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Enhancing Ransomware Resilience in Healthcare Ransomware attacks pose a significant threat to healthcare organisations, where system downtime can have life-or-death consequences. Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) recognised this risk and partnered with us to strengthen their defences. Our Approach: We conducted a comprehensive Ransomware Resilience Assessment, evaluating DHCW's readiness to prevent, detect, and respond to ransomware incidents. This included reviewing security monitoring, vulnerability management, secure file sharing, and secure software development practices. Outcome: The assessment provided DHCW with a clear roadmap of prioritised recommendations to enhance their cybersecurity posture. Jamie Graham, Head of Cyber Security at DHCW, noted, "The suggested improvements will be instrumental in helping us enhance our cybersecurity practice." Is your organisation prepared against ransomware threats? Learn how our tailored assessments can fortify your defences. Read the whole blog post here: https://vist.ly/3mpm7j4

🛡️ Cyber threats don’t knock—they intrude. Is your organisation prepared? 🔍 Why Network Intrusion Tools Are Essential: → Early Detection: Spot unusual activity and potential breaches before they impact your operations. Proactive detection saves time, resources, and reputations. → Comprehensive Visibility: Monitor and assess real-time network activity, ensuring no blind spots. Full visibility enables faster decision-making when facing threats. → Threat Intelligence: Leverage cutting-edge analytics and insights to anticipate evolving attack vectors, staying a step ahead of cybercriminals. 🚨 Without robust intrusion tools, even the most secure networks are vulnerable. Protecting your network is critical to maintaining business continuity in a digital-first world. 🖱️ Read more about how to safeguard your network here: https://vist.ly/3mpfwt7

💡 Digital Platforms = New Cyber Threats 💡 Are your digital assets truly secure in this rapidly transforming world? As businesses move to cloud platforms, expand remote access, and adopt new tools, they face escalating risks. Cybercriminals are more sophisticated than ever, targeting the very technologies that drive innovation and growth. 🔒 Cyber Security is Non-Negotiable in the Digital-Era: Holistic Protection → Go beyond firewalls—secure all aspects of your operations, data, and tech infrastructure. Data Safeguarding → Use encryption, access controls, and continuous monitoring to protect sensitive information. Stay Compliant → Meet regulations (like GDPR) to avoid fines and maintain customer trust. Reduce Financial Risks → Avoid business disruption and cyber-related costs (like ransomware) with proactive security measures. 🌐 Did you know? Cybercrime is projected to cost the world $23 trillion by 2027—don’t be part of the statistic! Take charge of your cyber security today. Learn how to safeguard your digital assets while embracing innovation. Get in touch 👉 We drive digital vigilance!

🔒 Best Practices in Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management Effective Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) is essential in today’s interconnected world. Here are key practices to help secure your digital supply chain: 📋 Carry Out a Supply Chain Risk Appraisal → Map your digital supply chain, covering all platforms, services, and applications. → Assess the cyber security posture of third-party suppliers. → Assign risk levels and implement tailored security measures for each. ❌ Avoid Shadow IT → Consider Using a Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) to detect unauthorised applications. → Enforce policies on software usage and regularly educate your workforce. 🌐 Manage Patching Cadence → Aim to patch vulnerabilities within 30 days of release. → Implement a patch management process to stay updated on critical fixes. 🔦 Monitor IT Infrastructure Consistently → Use real-time monitoring to identify and address emerging threats. → Ensure visibility across your technology and third-party ecosystem. 👮 Create an Official C-SCRM Program → Define roles, responsibilities, and security policies for third-party vendors. → Include guidelines for risk assessment, monitoring, and incident response. 🔗 Contact us to learn more about our Supply Chain Attack Surface Protection service.

