Kate O'Flaherty

In-depth Despite rising exploits by adversaries, poor patch management is still a problem – what can be done about it?

In-depth As the cyber security skills shortage deepens, what specific skills is the industry lacking and how can firms do more with increasingly tight budgets?

In-depth What makes the most-targeted industries for cyber attacks such common victims, and what can they do to shore up security?

In-depth Governments worldwide have determined to stop ransomware payments, but what does this mean for businesses?

In-depth With many public sector organizations using Excel for data analysis and management, what are the risks and benefits of each approach?

In-depth Passkeys are touted as the answer to the password problem. As support is rolled out by the big tech firms, are businesses ready for the technology?

In-depth With a surge in small business ransomware attacks, it's critical to know what makes your organization a target and what defensive measures you can take

In-depth Kerberoasting attacks are on the rise. How does this attack method work and what can firms do to protect themselves?

In-depth ZTNA can help protect your business applications and data from cyber attacks

In-Depth Business email compromise (BEC) is surging. What is BEC, why is it growing, and how can firms spot and mitigate attacks?

In-depth The threat from North Korea should not be overlooked. What are its aims and how does it stack up against Russia and China?

In-depth With the number of vulnerabilities surging, patch management is becoming complex and time-consuming

In-depth Open source software attacks are a growing risk all firms should be aware of, so what can organizations do about them?

In-depth The Cyber Resilience Act has come under fire, but what exactly does it stipulate, what are the key conflicts at the heart of it, and how can businesses prepare?

In-depth Everything SMBs need to know as soon-to-be-updated data protection regulations make compliance easier and reduce costs

In-depth Security can be challenging for SMBs, but it’s possible to make yourself more resilient to reduce the impact of cyber attacks

In-depth Big tech firms including Google, Apple and Microsoft offer bug bounty programs, but can they benefit smaller businesses too?

In-depth With cloud ransomware increasingly targeting applications and data, as well as cloud-based companies, we explain how you can protect your business

In-depth What are the risks posed by generative AI and how can businesses protect themselves?

In-depth Although a UN committee is fleshing out a new international cyber crime treaty, experts question whether it’ll make any positive difference to businesses

In-depth The widely known cyber security skills gap might tempt IT professionals into a career change, but what’s the best way to navigate this switch?

In-depth As businesses need to consider privacy now more than ever, privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) are gaining traction

In-depth From physical assault to unsolicited explicit images, women in the industry face a barrage of inappropriate behaviour and find little support from employers

In-depth Lapsus$ group, Log4Shell, new Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities, and the Russia-Ukraine war dominated cyber security headlines in 2022

In-depth New technologies can augment your security team's response and may even be able to actively deceive attackers