Cybersecurity

The human cost of manual security Picture a security operations centre (SOC) at 9am. Overnight, thousands of alerts have piled up. Analysts open their dashboards to a wall of red notifications. Every ping might be a false alarm, or it might be the start of a real breach. The team...

Ransomware Attacks: Why Payment Feels Like the Only Way Out When ransomware hits, it feels like your world has stopped. Systems freeze, customers demand answers, and your boardroom turns into a war room. Then comes the ransom note, hundreds of thousands of pounds demanded to restore access.  Under that kind...

Why Microsoft Business Premium Is the Security Baseline A good number of CloudGuard’s customers operate with Microsoft Business Premium M365 licensing. In fact, approximately half of all M365 customers do. Microsoft has recently announced new options for Microsoft Business Premium M365 licenses with the ability to add the Microsoft Defender...

At CloudGuard, we know that cybersecurity for small business and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are under increasing pressure. Cyber threats are becoming more sophisticated, and regulatory requirements more demanding, all while teams are expected to do more with fewer resources. In 2024, 50% of UK businesses and 32% of charities suffered...

You’re working late, trying to get through your inbox. You receive an email from what looks like a trusted source, maybe your boss, maybe a vendor, and it asks you to click a link to log in to your company account. You click it without thinking, and just like that,...

You wouldn’t insure half your office. So why leave half your business unprotected from cyber threats? 50% of UK businesses were hit by cyber-attacks in 2024, costing medium-sized firms an average of £10,830 each time. Yet most of these losses were avoidable. In fact, 97% of successful attacks could have...

The challenge is real Cyber threats are rising. Budgets are tightening. And yet, many cybersecurity leaders still lack the tools to frame investment in a language the board understands. Whether you’re pitching new investment or defending existing spend, this guide helps you do what spreadsheets and security dashboards can’t: Tell...

Small financial services firms increasingly depend on cloud platforms, fintech solutions, and third-party IT providers to run their operations. But when a security breach originates outside their own infrastructure, knowing how to respond quickly and effectively becomes just as critical as protecting their internal systems. Why having a plan matters...

Cybersecurity threats are a growing concern for every local council, including yours. You only have to look at the news to see how often they’re happening. Just look at this news feed.    On the increasing risks facing UK governments, Gareth Davies, Head of the National Audit Office says: The...

You’re at work, rushing to edit a PDF. You Google “PDF editor”, click the first link, and download what looks like the perfect tool. But what if that simple search just opened the door to a cyberattack? That’s exactly what happened here. A user thought they were downloading a harmless...