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Read more about the article Cybersecurity – Training your staff.

Cybersecurity – Training your staff.

  • Post author:Staff Writer
  • Post published:21 July 2026
  • Post category:Security/Security Education and Awareness
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In cybersecurity, training staff is of paramount importance. There are a lot of ways so do this and some are better than others. In this article we look at how you can find the path that works best for you.

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Read more about the article New Resource: Curated Linux Incident Response Tools

New Resource: Curated Linux Incident Response Tools

  • Post author:Halkyn Security
  • Post published:20 July 2026
  • Post category:Company News/Security
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We have published a curated collection of Linux incident response tools designed to support analysts and responders with reliable, well‑maintained resources for investigations.

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Read more about the article Checklist or your memory, is one better?
Checklists support your memory.

Checklist or your memory, is one better?

  • Post author:Halkyn Security
  • Post published:9 December 2017
  • Post category:Security

No matter how much expert knowledge you have, how good you think your memory is, using a checklist is simply good security practice.

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Read more about the article Threat Hunting – essential for every business
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Threat Hunting – essential for every business

  • Post author:Halkyn Security
  • Post published:12 September 2017
  • Post category:Security

Lots of articles, blog posts and webcasts talk about threat hunting. Despite this few, if any, organisations do it. This is a mistake. Security hit the headlines again recently, when…

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Read more about the article Dashboards vs Security – are they really helping?
Example Security Dashboards

Dashboards vs Security – are they really helping?

  • Post author:Halkyn Security
  • Post published:20 March 2017
  • Post category:Security/Security Risk Management

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…

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Read more about the article Security Incident Response Really Does Matter
Hacked? Time for incident response...

Security Incident Response Really Does Matter

  • Post author:Halkyn Security
  • Post published:8 March 2017
  • Post category:Security/Security Risk Management

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…

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Read more about the article North Wales Cyber Security Cluster – April 2016 Meeting
Cyber Security Cluster - April 2016 meeting

North Wales Cyber Security Cluster – April 2016 Meeting

  • Post author:Halkyn Security
  • Post published:18 April 2016
  • Post category:Company News/Security/Security Education and Awareness

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…

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Read more about the article Ransomware: Don’t panic – deal with it
Ransomware bites hard but good security controls are effective

Ransomware: Don’t panic – deal with it

  • Post author:Halkyn Security
  • Post published:22 March 2016
  • Post category:Security

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,…

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Read more about the article 3 essential elements of any Infosec function
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3 essential elements of any Infosec function

  • Post author:Halkyn Security
  • Post published:8 January 2016
  • Post category:Security

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…

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Read more about the article Incident Response – 5 key stakeholder groups
Incident Response - Your team cant function in a vacuum.

Incident Response – 5 key stakeholder groups

  • Post author:Halkyn Security
  • Post published:7 December 2015
  • Post category:Security News

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…

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Read more about the article AV is not dead – it just has limits
AV is not dead, just understand what it can and cant do.

AV is not dead – it just has limits

  • Post author:Halkyn Security
  • Post published:26 October 2015
  • Post category:Security

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…

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Read more about the article Supplier Security – A lesson for T-Mobile
Supplier security problems result in this notice from the CEO of T-Mobile

Supplier Security – A lesson for T-Mobile

  • Post author:Halkyn Security
  • Post published:3 October 2015
  • Post category:Security

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…

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Read more about the article Finphishing – 8 steps to criminal profits
FinPhishing - short and succinct message, simple to generate but potentially deadly to the victim.

Finphishing – 8 steps to criminal profits

  • Post author:Halkyn Security
  • Post published:28 August 2015
  • Post category:Security/Security News

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…

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Read more about the article Security breaches – do you know what to do next?
Anonymous - often linked to security breaches

Security breaches – do you know what to do next?

  • Post author:Halkyn Security
  • Post published:22 July 2015
  • Post category:Security/Security Risk Management

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…

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Security researchers demo GPU Keylogger
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Security researchers demo GPU Keylogger

  • Post author:Halkyn Security
  • Post published:13 May 2015
  • Post category:Security News

Reported on the Register today, security researchers have demonstrated how malicious code can be run on graphics processors (GPUs) rather than the central processing unit (CPUs) at the heart of…

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