Category: Highlight
Cyber & data security for accountants – Your legal obligations
Here is a short reminder of some basic legal obligations for accountancy practices....
Is Your Accountancy Firm Resilient To Ransomware Attacks?
Here's the bottom line. Ransomware is now the most significant cyber threat worldwide. Not only have ransomware attacks been rising year on year, but ransom...
Why and how do hackers target accountants?
We caught up with Mitigo co-founder David Fleming to grab some insight and to ask why and how cyber criminals target accountants. We hope it...
The Cybercriminal Ecosystem: Evolution and Extortion
Businesses working in professional services rely on their reputation and hold lots of confidential and valuable information belonging to their clients and the projects they...
A deep dive into how cyber attacks affect law firms
An interview with Lindsay Hill to gain a deep dive into how cyberattacks affect law firms....
Technology adoption creates greater cyber risk
Technology makes life easier and more efficient. But as our reliance grows, so does cyber risk. Understanding and controlling this risk is vital, as is...
Question & Answer: Can I reduce my PI insurance premium by reducing my cyber risk?
In this article, we interview Lindsay Hill, Chief Executive Officer at Mitigo. Lindsay is a solicitor and experienced CEO. He has spent 35 years as...
Ransomware attacks are coming. Is your financial services firm ready?
Ransomware attacks can debilitate a firm’s operations, destroy its credibility, and drain its financial resources. Cybercrime costs firms and individuals billions of pounds each year,...
[Law firms and cybersecurity:
6 actions you should take following the SRA review](/content/law-firms-and-cybersecurity6-actions-you-should-take-following-the-sra-review/index.html)
It’s nearly two years since the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) published its thematic review into cybersecurity at 40 law firms. All the firms featured in...
Email Hijacking: A Critical Threat to Law Firms
As more law firms abandon their in-house email servers in favour of cloud-based email services, cyber criminals have taken note. Law firms now face a...
Confusing IT Support With Cyber Risk Management Has Cost Many Organisations Dearly. Here’s Why the Two Are Not the Same.
The battle against cybercrime is constantly evolving, with defences having to keep up with increasingly sophisticated attack methods. Cybercriminals frequently target financial services and wealth...
Human error is the greatest cybersecurity risk to financial services firms. It needn’t be.
In 2020 alone, UK financial firms spent an estimated £95b on digital technology. Criminals have taken note--with greater investment in technology comes a greater risk...
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DO YOU KNOW YOUR ‘PHISHING’ FROM A ‘FIREWALL’?
Don’t worry, you are not alone. Phraseology in and around cyber security is notoriously user-unfriendly. Our cyber security guide will help you make sense of it all.