It has been reported that Ribbon Communications, a key telco services firm in the US, has suffered from a nation state cyber attack that went undetected for almost one year. Here, Ryan McConechy, CTO of Barrier Networks responds to the news. “This latest breach against a major telecommunications provider is further evidence that the online world has become
Barrier Networks, a specialist in managed security services for enterprises and critical national infrastructure, today announced the appointment of Peter Villiers as its new Director of Cyber Risk. Villiers’ appointment coincides with one of Barrier’s most successful years yet, with its headcount and turnover surging and it taking on a host of market-leading partners to
It has been reported that customer data has been compromised in the recent cyber attack impacting retailer Marks and Spencer. Here, Ryan McConechy, CTO of Barrier Networks, gives his response. “This is the update nobody wanted, but that most security experts were expecting. “Ransomware criminals don’t just target organisations to shut down their operations, they want
Via the recent King’s speech, the government has announced a new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill was unveiled, which is planned to boost the security of the NHS and UK essential services after the health service suffered various cyber attacks in which more than 400GB of sensitive patient data was leaked. In response to the
Euan Carswell, SOC Team Lead at Barrier Networks, talks about the growing threat and “lucrative attack vendor”, of ransomware and ransomware-as-a-service and advises how companies should best protect themselves or limit the damage caused by ransomware attacks in five straightforward steps. In a recent report from Chainalysis, it was revealed that ransomware earnings have surged
Barrier Networks have warned critical infrastructure organisations to “prioritise their defences” as a result of the US government taking the decision to fight Volt Typhoon. Volt Typhoon is a Chinese hacking operation that has managed to compromise thousands of internet-connected devices thus far, as per two Western security officials who have their fingers on the
Regional publisher, Newsquest, has been hit by a DDoS (Denial of Service) cyber-attack, which brought down several of its websites causing them to malfunction. Barrier Networks and Closed Door Security respond. According to a report on publishing news site, Hold the Front Page, the attack, which was described in internal documents as a “major business
In response to reports that Slovenia’s biggest power provider has suffered a cyberattack, Barrier Networks CTO, Ryan McConechy gives his response. Reportedly, the attacks locked some of the country’s systems and data but left operations unaffected. According to the report, the attack is considered one of the biggest such incidents in Slovenia’s history. Apart from
Conceal, a revolutionary phishing and ransomware protection platform, has announced that it has partnered with Barrier Networks, which is set to have a big impact in the UK. In the last year ransomware attackers have continued to savage organisations, bringing down enterprises on a daily basis while sending others into insolvency. The biggest risk with
Barrier Networks, a cybersecurity Managed Service Provider, have announced it has launched a new partnership with AttackIQ, a breach and attack simulation (BAS) provider, to deliver a security optimisation platform that continuously validates security controls to help organisations rapidly improve their resilience in cyberspace. With recent data from IBM revealing that the average cost of