‘Cyber Attack’ or ‘Data Breach’?

Start Gareth Brown gareth@sytec.co.uk TwitterLinkedIn 5 minute read | January 5th, 2020 Cyber Attack or Data Breach? These are different concepts During a Security Incident there is often confusion, perhaps intentionally, about the difference between a ‘cyber attack’...

GDPR vs Cyber Security

Start Gareth Brown gareth@sytec.co.uk TwitterLinkedIn 5 minute read | November 5th, 2019 GDPR vs Cyber Security What do these initiatives have in common? In summary GDPR and Cyber Security share a common approach towards the management of risk and make the requirement...

Do I need Cyber Insurance?

Start Gareth Brown gareth@sytec.co.uk TwitterLinkedIn 5 minute read | July 5th, 2019 What is Cyber Insurance? Cyber Insurance offers* to reduce the cost of a data breach *requires additional preventative measures A Cyber Insurance policy is only effective when part of...

How to handle a cyber attack

Start Gareth Brown gareth@sytec.co.uk TwitterLinkedIn 4 minute read | May 10th, 2019 How to handle a cyber attack In my experience, the only effective way to deal with a cyber attack is with advance planning and preparation.  In particular, establishing Secure...

Where to start with Cyber Security?

Gareth Brown gareth@sytec.co.uk TwitterLinkedIn January 11th, 2019 Where to start with Cyber Security? I’m frequently asked, ‘where should we start with Cyber Security?’. I generally talk about the following 6 areas and you may be familiar with some...

How do I measure my IT security risks?

Gareth Brown gareth@sytec.co.uk TwitterLinkedIn November 28th, 2018 How do I measure my IT security risks? Risk is a measure of the uncertainty of an event occurring. The key is to focus on how probable or likely an event could be expected to occur, rather than what...