Beyond Compliance: Building True Cyber Resilience in 2025
Compliance is not enough Across the UK, organisations continue to invest heavily in compliance. ISO 27001 certification, NCSC alignment and annual penetration tests all play an important role. But compliance alone does not guarantee readiness. Compliance demonstrates that controls are in place. Resilience proves they actually work under pressure. Recent incidents have shown that even […]
Securing the Cloud: Visibility, Control and Confidence
Cloud adoption without compromise Cloud platforms have transformed how global organisations deliver services, manage data and scale operations. However, whilst flexibility and speed have improved, visibility and control have often decreased. Many incidents reported to the NCSC over the past year have been linked to cloud misconfiguration or weak access controls, not platform flaws. The […]
Cyber Governance at the Board Level: Turning Awareness into Action
Cyber security is now a boardroom issue In today’s regulatory and operational landscape, cyber security has moved beyond IT. Boards are accountable for the resilience of the business, not just its financial performance. A single cyber incident can disrupt operations, damage reputation and trigger regulatory scrutiny. Awareness is improving, but awareness alone? It’s not enough. […]
From Simulation to Response: Turning Exercises into Real Capability
Running a cyber incident exercise is an excellent way to test response readiness, but too many stop at the simulation itself. The real value lies in what happens afterwards. Every drill, tabletop or technical run-through should end with clear evidence of progress, not a list that disappears into an inbox. Why most exercises fall short […]
The Ransomware Reality Check: Preparing for the UK’s New Direction
Over the past few years, the UK has seen a clear rise in both the frequency and impact of cyber extortion attempts. As the Government moves towards tighter rules on ransom payments, boards and IT leaders need to ask themselves a difficult question: could we recover if paying a ransom was no longer an option? […]
Surviving Peak Season: Cyber Resilience for Retail and eCommerce
For most UK retailers, the final quarter determines the success of the year. Whilst sales teams prepare for record-breaking volumes, threat actors are quietly doing the same. Every promotion, flash sale or Black Friday campaign is an invitation to test defences. The difference between a smooth season and a costly outage comes down to simply […]
Incident Response in 2025: Why Being Ready Still Matters Most
When a cyber incident hits, time is everything. Yet many organisations still find themselves on the back foot when it happens. “Where are the Disaster Recovery Plans?”, “How bad is it?”, “Who’s got access where?” and often the more important question… “How can we get back to normal?” Or often known as Business As Usual […]
Real Insight in Real Time: How AI is Changing the Way We Manage Cyber Risk
Across the tech-sphere it has become abundantly clear that Artificial Intelligence is now a driving force, even more-so across the cybersecurity landscape. With this great leap in technology, AI is being leveraged on both sides of the battle. But how? AI is now being used both as a tool for defence and, increasingly, as a […]