Net Consulting proudly supported Social Care Wales’ vision of professionalising the care workforce, guiding the development of their digital strategy through a clear and flexible roadmap, and improving services through effective IT solutions. “NCL has helped us onto the next phase of our digital journey. They were responsive and agile, advising on emerging issues, communicating complex subject matters to a wide user audience, all while fulfilling the brief of technical advisor and critical friend. They effectively steered us through to our strategic milestones.“ Andrew Lycett | Director of Finance, Strategy and Corporate Services Social Care Wales

We share a lot about what we do, but we also consider ourselves to be a group of people built on strong values. How we work is very important to us, it upholds our standards and sets expectations for our partners, colleagues and clients. Here are a few of the things we believe in: → Honesty We’re committed to openness and honesty in all our business transactions, with our employees behaving professionally and with integrity at all times. → Transparency We believe in transparency in all our client and supplier engagements. When reciprocated, this creates long and successful business partnerships. → Customer-first In all our client engagements, we’re focused on delivering value to our customers in a timeframe that suits the needs of their business to help them thrive. Business is about people, and we believe in treating people with respect. Learn more about us: https://lnkd.in/dJyKmupv

The NIST defines Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) as a ‘systematic process for managing exposure to cybersecurity risks throughout the supply chain and developing appropriate response strategies, policies and procedures. So, what does this mean? 👇 Essentially, Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management involves identifying and addressing risks that can emerge from supply chain vulnerabilities, including software vendors, service providers, and third-party suppliers. This includes ensuring that all entities involved in delivering goods or services to an organisation follow robust cyber security practices to prevent data loss, security breaches, or additional disruptions. Through establishing robust response strategies, Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management helps organisations build resilience against cyber threats across a complete supply chain. --- → What do you see as the biggest challenge organisations face when it comes to C-SCRM?

You’ve heard of your attack surface, but what exactly is it, and why is it important?   Fortinet defines an attack surface as “the number of all possible points, or attack vectors, where an unauthorised user can access a system and extract data.” The bigger the surface, the bigger the target. Obviously, you don’t want to leave anything vulnerable in your attack surface. That’s cyber security 101. ✍️ Attack surfaces are generally growing through initiatives like remote working and increasing use of cloud services. In fact, 61% of medium to large UK businesses reported a cyber-attack last year. Despite this, only 52% of companies have a formal patch management process. (gov.uk) And of course, known vulnerabilities = a hackers dream. ❌   — So, what is your digital attack surface? 👇   → Websites and online services → Software → Cloud services → Endpoints Effectively any system that is public facing. Why does this matter? If you have a publicly facing system that has a known exploit you’re a sitting target.   Even if this is behind some sort of security layer, it becomes an attractive target. Hopefully you’re using tools to scan your attack surface. But what about your supply chain? In a recent project, we scanned five of the top softwares in a certain category in a certain sector. (More on this later..) …Three had critical vulnerabilities.   ...Two of those were known exploits.   …And one vulnerability is all it takes to impact any client using their software. When it comes to your supply chain security don’t assume. Check it. If you have any concerns, get in touch.

Looking to boost your business’s digital performance? 📈 Our Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) services offer real-time visibility into your digital ecosystem, ensuring seamless user experiences. From proactive issue detection to in-depth performance analytics, our DEM solutions help you stay ahead of potential problems before they impact your users. 📊 Key Benefits: ✅ Enhanced user experience ✅ Proactive problem-solving ✅ Comprehensive performance insights ✅ Increased operational efficiency Stay in control of your digital environment with our DEM services. → Optimise, monitor, and elevate your business performance. More here: https://lnkd.in/dk9u_iWV #DigitalExperienceMonitoring #DEM #UserExperience

🔒 Doing the basics well is a cornerstone of any successful project, and securing your organisation is no different. Endpoint protection is a must in cybersecurity, especially if you have devices roaming around, remote working in the wild. Key benefits include: → Malware & Spyware Protection: Defend against ransomware and other attacks, and reverse malicious changes. → Insider Threat Prevention: Monitor user behaviour to catch risky actions in real time. → Web Filtering: Control internet usage and block web-based threats with centralised policies. → Centralised Logging: Real-time alerts and detailed logs for quick threat response. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/g2t5mWA4 💻 #EndpointSecurity #CyberDefence #MalwareProtection