SE Labs ran a second year of its cyber security education programme About Level:Up SE Labs ran a second year of its Level:Up cyber security education programme, partnering with local schools to provide a thorough cyber security overview specifically created for key stage 4 and key stage 5 students. Our ... Read More

Working out which endpoint protection product is right for your organisation requires a lot of thought. Each product on the market has a pile of features and they don’t all do exactly the same thing. But at the very least, they should detect and stop malware threats. That should be ... Read More

We compare endpoint security products directly using real, major threats How can you test and judge endpoint protection products? SE Labs tested a variety of Endpoint Detection and Response products against a range of hacking attacks designed to compromise systems and penetrate target networks in the same way as criminals ... Read More

And why are some businesses overconfident that they are secure? A true story: There was a team manager, a head of IT and a chief financial officer. I asked each if they considered their network to be secure, hacked or in some other state. The ex-military team manager was supremely ... Read More

Can you defend against email threats better than the security companies? How well do the main email platforms handle threats? Is it worth paying for additional email security from a third-party specialist? Or could you create your own secure email server and get top grade protection for free? Compare a ... Read More

And why do we still believe them? Anti-virus, or endpoint security plays an essential part in protecting Windows PCs. Whether you are working in the world’s largest enterprise, or using a small personal laptop, you need a last line of defence against attacks that use malicious code to steal or ... Read More

Can EDR really stop advanced targeted attacks? SE Labs tested Coronet Cyber Security Coro against a range of hacking attacks designed to compromise systems and penetrate target networks in the same way as criminals and other attackers breach systems and networks. Full attack chain EDR test There are many opportunities ... Read More

SE Labs runs second cybersecurity education programme for schools About Level:Up SE Labs is running its Level:Up security education programme for the second year in a row, partnering with local schools to provide a thorough cybersecurity overview specifically created for key stage 4 and key stage 5 students. The programme ... Read More

“Because we test realistically, sometimes bad guys come onto our test network and mess with us” Show notes for series 2, episode 9 (final episode of series 2) What is the attack chain? Why is it good to test using full attack chains? And what are some of the alternative ... Read More

Computer processors get the final word when running programs. Can they judge bad code from good? Is ransomware detection using hardware possible? We look at Intel’s approach to improving ransomware detection. All malware has to run on a target to achieve its goal. Whether it’s a remote access Trojan, a ... Read More