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Cyber Security Associates Ltd appoints Phil Cordey as Head of Consultancy to support growth following FluidOne investment As it gears up for a period of growth following a successful investment from leading network aggregator, FluidOne, security experts Cyber Security Associates Ltd announce the appointment of Phil Cordey as Head of Consultancy. The security service provider

Cyber Security Associates Ltd Fills Gap In Market for Connected Cyber Security Managed Services With Investment From FluidOne Founded in 2013 by David Woodfine, Managing Director, and James Griffiths, Technical Director, CSA was born in cyber, and the founders boast over 50 years of combined military and cyber experience between them. Previous projects cover a

​​The Rising Popularity of NFTs and The Rising Security Threat The art world is known for being ahead of the curve, adopting new and interesting technologies to push the boundaries of what we define art to be. Currently, the hottest pieces to land in the art scene are non-fungible tokens, otherwise known as NFTs, which

TG1021 (Praying Mantis): The new threat actor group that could be targeting your IIS servers! Recently, an infamous threat actor group going by the name of TG1021 or Praying Mantis, has been caught targeting Microsoft IIS servers by exploiting vulnerabilities. In this blog, we’re taking a look at Sygnia’s Incident Response Team’s report on the

Is Cyber Training and Education working? The report from the ICO on the ‘surprising’ decline in personal data breaches has certainly opened up a topic of debate, which clearly leads us to think: is our cyber training and education really working? Since GDPR and DPA 18 were enforced, most organisations were initially very reactive, introducing

How did an unknown hacker steal over $600M in cryptocurrencies in the biggest ever crypto based cyber-attack? On 10th August 2021, Poly Network announced in a tweet that it had been attacked. Not only had their network been breached, but the hacker had transferred enormous sums to their addresses right under Poly Network’s nose. Initial

How to Prevent a Ransomware Attack According to a 2020 survey by Sophos, 51% of organisations were hit by Ransomware in the last year. The criminals succeeded in encrypting the data in 73% of these attacks. At CSA, we know that these criminals are security experts who use sophisticated methods against targeted victims. Attackers are

Is your Microsoft M365 service secure from attackers? Are you sure? The mass migration to remote working as a result of the coronavirus pandemic has seen many organisations adopt new platforms and applications to remain connected and productive. One popular application is Microsoft M365 thanks to its variety of features that make remote collaborative work

Covid-19: How to prepare your staff for remote working Since the initial Covid-19 outbreak, the nation’s workforce had to learn to quickly learn to adapt to the ever-changing rules and continuous lockdowns. The mass migration to remote working is something that had never been seen before, and whilst we have become more used to the

Covid-19: Cyber Criminals Launch Their Own ‘Virus’ Whilst the world is currently preoccupied with public health, cyber attackers have taken advantage of the vulnerable position many home workers are in and set about releasing their own ‘cyber virus.’ Both employers and employees need to be vigilant in protecting themselves as well as confidential company information.

The rise of Covid-19 phishing scams Whilst the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine across the UK brings with it the good news that a return to normality is in sight, it also offers scammers and fraudsters a new opportunity to prey on unsuspecting victims with carefully crafted phishing scams. Since the start of the pandemic,