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LOCS:23 scheme owner shares insights on its creation

LOCS:23 is currently the buzzword for legal service providers as more and more law firms and chambers start to go for certification....

Why is everyone talking about LOCS:23?

What is LOCS:23?

In February of this year, the ICO announced the Legal Services Operational...

Arx Alliance Announces LOCS:23 Partnership

We're thrilled to share that Arx Alliance is one of the first Approved Solutions for the LOCS:23 standard. We will also be...

Mitigating Third-Party Cyber Risk: Strategies for Law Firms

Law firms encounter distinct challenges in handling third-party risks. Data breaches may result in substantial reputational harm and legal responsibilities. The...

What is Third Party Cyber Risk Management?

With the growing complexity and sophistication of cyber attacks, no business is immune to the risk of a cyber breach. It is...

American Express Credit Cards Exposed in Third Party Beach: What You Need To Know

American Express has warned customers that credit card details have been exposed in a third-party breach following a hack on a one...

The List Goes On: Another Law Firm Falls Victim To An Cyber Attack

It has been reported this week that there was an alleged cyber attack on American law firm Bronstein & Carmona. New information...

The Danger of Misinformation: Could you be sabotaging your cyber security?

Cyber security incidents cost small businesses in the UK an average of £4,200 per incident, with lasting imprints on their operations and reputation. Navigating...

Top 5 Cyber Security Threats Facing Manufacturing in 2024

In 2024, the global manufacturing industry is projected to reach $18 trillion in value as countries continue to invest in...

The Coming Storm: Why AI Will Make Cybercrime More Disruptive Than Ever Before

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has enabled tremendous advances in cybersecurity defence, yet also opened the door to more sophisticated cyberattacks....

The Top 5 Cyber Security Threats Facing Law Firms in 2024

Cyber security threats are rapidly increasing for the legal industry with 75% of Uk law firms reporting being a victim...

Why Supply Chain Cyber Security is crucial for Protecting Critical National Infrastructure

Critical national infrastructure is not just crucial for a country's economic growth, security, and public health, but it also forms the very foundation on...

5 Cyber Security threats facing the Healthcare industry in 2024

As we enter the new year, the healthcare industry continues to face the critical challenge of balancing technological innovation with cybersecurity. The...

The Rising Cyber Security Risks to the UK Legal Sector

Lawyers, legal practices, and law firms are integral to the nation's economy and society, serving as pillars for justice, dispute resolution, and...

Supply Chain Cyber Attack Affects Law Firms and Home buyers

The recent cyber attack on CTS, an IT services provider to hundreds of law firms, has brought the news of supply chain...

Cyber Security Concerns for Law Firm: Lessons from Allen and Overy’s Cyber Attack

In recent years, Law firms around the world have been a continual target of cyber-attacks, and the numbers are only increasing. Cyber-attacks...

What are Supply Chain Attacks?

A supply chain attack is a form of cyberattack that aims to harm an organisation by exploiting vulnerable security of one of...

UK Logistics Firm Forced into Administration Following a Cyber Attack

The tangible repercussions of a cyber attack have come to light as administrators of KNP Logistics Group, a haulage company based in...

5 Cyber Threats to the Pharmaceutical Industry

The pharmaceutical industry is known for its meticulous regulation, and plays a crucial role in creating life-saving medications that enhance millions of...

The Cybersecurity Paradox: CFOs Confident Yet Unaware of their Vulnerabilities

Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) tend to exhibit a strong sense of confidence in their organisations' capacity to prevent cyber security incidents yet...

Beware of the Risks Around BCC Emails

“Failure to use BCC correctly in emails is one of the top data breaches reported to us every year – and these...

Lessons To Be Learnt From The Met Police’s Data Breach

The Metropolitan Police are currently conducting an investigation into a suspected data breach resulting from unauthorised access to the system of one...

Facing Cyber Challenges: A Concern for SMBs in the Construction Industry

In today's technology-driven era, even the construction industry is not exempt from progress. Digitalisation has completely transformed how construction projects are executed,...

Record High Ransomware Attacks in July Spearheaded by Clop!

According to NCC Group’s latest monthly Cyber Threat Intelligence Report there were 502 recorded ransomware attacks in July – a new monthly record narrowly...

AI Vulnerabilities: The Growing Risk to Cyber Security

The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has introduced new risks and vulnerabilities in the realm of cyber security. According to Forbes 76%...

The Growing Cybersecurity Threat to Healthcare

As the healthcare sector strives to recover from the pandemic, it faces a mounting global challenge: cyber security. Cyber criminals are ruthlessly targeting healthcare...

The Risks of Public Wi-Fi and How to Protect Yourself

Remote work has revolutionised our work lives, allowing us to work from home, coffee shops, or even while on holiday. This flexibility,...

Product Update: Arx Breach Insight Scanner

We are excited to announce the launch of our new Arx Breach Insight Scanner! What is it? Email account information obtained from...

Demystifying cyber attacks for stronger cyber security – Phishing

Demystified – Phishing Continuing our series on demystifying prevalent cyber-attacks, let's delve into the world of phishing. Phishing is one of the most...

hVIVO partnership

hVIVO is an esteemed, rapidly expanding contract research organisation (CRO) that stands at the forefront of global excellence in conducting human challenge...

