About Surveillent Cyber
Surveillent Cyber provides strategic advisory services to help organizations plan technology investments, modernize operations, manage vendors, and align cybersecurity strategy with business objectives. This service supports executive decision-making and long-term technology planning by helping leaders evaluate priorities, reduce complexity, improve vendor accountability, and create achievable modernization roadmaps. Surveillent Cyber helps clients make technology decisions that […]
Cybersecurity skills shortages hamper modernisation at 48% of Latin American organisations
Kaspersky research finds almost half of organisations across Latin America face difficulties modernising their cybersecurity because they lack suitably skilled specialists. Almost half of organisations in Latin America are struggling to modernise their cybersecurity infrastructure because of a shortage of qualified specialists, according to research from Kaspersky. The study found 48% of organisations across the […]
Health-ISAC warns healthcare sector of ShinyHunters phishing attacks
Healthcare organisations worldwide are being warned about targeted ShinyHunters campaigns using voice phishing, impersonation domains and MFA bypass techniques to gain access to corporate identities and connected SaaS platforms. Health-ISAC has issued an urgent threat alert warning healthcare organisations worldwide that the ShinyHunters cybercrime group is actively targeting the sector through sophisticated voice phishing and […]
The human firewall is crumbling: Why 2026 must be the tipping point for legacy security
AI-powered fraud and increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks are exposing the limitations of passwords and legacy authentication methods, forcing organisations to rethink how they protect identities and sensitive data. Nic Sarginson, Principal Product Manager at Yubico, tells us why phishing-resistant, hardware-backed passkeys can help organisations counter AI-driven attacks, strengthen authentication and build greater cyber-resilience. For years, […]
Experts respond to reported Iran-linked cyberattack disrupting UK power generator
A cyberattack reportedly linked to Iran forced a small UK power generator offline for four days. Cybersecurity experts from Barrier Networks, Illumio, Advania UK, OPSWAT, Orange Cyberdefense and e2e-assure discuss what the incident reveals about the growing threat to critical national infrastructure and the challenges of securing increasingly connected Operational Technology environments. A small UK […]
Education remains world’s most attacked sector as back-to-school cyber-risks surge
Schools, universities and research institutions faced an average of 4,696 cyberattacks per organisation each week between January and July 2026, according to new Check Point Research data. Education remains the world’s most targeted sector for cyberattacks, with threat levels increasing further as schools and universities prepared for the start of the new academic year, according […]
Companies That Have Experienced Data Breaches (2022-2026)
Small startups and huge corporations alike have been consistently impacted by data breaches over the last few years.
CISA Reports PRC Hackers Using BRICKSTORM for Long-Term Access in U.S. Systems
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday released details of a backdoor named BRICKSTORM that has been put to use by state-sponsored threat actors from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to maintain long-term persistence on compromised systems. “BRICKSTORM is a sophisticated backdoor for VMware vSphere and Windows environments,” the agency said. “BRICKSTORM enables cyber […]
Shutdown Kills Key Federal Cybersecurity Information-Sharing Program
The 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act provided a legal framework for companies to share data with the government, but Congress failed to renew it before the shutdown. Amid the ongoing US government shutdown, a key piece of cybersecurity legislation has expired—and both security experts and lawmakers warn it could endanger critical national infrastructure, Politico reports.
Ransomware Attacks are on the Rise
Lockbit is by far this summer’s most prolific ransomware group, trailed by two offshoots of the Conti group.