Cybersecurity is big news with governments and businesses suffering at the hands of cyber attacks. As a result of this, the University of Chester (UoC) STEMs society is hosting a Cybersecurity…
Metrics, Dashboards and Security Like them or not, metrics are a fundamental part of every organisation. Security doesn't get to a free pass. It is a rare CISO who doesn't demand…
Incident response is one of those things you really hope you'll never have to use, but know you will. Or at least you should know! Even with the best security, there…
The North Wales Cyber Security Cluster is meeting on 21 April at Solvings Ltd, in Mold, Flintshire. Solvings provide a great location and the cluster is a wonderful opportunity to learn…
Since Cryptolocker appeared in late 2013, it seems hardly a day can go by without some ransomware attack hitting the news. The variations all have entertaining names like Teslacrypt, Locky,…
Cyber Essentials is a UK Government driven scheme which is designed to help businesses of all size reduce the risk and impact from malware attacks. It is mandatory for those…
As the news often shows, Information Security (infosec) is a big part of any organisation. From the small business with just a couple of computers to the global enterprise, infosec…
Incident response is a vital component of every organisations security. It provides the safety net for when the inevitable happens and other controls fail. A good incident response team will…
As you may have noticed, the Halkyn Consulting website has undergone a redesign. This is aimed to improve our responsiveness on multiple platforms, allow us to expand our services without…
Antivirus (AV) has been around for decades now and this is both a good and bad thing. On one hand, AV is so well known most people already understand that…
Supplier security is something most organisations are at least aware of, and lots actually realise they need to do something about it. However, most of the time, "doing something" about…
It seems that every day, new script kiddies discover the likes of the Social Engineering Toolkit or Metasploit and launch a new wave of phishing attacks. Unfortunately it seems that…
FinPhishing - or financial spear phishing - is a form of social engineering attack which is becoming massively profitable for the criminal enterprises involved. Unfortunately for the victims it is…
One sad fact about security is that no matter what controls you put in place, you will suffer breaches and if you are on the internet it is likely to…
As our existing clients may be aware, Halkyn Consulting has entered into a three week period where we maximise our courses and vacation time. During this period we will be…