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How to Take Back Control of Your Data

How to Take Back Control of Your Data From social media to online shopping, our lives and the digital world become more and more intertwined everyday. And while the digital world has afforded us a whole new level of convenience and access to information, it is imperative that consumers remember the best practices for protecting their personal data and ensuring it is being used the right way. Here's how to take back control of your data in a few steps: learn to better manage your personal information, make informed decisions around your data and understand how it is being used. By 2020, it was estimated that 1.7 MB of data was generated by every individual worldwide every second. This includes data about an individual’s activities, behaviours, and interests. Data comes in many forms; there is personal data, like social security and driver’s license numbers and there is physical data, like

By |2023-03-30T17:09:32+00:00February 2nd, 2022|Blog|Comments Off on How to Take Back Control of Your Data
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Prioritizing Cyber Security in a Hybrid Workplace

Prioritizing Cyber Security in a Hybrid Workplace In this day and age, employees are more connected than ever. The hybrid workplace is here to stay, and for employees, this means relying on connected devices from their home office setups. According to recent data, smart home systems are set to rise to a market value of $157 billion by 2023, and the number of installed connected devices in the home is expected to rise by a staggering 70% by 2025. In this new normal where smart devices and consequently online safety are a must, here are some tips for securing those devices. Remember smart devices need smart security Make cyber security a priority when purchasing a connected device. When setting up a new device, be sure to set up the privacy and security settings on web services and devices bearing in mind that you can limit who you are sharing information

By |2023-03-30T17:09:32+00:00October 27th, 2021|Blog|Comments Off on Prioritizing Cyber Security in a Hybrid Workplace
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Be Cyber Smart this Cyber Security Awareness Month

Be Cyber Smart this Cyber Security Awareness Month Every October, Cyber Security Awareness Month continues to raise awareness about the importance of cyber security around the world. Led by the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), Cyber Security Awareness Month shares messages and weekly themes of the importance of staying safe online. The evergreen theme - Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart – encourages individuals and organisations to own their role in protecting their part of cyber space, stressing personal accountability and the importance of taking proactive steps to enhance cyber security. Throughout the past year and a half, our already virtual world depended even more on the Internet. Organisations and individuals like you moved more online than ever before - to socialize, to conduct business, and to simply have fun. While an increased online presence can be positive, Cyber Security Awareness Month encourages

By |2023-03-30T17:09:32+00:00October 6th, 2021|Blog|Comments Off on Be Cyber Smart this Cyber Security Awareness Month
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Human Behavior. Your Biggest Cyber Security Risk?

Human Behavior. Your Biggest Cyber Security Risk? Data breaches, theft, and corruption are an unfortunate reality of the digital world. However, have you ever thought about human behavior? Could it possibly be your biggest cyber security risk? In this era, cyber criminals have created a perfect environment to access sensitive data and assets. They use many different techniques, such as social engineering and phishing, to gain information from unsuspecting people. In order to fight this, businesses need to take a person-centric approach to cyber security. In addition to technical measures for protection, they also need to have a process-based approach to security by educating their employees on the dangers of giving up private information too easily. At Elasticito, we believe employees are your biggest asset in preventing these crimes, but you do need to know how your employees handle data in order to minimise security risks. Understanding employees' data handling

By |2023-03-30T17:09:32+00:00September 22nd, 2021|Blog|Comments Off on Human Behavior. Your Biggest Cyber Security Risk?
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Celebrate Cyber Security Awareness Month 2021

What are you planning for Cyber Security Awareness Month 2021? Cyber Security Awareness Month is coming up in October. This collaborative effort between government and industry aims to provide all people with the resources they need to stay safe and secure online. What is Cyber Security Awareness Month? Cyber Security Awareness Month was launched by the National Cyber Security Alliance and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in October 2004 in a broad effort to help all citizens stay safer and more secure online. The initiative calls for a collaborative effort from government, public and private partners, schools, law enforcement agencies, and individual citizens to participate in a worldwide effort to raise public awareness about cyber threats. When Cyber Security Awareness Month began, the advice was to update antivirus programs twice a year. This was in line with similar advice to change smoke alarm batteries bi-annually during daylight savings

By |2023-03-30T17:09:32+00:00September 2nd, 2021|Blog|Comments Off on Celebrate Cyber Security Awareness Month 2021
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3 Essential Security Awareness Training Topics for 2021

