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Do I Need a Web Application Firewall

29/06/2018 by Krypsys

It’s likely that your company has a web presence which gives your customers the ability to interact with your web sites through web applications that service their requests. Whilst this is great for them, it also gives potential attackers an opportunity to interact with you as well. In 2017 around 40% of all data breaches …

UPnP – Please Just Turn it Off

14/05/202129/05/2018 by Krypsys

Universal Plug ‘n’ Play, a KRYPSYS favourite hot button, has recently been identified as facilitating larger denial-of-serviceattacks. Industry researchers observed suspect traffic from UPnP implementations, while analysing a Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP) amplification attack during April 2018. They spotted that while some of the attack packets were coming from familiar UDP ports, others were …

What to Look for in a Pen Testing Company

15/04/202403/05/2018 by Krypsys

Cybercriminals and penetration testing companies have a lot in common. Both search for vulnerabilities in your infrastructure; however, whilst the former may be looking to exploit these vulnerabilities in a way that would be detrimental to your business, the aim of the latter is to support you to better protect your company and its customers. …

Cloud Security Checklist

31/01/201830/01/2018 by Krypsys

Cloud computing is well on track to increase from $67B in 2015 to $162B in 2020 which is a compound annual growth rate of 19%. Cloud platforms are enabling new, complex global business models and are giving small & medium businesses access to best of breed, scalable business solutions and infrastructure. Moving to cloud presents …

Cyber Security Management Trends for 2018

14/05/202118/12/2017 by Krypsys

According to our customers and security commentators here are some major trends that will be a feature of Cyber SecurityManagement in 2018. Cyber Security Resource Shortage The shortage of cybersecurity-skilled individuals will continue to be problem during 2018. Globally, many thousands of cybersecurity roles remained unfilled during 2017. Based on the numbers of qualified and …

Do You Need Penetration Test for the GDPR?

14/05/202118/10/2017 by Krypsys

Do you need penetration test to comply with GDPR? The GDPR requires that you assess applications and criticalinfrastructurefor security vulnerabilities and that the effectiveness of your security controls are tested regularly. Services such as penetration testing and regular vulnerability assessments will help meet this requirement. The GDPR brings a number of changes including breach reports being legally required within …

The Latest Trends in BYOD

14/05/202124/08/2017 by Krypsys

BYOD policies have become a common fixture, particularly in larger organisations, and seem set to stay. Despite concerns about security breaches, governance issues, device management and a range of other possible complications, businesses’ perception seems to be that the benefits outweigh the potential issues. Indeed, a recent survey of BYOD trends revealed that adoption rates …

Penetration Testing Tools for Small Business

15/04/202420/06/2017 by Krypsys

Cyber-criminals unfortunately continue to up the ante of their attacks and in many ways, are adapting faster than the good guys

Is Azure More Secure Than AWS

15/04/202422/05/2017 by Krypsys

The move to cloud continues to grow at pace, with most IT departments looking at Azure and AWS as the two the main options to consider. For each individual use case, there will be a number of requirements to consider including what applications will be deployed, existing skill base and cost. We would hope that security …

What Is DevSecOps And Do I Need It

15/04/202419/04/2017 by Krypsys

As new security threats continue to emerge, it can be a challenge to stay on top. In an agile environment