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Legal firms vs. data security: How to solve the tension between lawyers, their IT teams, clients and data security

Traditional ways of working in the legal world clash with modern technology and tech-savvy clients. Outdated law firm tech might be safe, but it makes customers unhappy.

There is a tension between lawyers, their IT teams and their clients. Law firms don’t like to recognise this, at least publicly. But there is a clash between “the way things are done”, customer service and the convenience provided by modern technology.

Posted on June 17th, 2021 by Simon PG Edwards and tagged 2021, cybersecurity, law firms

Binge on all episodes of DE:CODED, Series One.

Find all of the episodes from the award-winning DE:CODED Series One in one handy place.

Or play all Series 1 episodes here | and on YouTube

🥇 Winner of the Best Up & Coming Podcast 2021 award 🥇

DE:CODED is the official podcast from SE Labs.

Posted on June 10th, 2021 by SE Labs Team and tagged 2021, cloud, cybersecurity, hacking, physical security, podcast, social engineering, targeted attacks

Follow us like it’s 1999

We have RSS feeds that let you automatically track our security test reports, our blog posts and our newsletters. Use these SE Labs information feeds to stay in touch.

Aggregate and automate

Whether you just like seeing all of your security news in one place, or need to pull information into one place for automation, our RSS feeds will help.

Posted on June 1st, 2021 by SE Labs Team and tagged 2021, cybersecurity, news, security testing

SE Labs announces comparative breach response testing

The next phase in our Breach Response test is to start comparing products. There has been high demand for comparative testing since we first proposed our Breach Response test back in 2016. Clients really want to see breach response products compared.

Comparing products in the Breach Response test

For the last few years our Breach Response reports have been of standalone products.

The first milestone is this summer, when we will be running a private comparative test of products. Comparatives in this space are few and far between. Good ones are even rarer. Therefore we have taken very prudent steps towards this goal over the last couple of years. We plan to publish a public comparative report in the first half of 2022.

Posted on May 20th, 2021 by Stefan Dumitrascu and tagged 2021, breach response, BRTS, cybersecurity, security testing

SE Labs is giving away 100 security keys (and keyrings)

To celebrate our 100th blog post the team at SE Labs is giving away 100 security keys. And our exclusive, stylish keyrings!

We bought 100 security keys back before the COVID-19 pandemic turned the world upside down. The idea was to give them away at security conferences. Since then, in-person meetings were cancelled worldwide and we didn’t have a chance to give away these useful keys.

So we’re giving them away now, online.

Posted on May 19th, 2021 by SE Labs Team and tagged 2021, cybersecurity, security testing, standards

Please nominate us! You did it! Update: And we did it!

The European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards is here again! It recognises the best computer security blogs – the sites you use to keep up to date with what’s going on in the cyber security world.

It’s not too late It is now!

Thanks for nominating us. We’re listed in four of the nine categories thanks to you! These are:

• Best Technical Content
• Best Corporate Blog
• Up & Coming Podcast – WE WON!
• Best Podcast

The winners were announced on the 9th June 2021. Updates are available at the official website.

Posted on May 17th, 2021 by SE Labs Team and tagged 2021, awards, cybersecurity, security testing

“How do we make looking at a black screen with code interesting?”

DE:CODED is the official podcast from SE Labs.

Or play all Series 1 episodes here | and on YouTube

🥇 Winner of the Best Up & Coming Podcast 2021 award 🥇

Show notes for series 1, episode 8

How realistic are hacking scenes in Hollywood movies? Security expert Simon Edwards analyses scenes from nine of the most well-known films about computer hacking.

Posted on May 12th, 2021 by SE Labs Team and tagged 2021, cybersecurity, hacking, movies, physical security, podcast, social engineering, targeted attacks

London, UK, 27th May 2021

SE Labs is holding its annual security conference on the 27th May, 2021

Email security services protection

This year’s focus is email security and the services that claim to provide protection against email threats. Delegates will discuss the latest threat intelligence about email threats. Attendees, including all of the main email security companies, will also examine past, present and next-generation testing methods.

Together we hope to advance the testing of email security like never before.

Posted on May 5th, 2021 by SE Labs Team and tagged 2021, cybersecurity, email security, security testing, standards

The world of cyber security sales is unclear at best

The secret world of cyber security sales is fascinating. And shady. If you ever wondered how they sell security, and how we buy it, we have a treat for you.

Our security reports help you choose the best anti-malware solutions for your organisation and your family. These latest lab results look at how the most popular products handle the threats everyone faces on a daily basis, as well as the sort of targeted attack you hope never to encounter (but might).

ENDPOINT PROTECTION: NEW REPORTS ONLINE!

Posted on April 28th, 2021 by Simon PG Edwards and tagged 2021, cybersecurity, security testing, standards

“I always work on the assumption that you’ve been compromised”

DE:CODED is the official podcast from SE Labs.

Or play all Series 1 episodes here | and on YouTube

🥇 Winner of the Best Up & Coming Podcast 2021 award 🥇

Show notes for series 1, episode 7

What does a computer security breach look like? We talk about the things journalists don’t cover. And we examine some areas that people in the industry don’t like to talk about.

Posted on April 28th, 2021 by SE Labs Team and tagged 2021, cloud, cybersecurity, hacking, physical security, podcast, social engineering, targeted attacks