3 Essential Security Awareness Training Topics for 2021 In 2021, organisations must lead the charge to educate the workforce on cyber security best practice. Threats are growing to become more sophisticated every day, and it is critical for employees to know how to defend their data and systems. Security awareness training is essential to keep your organisation protected, and it is indeed one of the most cost-efficient ways you can protect yourself from data breaches. Below we have listed 3 essential security awareness training topics to look out for in 2021. A Human Firewall A lot was achieved in 2020. The new era of remote working became the norm, despite the difficulties that came with it. Cyber threats, data hacks, threats to employee privacy and security and online fraud were just some of the issues that grew in importance. Businesses had to adapt to these challenges and develop new strategies

By |2023-03-30T17:09:32+00:00July 7th, 2021|Blog|Comments Off on 3 Essential Security Awareness Training Topics for 2021
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SANS Security Awareness Announces Strategic Relationship with Elasticito

SANS Security Awareness Announces Further Expansion in Europe with Strategic Channel Sales Relationship with Elasticito   North Bethesda, MD, USA and London, UK – 6 JULY, 2021 – SANS Security Awareness, the global leader in providing security awareness training, today announces a new strategic partnership with Elasticito, a leading cyber risk advisory and solutions provider in Europe, to bring continuous security awareness programs to companies across the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions. There has never been a more important time for security awareness training The accelerated shift to digital and remote working, brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has enabled new and productive ways of working.  It has also significantly increased interaction with sensitive information and data, combined with new collaborative ways of working, that has increased the urgency to assess, train and nurture security awareness to make employees think about privacy protection and security as a main priority.  

By |2023-03-30T17:09:33+00:00July 5th, 2021|Blog|Comments Off on SANS Security Awareness Announces Strategic Relationship with Elasticito
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Post-Pandemic Technology & Cyber Security Trends in Banking – Part 2

Post-Pandemic Technology & Cyber Security Trends in Banking – Part 2 In this second part of our review of key cyber and security-related technology trends in banking in the post-pandemic world, we look at the top cyber threats targeting banking and financial services organisations in 2021. We also look at some of the emerging cyber technologies being adopted and considered by banking and financial services organisations around the world. Over the last decade, cyber attacks have become an ever-growing threat for banks. Technology has advanced rapidly and threat actors have learned that banks are a lucrative target. Threat actors have evolved their techniques to make it difficult for any company to fend off the attacks. Cybersecurity is not an issue limited to industries involving technology only. It holds a critical value in banking since banks make millions of transactions each day, most of which are done on digital payment platforms. Without

By |2023-03-30T17:09:33+00:00June 30th, 2021|Blog|Comments Off on Post-Pandemic Technology & Cyber Security Trends in Banking – Part 2
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Post-Pandemic Technology & Cyber Security Trends in Banking – Part 1

Post-Pandemic Technology & Cyber Security Trends in Banking - Part 1 The banking sector is in the midst of a digital transformation that is causing its attack surface to grow, exposing organisations to increased levels of cyber threat activity. As more organisations adopt digital banking solutions, having effective cybersecurity programs has become more important than ever before for the banking industry. In this article we explore the post-pandemic technology and cyber security trends in banking.   Elasticito was recently approached by a financial services firm to provide some analysis on new technology and cyber trends within the banking and financial services industry.  A summary of our findings make up this blog post, but one common theme that we observed was that, despite the pandemic, the unstoppable momentum of digital transformation is causing a huge impact in the way that banking services are and will be delivered to customers over the

By |2023-03-30T17:09:33+00:00June 23rd, 2021|Blog|Comments Off on Post-Pandemic Technology & Cyber Security Trends in Banking – Part 1
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Mitigating a Ransomware Attack – Can Security Awareness Training Assist?

Mitigating a Ransomware Attack – Can Security Awareness Training Assist? As the frequency and cost of ransomware attacks continue to rise, solutions for ransomware mitigation and prevention must be at the top of every IT leader and department's list of priorities. Where most see crisis, cybercriminals see opportunity. In this article, learn how security leaders can meet the challenges of mitigating ransomware threats and phishing attacks. Is security awareness training the answer? Traditional ransomware tricks users into running it and then it replicates itself on various endpoints across the network. It then encrypts those systems and demands a ransom — usually some type of cryptocurrency — in exchange for a decryption key to rescue data and files. Since the start of the pandemic, there has been a global surge in ransomware attacks. 40% of organisations in the UK, US, Canada, and Germany have suffered from a ransomware attack in the last

By |2023-03-30T17:09:33+00:00June 16th, 2021|Blog|Comments Off on Mitigating a Ransomware Attack – Can Security Awareness Training Assist?
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