Mitigate & NQA Joint Event – Secure, Comply, Certify Breakfast Seminar

Agenda 8.30am – Breakfast  9.00am – Secure  Managing Director Stephen Robinson, of Mitigate Cyber Security will be discussing how to make your business secure from the threat of internal and external cyber-attacks 9.45am – Comply One of our specialist ISO 27001 consultants will be discussing the prestige of the standard and the changing attitude to information security, as well as […]

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Mitigate Become ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Certified!

We’re proud to announce that we now hold the sought-after ISO 27001 accolade after several months of risk assessing and policy implementation! Our scope includes all works conducted from our base at InfoLab21, Lancaster University where our penetration testing team are based in a secure environment. Our scope also extends to our consultancy and training

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Institute of Chartered Accountants Members Forum – Cyber Essentials

ICAEW are one of the regulatory bodies behind Cyber Essentials, and all member organisations are prompted to achieve the Cyber Essentials badge of certification. From October, Cyber Essentials will become a requirement of the government and will be stipulated within the contracting and procurement documentation, with all other regulators expected to follow suit. Read more

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Zain on BBC Radio Merseyside

Following from the success of Zain Javed’s TV appearance on the BBC, he was asked to feature on BBC Radio Merseyside’s breakfast show to give our insight into how much of a problem cyber security is becoming both in business and for individuals. Breakfast show host Tony Snell welcomed Zain to the show who explained that

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Mitigate Cyber Security Demonstrate Hack on BBC North West Tonight

Zain Javed, our Head of Penetration Testing Services recently made his TV debut on BBC North West Tonight during a feature on the cyber security landscape in the North West. Zain provided a quick demonstration on how easy it is to access websites with a simulation of a simple browser exploit which can lure the victim to

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North West Cyber Security Cluster Member Becomes Cyber Essentials Accreditation Body

As we mentioned in a previous news story, from October 1st Cyber Essentials will be a requirement of all suppliers bidding for certain personal and sensitive information-handling on behalf of the Government. Cyber Essentials certification is awarded to businesses that can demonstrate they have implemented measures to reduce the cyber risk. QG Management Standards, based

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Chinese Hackers Steal Israeli Military Documents

Two Israeli companies, both owned by the government, have reported that several military documents have been stolen.  The companies were responsible for the development of the Iron Dome missile defence system, and lost documents relating to ballistic rockets and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, otherwise known as drones). The intelligence report, seen by the BBC, states

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USB Discovered to Have a Critical Undetectable Security Flaw

A recently discovered flaw within USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices could be used to infect a computer and perform malicious activity without the user’s knowledge, even USB devices which appear to be empty. The researchers Karsten Nohl and Jakob Lell say there is no practical way to defend against such vulnerability. The body responsible for

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Solicitors Regulation Authority Reveal Cybercrime as ‘Priority Risk’

In the most recent Risk Outlook report by the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority, cybercrime was recognised as a new priority threat: “Breach of confidentiality: information security and cybercrime Keeping the affairs of clients confidential and secure is a key professional duty. Law firms need to be prepared for the increased risk to this duty that is

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