Posts tagged 'supply chain attacks'

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

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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, enterprise, hacking, home user, physical security, podcast, security vendor, small business, social engineering, supply chain attacks, targeted attacks

Understand what a real hacking attack looks like to the attacker and defenders

The IT security world is rocked by news of breach after breach, including the shocking disclosure of the SolarWinds attack. Data is stolen, deleted or corrupted and… well you know. It’s a total mess. Journalists focus on basic outcomes, while technical blogs look at esoteric technical details. We’ve explained, in laymen’s terms, what a breach looks like from an attacker’s point of view. And from the position of the defenders.

Posted on March 12th, 2021 by Simon PG Edwards and tagged 2021, breach response, cybersecurity, enterprise, hacking, home user, security testing, security vendor, small business, standards, supply chain attacks

Is trust as we know it dead?

The SolarWinds breach was arguably the most significant computer hack of the decade. At least, of those breaches that we know of. Rather than jump straight into judgement and analysis, we wanted to watch as things unfurled and provide a balanced view with facts and clear thoughts later, rather than fast attention-grabbing reactions.

Posted on February 26th, 2021 by Simon PG Edwards and tagged 2021, 2fa, authentication, cloud, cybersecurity, enterprise, hacking, security vendor, small business, supply chain attacks, targeted attacks