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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…

This Apple “AirTag” Vulnerability could be harvesting your credentials Currently, the world faces not one pandemic but two: Coronavirus and the rise of ransomware attacks. During late September, the headlines were hit with the news of a vulnerability within Apple’s AirTag. Targeting good Samaritans and the curious by using Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), the vulnerability allows…

September Security Roundup Currently, the world faces not one pandemic but two: Coronavirus and the rise of ransomware attacks. While both have negatively impacted the economy, in the case of cybercrime, lax security measures allow hackers to have an easy way to make a fortune in ransom claims. Malicious software makes it simple for hackers…

Is Data More Valuable Than Jewels? The A-List Cyber Heist That’s Putting Ransomware Attacks On The Map Cybercriminals don’t discriminate. It doesn’t matter how famous you are, if your information is vulnerable, then they will exploit it. And that’s exactly what the infamous Russian hacking group, Conti, has managed to do in their latest high-profile…

CSA adds Lookout Mobile Endpoint Security to growing solutions portfolio Following the global pandemic, the mass migration to remote working was a necessary move. As things have begun to return to the ‘new normal,’ however, we noticed that many sectors are planning to stick with remote and hybrid models of working and are therefore continuing…

​​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…