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Ransomware

Ransomware in 2020: UK and Global Threat Overview

09/09/2020

The total cost of global ransomware attacks amounted to $345 million in 2015. Current global estimates for financial losses for 2021 via ransomware attacks is predicted to be in the region of a staggering $20 billion. To bring this down…

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Zak Kyriakou Joins Serbus

Zak Kyriakou, welcome to the team

03/09/2020

This week at Serbus, we’re delighted to introduce you to the latest member of our support team, Zak Kyriakou. Fresh from completing his masters in computing from Cardiff University, Zak joins us as a first-line Technical Support Engineer, here to…

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Remote Working for Employees

4 Important Tips – Remote Working for Employees

27/08/2020

It’s no secret that there has been a drastic uptake in the amount of companies now offering remote working for employees. What was already a slower adoption has now been forced by the circumstances of 2020, and businesses now find…

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Julia Wongphat - Procurement Assistant at Serbus

Julia Wongphat, welcome to the team

21/08/2020

It’s busy-ness as usual at Serbus HQ, and this week we are delighted to introduce one of the latest members to join our team, Julia Wongphat! She has had a packed couple of weeks learning the basics and assimilating into…

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Garmin Cyber Attack

Cyber attack on Garmin: Lessons to be learnt

14/08/2020

On July 27, technology giant Garmin announced a cyber attack that occurred around 4 days earlier. The outward effects of the cyber attack primarily affected online services, which included the interruption of website functions, customer support services, customer-facing applications and…

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Cyber risk resulting from COVID-19 remote worker changes

‘When the World Stayed Home’ – Report on Threat and Key Takeaways for Businesses

06/08/2020

The coronavirus outbreak brought challenges to all when officially declared as a global pandemic by WHO in January. Individuals and businesses alike wrestled with the financial ramifications and cyber risk, resulting from altered ways of working and operating day to…

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The Offside Trap – Cyber Threat in Sport

30/07/2020

The latest event in accordance with the rising cyber threat in sport came to light last week in the news. A £1 million, overseas transfer fee for a Premier League club player brushed the fingertips of cyber criminals, following the…

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High Risk Applications can be a danger to your business

High Risk Applications: what are they and how are they a danger to your business?

22/07/2020

The global controversy of late that surrounds the TikTok app is a great example for IT professionals, employees and CEOs alike, to be able to familiarise themselves with the danger ‘high-risk’ applications can pose to them and their organisation’s critical…

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Cyber Espionage

The Real Threat of Cyber Espionage

16/07/2020

For many industries, the level of threat from cyberattacks with an espionage focus can seem relatively small, however that is by no means a reason to judge them as a low-level of risk to businesses. Irreparable damages to financials and…

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5 things I have learned working at Serbus

16/07/2020

✍️ I am #capable of undertaking tasks that I would never have dreamed I could. I have developed #skills I never knew I had. I learn something new everyday. 💪🏼 My worth has no limit, it is not defined by previous #experience, by gender…

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