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Nearly a third of companies using public cloud not encrypting data

Posted on 04/10/2016

28% of organisations using public cloud are not encrypting data stored there, according to a survey released by the US IT company HyTrust.[1] The cloud adoption survey interviewed more than 400 executives across different industries attending the VMworld conference, a global cloud computing conference. The most staggering finding was that while 46% listed their greatest […]

The biggest breach in history: questions for Yahoo

Posted on 04/10/2016

What could be the largest publicly disclosed cyber-breach in history was exposed last week, as Yahoo revealed ‘state’ hackers stole data from 500 million users.[1] This included swathes of personal information, including names and emails, as well as ‘unencrypted security questions and answers,’. While the hack took place in 2014, it has only now been […]

Investigatory Powers Bill update

Posted on 26/09/2016

In August, the Anderson Review into bulk data collection – initiated by Teresa May as Home Secretary – published its findings. Britain’s spies should be allowed to continue harvesting large amounts of data from emails. David Anderson also backed the hacking of phones and computers ‘in principle.’ The government’s Investigatory Powers Bill, will put these […]

Olympic error: Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins

Posted on 26/09/2016

Sports stars are rarely targets for alleged state-sponsored hacking. However, the condemnation piled upon Russia in advance of this year’s Olympic Games should have prompted the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) to assess its cyber security. Retribution was possible; a cyber attack the most likely means. The theft of medical data belonging to Chris Froome, Bradley […]

Hillary Clinton Endorses Encryption

Posted on 25/09/2016

Earlier this month, Hillary Clinton’s campaign team announced that they have adopted end-to-end encryption. Following controversies surrounding Clinton’s use of personal email while in office, coupled with the revelation last month that the Democratic National Committee had been hacked by a Russian group, a very public demonstration of data security was essential. Clinton’s endorsement of encryption, […]

Health records, in the millions, for sale on the darkweb

Posted on 01/07/2016

The importance of securing personally identifiable data has been emphasised once again. Allegedly a large US insurance company has been breached by a zero-day attack (the exploiting of an undisclosed software vulnerability), leading to the theft and compromise of millions of medical records. The hacker, going by the name of ‘Dark Overlord’, indicates that the […]

Legal firms remain a target for hackers

Posted on 06/06/2016

The Issues The recent Mossack Fonseca breach involving approximately 11.5 million documents and being critical to the legal sector, is one with immense ramification and one that will be remembered for some time to come. This breach has raised the profile of cybersecurity within the legal sector significantly, so much so that the clients of […]

Galaxkey is Taking on Kilimanjaro in Support of ActionAid UK

Posted on 18/05/2016

Galaxkey is ‘climbing’ at the opportunity to raise funds for ActionAid UK to support the charity in changing lives for the better! Team Galaxkey- Randhir Shinde, Andy Bryars & Patrick Cooper will ascend Kilimanjaro on the 10th June 2016 in support of ActionAid UK: an outstanding cause. About the Charity- ActionAid UK ActionAid UK strive to positively change the […]

Marlborough Group Chooses Galaxkey as their Preferred Security Solution

Posted on 17/05/2016

The Marlborough Group, a privately owned company employing over 120 staff, has implemented Galaxkey to secure their electronically transmitted communications and sensitive documentation. The group has approximately £6 billion assets under management, operating more than 70 authorised Collective Investment Schemes, including UCITS and AIF structures. The administration of client accounts, Transfer Agency, Fund Accounting, Compliance […]

Simple Ways to Better Secure Enterprise Email Communications

Posted on 31/03/2016

Although Email has become essential as means of business communication, the potential threats are often overlooked or underestimated. Employees go about their daily duties sending, receiving, opening emails and attachments with little, if any, thought given to security and the potential risk that unsecured email poses to the enterprise. This may be due to […]

Encryption Must Advance

Posted on 10/02/2016

Technology is evolving at great speed, so much so, that it is often a struggle for many to stay abreast of the latest tech, newest trends and advances in solutions. The evolution of technology is desirable and while all tech is continuously changing some changes are more necessary than others. With the evolution of technology […]

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