Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. Emerging security threats and trends Who doesn’t enjoy some future-gazing? Cybersecurity so often involves reacting to what’s happened, but it’s always worth keeping one eye on what’s coming next. Two new reports have highlighted emerging trends for now and into the near future. ENISA, the EU’s cybersecurity agency, forecasts that supply chain attacks are the top emerging threat. Its Foresight Cybersecurity Threats for 2030 report describes this as “an after-effect of the expandi ..read more

Job Title: Senior Technical Cybersecurity Consultant Location: Remote (occasional infrequent travel) Tenure: Permanent (5 days per week) Key Responsibilities The role of Senior Technical Cybersecurity Consultant has the following key responsibilities: Managing the delivery of technical security assurance testing to our clients, from initial project scoping, test execution and reporting. Delivering cybersecurity testing services, such as but not limited to penetration testing services (including web app, mobile app, and network), vulnerability assessments, phishing campaigns, and red teaming e ..read more

Our CEO Brian Honan spoke to The Irish Independent about cybersecurity concerns surrounding the Irish Taoiseach’s use of TikTok. Read More > The post Is TikTok Taoiseach Simon Harris a national security risk? appeared first on BH Consulting ..read more

Our CEO Brian Honan spoke to the Business Post sheds light on the current job market’s intricacies. Read More > The post The Tech Skills Gaps and How to Fill Them appeared first on BH Consulting ..read more

Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. Creeping cyber risk grabbing global headlines Ransomware keeps reminding us of the strong connection between a cybersecurity incident and financial loss. CNN reports that ransomware victims in the US healthcare sector say they’re “haemorrhaging money”, as disruption affects their daily operations. Some are struggling to the point where they are considering loans just to keep operating. The UK outsourcing provider Capita said £25.3 million out of £106 million in financia ..read more

Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. Creeping cyber risk grabbing global headlines The World Economic Forum’s latest Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2024 gives senior leaders a high-level overview of cybersecurity trends. Cyber attacks featured in the top five risks for the year ahead, along with factors like extreme weather and the cost of living crisis. Infosecurity Magazine picked up on the WEF warnings that synthetic content generated by AI will lead to more fraud. It also predicts that organised gangs wi ..read more

Our CEO Brian Honan speaks to French TV news channel ARTE regarding cybersecurity and other concerns around the submarine telecommunications cables in Irish waters. Watch Here>  The post Irlande: la sécurité des câbles sous-marins en question appeared first on BH Consulting ..read more

Our CEO Brian Honan speaks to Data Breach Today after Microsoft suffers mega-breach. Read More >  The post After Microsoft Suffers Mega-Breach, What Can Customers Do? appeared first on BH Consulting ..read more

This year, the theme of International Women’s Day is ‘Inspire Inclusion’. That inspiration is needed, because inequality and gender representation still need to improve in cybersecurity. Even though girls outperform at school, just 26 per cent of people under the age of 30 working in cybersecurity are female, according to ISC2. And the percentage is even lower when it comes to senior leadership roles. The situation is improving, and the proof is that we don’t have to look hard to find those doing outstanding work in security and data protection. We’ve chosen only some of these women to profil ..read more

CEO Brian Honan spoke to Help Net Security about the release of the web version of ransomware recovery tool White Phoenix.  Read More > The post Free Ransomware Recovery Tool White Phoenix Now has a Web Version appeared first on BH Consulting ..read more