Author: Pauline Rawsterne

Cyberattacks or breaches are now a weekly threat for around one in seven UK businesses, according to new government figures. The Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2020 shows that almost half of businesses (46%) had been a victim in the previous year, and of these around a third (32%) were experiencing...

Official figures which claim to show that fraud in on the rise while ‘computer misuse’ has declined reflect the authorities' lack of understanding of cybercrime, according to Bluedog Security Monitoring. The figures released by the Office of National Statistics include data from different sources. According to the National Fraud Intelligence...

The ransomware attack on the foreign exchange company Travelex reflects the growing presence of criminal gangs in the cybercrime market, according to a leading cyber expert. Tim Thurlings of bluedog Security Monitoring says there has been a worldwide increase in such attacks in recent months. In another case,  the Dutch University...

A value added managed services distributor which specialises in cybersecurity and compliance has been appointed as bluedog’s first UK distributor. Brigantia will supply bluedog’s service to its partners throughout the UK and Ireland. The company, which is based Yorkshire with an office in London, was founded in 1996. It offers a...

A new service from bluedog Security Monitoring allows users to check  their cybersecurity status at any time and compliance with standards such as Cyber Essentials. The new compliance module offers almost instant reporting via an easy-to-understand dashboard. It can be used to reassure customers, provide up-to-date information for board meetings,...

The future of cybersecurity was top of the agenda at a meeting of IT leaders in Kuala Lumpur, which revealed recent real-life examples of ransomware attacks. The event brought together some of the region’s top CIOs to discuss how to combat the growing threat. It was hosted by bluedog Security...

Bluedog Security Monitoring has appointed Dublin-based Renaissance as its first distributor in Ireland. Renaissance is a leading value added distributor specialising in IT security. the company will supply bulldog's service to partners across Ireland. Michael Conway, Director at Renaissance, says: “Simplicity is key” he says. “bulldog's technology offers Irish resellers, MSPs...