresses, credit card numbers and driving license numbers were taken during the breach. The full breach lasted from March to July, but […]