Cynet Partnership Announcement
First Response is pleased to announce our partnership with Cynet, a company providing breach protection solutions. Cynet’s portfolio of network protection tools fits perfectly with […]
Keeping the gatecrashers out
New ways of working can potentially bring new problems… Working from home is now a primary weapon of choice for fighting the novel coronavirus responsible […]
Self-isolation doesn’t have to mean self-destruction
Masks won’t stop malware The world is currently shaken by covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by a coronavirus. Different countries have established different rules regarding […]
Phishing for Passwords
Recently, a friend received an email message addressed to his private company’s email address, telling him that a number of his mail messages had been […]
Protecting Your Smart Home
The Internet of Things can make life more convenient – it can also make it more dangerous… I recently invested in a couple of ‘smart’ […]
Emotet – Malware as a Service
One of the most virulent carriers of malware is on the loose – again The popular image of computer hackers is one of pimply geeky […]
’Tis the season … to be scammed
Thieves operate all year round, of course, but Christmas is a wonderful season for them. While for most of us, it is a season of […]
SIMjacking
Two-factor authentication (TFA) is now a standard part of our online life. We log onto a service, or initiate an online transaction, and just to […]
Ransomware – How does it work? (part 2)
The attackers – who are they? One of the first questions that may be asked is, “Who is doing this?”. Analysis within the malicious code […]
Ransomware – How does it work? (part 1)
Every day, many businesses and organisations find their operations grinding to a painful halt as a result of an attack by threat actors deploying ransomware […]
Who was that masked man?
Maybe the camera doesn’t know, but the phone might… The power of the handheld computers, aka smartphones, that most of us carry around with us, […]
Partner Perspective on Nuix Insider Conference
First Response Technical Director, John Douglas, talks about the 2019 Nuix Insider Conference and excitement about the Nuix partner portal.