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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

IT Directors Introduction to Microsoft Azure Security

26/03/201725/03/2017 by Krypsys

Concerns about cloud security are not likely to diminish anytime

Six Steps to Securing the Cloud

03/03/2017 by Krypsys

The lack of an ‘edge’ that clearly defines the cloud environment that your organisation is considering sending your data to, can

Data Protection – GDPR Checklist

15/04/202410/02/2017 by Krypsys

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires that, by 2018, any company that wishes to do business in the EU, will need to collect, store and use personal information more securely. Companies that have not started addressing this yet will, potentially, have a lot of the compliance work to get through in 2017. With the …

2016 Cyber Security Trends Summary

02/02/201731/01/2017 by Krypsys

The majority of UK businesses now recognise the importance of cyber security. This, in part, has been driven by the fact that E-commerce has become much more important to UK companies and has doubled since 2008. Added to that, media coverage of high-profile breaches and their consequences has moved cyber security up the corporate agenda. …

Ten Basic Network Security Recommendations

09/01/2017 by Krypsys

Krypsys experts offer advice on a daily basis to network administrators so that they can better secure their companies’

New Password Rules from NIST

22/12/201620/12/2016 by Krypsys

As things stand, passwords are still the cornerstone of user security. But, with so many passwords to think up and remember

Barracuda Web Application Firewall Review

06/11/2016 by Krypsys

The Barracuda Web Application Firewall (WAF) offers complete protection from application-layer distributed denial-of-service

Implementing and Extending Your ISO 27001 Scope

15/04/202415/10/2016 by Krypsys

The good news is that most organisations these days have some form of security controls in place. There will probably be a firewall, even if it’s the one provided by the ISP which is integrated into the wireless router. There will probably be some anti malware software in place, even if it’s some kind of …