7 Cyber Questions Leadership Teams Should Be Asking Right Now
Cyber security is no longer just an IT issue. It is a business issue, an operational issue, and increasingly, a boardroom priority. From ransomware disruption to supplier breaches and AI-powered phishing attacks, the cyber threat landscape continues to advance. Yet many organisations are still focused on reacting to incidents rather than improving cyber resilience and […]
What is Mythos AI and should businesses actually be worried?
A new name has started circulating in cybersecurity conversations: Mythos. It’s being positioned as the next evolution of AI, more autonomous, more adaptive, and potentially more difficult to detect or control. But right now, clarity is limited. Is Mythos a genuine technological leap, an emerging threat, or simply a well-executed piece of marketing? At this […]
Cyber Essentials is Changing: What Organisations Need to Know
Cyber Essentials has long been a straightforward, government-backed framework designed to help organisations defend against the most common cyber threats. It focuses on five core technical controls that address the majority of everyday attacks. While those core controls are not changing in April 2026, the way the scheme is assessed is. The emphasis is shifting […]
The Big Switch-Off Is Coming: Is Your Network Ready?
The UK’s traditional phone network is approaching a major milestone and for many organisations, the impact will be far-reaching. By January 2027, the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) will be permanently switched off, marking the end of analogue telephony and a full transition to digital, IP-based services. Why the PSTN Switch-Off Matters For decades, PSTN […]
What to Expect When Ransomware Hits: A Recovery Walkthrough
Ransomware always starts quietly. Someone in IT notices a monitoring alert and assumes it’s just noise. A user calls to say they can’t access a shared drive, which could be anything. By the time the second call comes in about something unrelated that turns out to be related, you’re already twenty minutes into an incident […]
How Network Access Control Saves IT Teams Time and Simplifies Network Management
How much time is your IT team losing to manual network access? Modern networks move fast, and IT teams are expected to keep up with constant connection requests, device onboarding, and policy updates. For many organisations, this still relies on manual processes, which take time and create unnecessary pressure on internal teams. Network Access Control […]
The Hidden Cyber Gaps in Transport & Logistics: Why Operational Tech Changes the Risk Equation
The ENISA Threat Landscape 2025 identifies transport as the second most targeted sector in the EU, behind only public administration. The UK Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025 puts the figure for large businesses experiencing a breach or attack at 74%, with ransomware prevalence doubling year-on-year. The evidence is tangible: KNP Logistics collapsed entirely after an […]
When the Warehouse Goes Dark: What a Ransomware Attack Really Looks Like for Transport & Logistics
KNP Logistics had been moving goods across the UK for 158 years. It survived two world wars and half a dozen recessions. It did not survive a single weak password. In 2023, the Akira ransomware group guessed an employee’s credentials and encrypted critical systems, and within three months, KNP had ceased trading. Over 700 people […]
Why Is Everyone Talking About Cyber Essentials in 2026?
Why is everyone suddenly talking about Cyber Essentials in 2026? Cyber Essentials is a well-known security framework that has existed for over a decade and has been adopted by organisations across multiple industries. So why has it now moved from an optional accreditation to the expected cybersecurity baseline? It comes down to these three main […]
The Real Cost of Ransomware Downtime (And How to Minimise It)
A ransom payment makes the headline. Your downtime does the damage. According to research from Acronis, the cost of operational downtime from a ransomware attack can amount to fifty times more than the ransom demand itself. The ransom, in most cases, accounts for as little as 15% of the total financial impact. The rest is […]