Demystifying cyber attacks for stronger cyber security – Malware

In the second of the series of demystifying common types of cyber attack, we look at one of the most detrimental attacks...

Demystifying cyber attacks for stronger cyber security – Zero-day exploits

Demystified – Zero-day exploits Next in the series of demystifying common types of cyber attack, we look at a form of attack...

Demystifying cyber attacks for stronger data security – Distributed denial of service (DDoS)

Demystified – Distributed denial of service (DDoS) In the third article of the series of demystifying common types of cyber attack, we...

Demystifying cyber attacks for stronger cyber security – Social engineering

In today's digital age, our personal and business information is vulnerable to cybercriminals who seek to infiltrate and steal our valuable data. Taking necessary proactive...

The parallels of 17th & 18th century highway robbery and cyber-crime in the digital age

The modern-day highway robbers are cybercriminals who use digital technology to steal sensitive information or money from individuals and organizations. The parallels between 17th and...

The Guardian newspaper ransomware attack highlights threat of cybercrime

The recent cyber attack on The Guardian serves as a stark reminder of the importance of robust cybersecurity measures. A "highly sophisticated" ransomware attack...

FSB report indicates SMBs not adequately insured against cyber crime

According to recent reported research by the Federation of Small Businesses, only 10% of small businesses and self-employed individuals have cyber insurance. Of those,...

The overlooked reality of cyber security

Cyber-attacks are not always sophisticated. Attacks frequently succeed as a result of poor cyber hygiene and the exploitation of known vulnerabilities. For every highly...

Ongoing NHS attack highlights growing threat of UK ransomware attacks

The recent cyber-attack on Advanced, one of the NHS’ major IT providers, has been confirmed as a ransomware attack. The cyber-attack has affected Adastra...

Less than half of SMEs are using MFA to secure critical data

The Cyber Readiness Institute's Global Small Business Multi-Factor Authentication study (published 5 July 2022) found that only 46% of small and medium-sized businesses are...

Protecting against IP theft in the digital age

There is increasing news coverage and concern over IP theft, reflecting a rapid rise in industrial espionage and exploitation. For adversaries, incentives...

3 Benefits of a cyber security program

Cyber security has become a major concern for businesses today. Over the past 5 years, the threat landscape has shifted dramatically. As...

Arx announces a key new client, HERA Clothing

We are excited to announce our latest enterprise customer HERA Clothing! Launched in 2015, HERA has seen huge success on the back...

GCHQ issues new guidance for construction firms to tackle cyber crime

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has recently released tailored advice and guidance specifically for construction firms, to help them combat the growing threat...

Building Supply Chain Resilience

Against a background of increasing geopolitical and cyber-related risks we are seeing an ongoing shift in supply chain development with far greater emphasis being...

Supply chain risk management with ARX

Is your supply chain an asset or a threat?

ARX Alliance is redefining supply chain cyber security...

Paul Richardson joins as Non-Executive Director at Arx

Arx is delighted to welcome Paul Richardson as a newly appointed Non-Executive Director. Paul will be working closely with Andre Turville and the wider...

A beginner’s guide to greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting for business

Given the stated ambitions of various countries to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, general awareness of the importance of carbon emissions...

The cost of cyber crime to small business

Robust cyber security practices are becoming essential in today’s economy. As we have highlighted many times previously, cyber attacks are now more prevalent than...

Cyber security for remote working

It’s been two years since the start of the global Covid-19 pandemic, and so organisations are finally preparing for life in a post-pandemic world....

How to secure your network boundaries with a firewall

It’s the fifth and final day of my top 5 controls every business should have in place! Today, i’ll outline one of...

The importance of access rights and permissions

Every active employee within your organisation will need to have some form of access to your devices, applications, business information or a...

Incorporate patch management lifecycle into your security strategy

Today, I will be talking about the necessity of keeping software and network devices patched. Now, I’m sure some of you are...

The importance of backing up data

Welcome back for day 2 of my top 5 controls for all businesses! Today's control will highlight the importance of backing up...

Implementing a secure password management system

Passwords are used to protect some of our most valuable personal and company data. However, despite advances in other areas of security,...

5 security controls your business should have in place

From Monday 31st Jan, I will be recommending one control each day that your business should have in place in order to ensure a...

Arx Alliance Cyber Security Newsletter #1

Welcome to our inaugural newsletter! Thank you for taking the time to spend a few minutes with us as we discuss the world of...

Take a look at what our customers have to say about ARX

Modulous is an award-winning, construction-technology platform dedicated to delivering quality, sustainable and affordable homes at scale and pace....

Working with Modulous, securing the future of the built environment

Modulous is an award-winning, construction-technology platform dedicated to delivering quality, sustainable and affordable homes at scale and pace....

Petrotec Group join the ARX Platform

ARX is delighted to be partnering with Petrotec to ensure digital resilience as we advance towards sustainable mobility. As an international turn-key product and service...

2020 – A year to remember

Whilst 2020 was a challenging year for everyone, I do not want to cast 2020 off without recognising and giving thanks to our employees,...

Hacked-off with 2020 – The 5 biggest breaches

During the first quarter of 2020, there was a reported 600% increase in cyber attacks. As the pandemic hit, companies were forced to adopt...