The Challenge: In The Explosive Increase in Ransomware Attacks, Chalkline said Ransomware was by no means new, but with a national lockdown keeping workers away from their usual office environment, Cyber Criminals saw a new wave of unprotected and unaware victims to...
Cyber Security
Outbound mail-flow security (DMARC, DKIM, SPF) – reporting to protect impersonation
The Challenge: You receive an email from a client, there is something strange about it. Do you open it? What if your client received an identical email pretending to be from you? Both you and your client open the identical email from the Cyber Criminal, launching...
M365 Backup – it’s now about multi cloud
The Challenge: What if your system crashes and your data disappears or is not acessible? In Remote working: The importance of cybersecurity Chalkline discussed how transferring data across multiple devices makes it vulnerable as increased movement increases the...
Email AI Security – the future of security
The Challenge: Phishing is on the rise and Cyber Criminals are regularly attempting to compromise your accounts. The number of ransomware attacks increased by 62% between 2019 and 2020. What exactly is Phishing? Effectively, you are attacked and often, sent a spoofed...
Email gateway security – the first line of defence
The Challenge: Imagine the security guard at your Head Office, Email gateway security manages and filters content before allowing emails to be received into your inbox. Before entering your company, every email is managed and filtered for: Email-borne viruses spread...
The Explosive Increase in Ransomware Attacks
In 2021, Ransomware was big business. Seemingly every month, major headlines told of malicious attacks on notable business colossi, including Polish video game studio CD Projekt Red, PC manufacturer ACER, and insurance company AXA. They made for explosive headlines,...
Modern, secure authentication with AuthenTrend [partnership]
We are excited to announce our partnership with security key provider AuthenTrend. We have partnered with AuthenTrend to provide a selection of authentication hardware, including the ATKey.Pro (USB dongle) and ATKey.Card (credit card sized), to allow them to pick the...
Cybersecurity best practices for asset management firms
It's safe to say cybersecurity hasn't always been front of mind for asset management firms. In March 2020, the Central Bank of Ireland sent out a public letter, titled 'Dear CEO', to discuss the lack of cybersecurity best practices within the financial services...
The changing face of global asset management
Ignoring the wider changes in the asset management industry is much like a sailor ignoring the changing weather at sea. If you don’t take heed of what’s going on around you, you could drift a long way from shore. Or, in this case, fail to achieve your...