by Red Goat | Feb 4, 2020 | General
LISA FORTE INTERVIEW WITH DIGIT MAGAZINE Lisa Forte, partner and cyber threat specialist at Red Goat Cyber, shares her insights about the ‘insider threat’ and how to protect against it. How has the insider threat evolved in recent years? Firstly, we now live in a... 
by Red Goat | Jan 9, 2020 | Insider Threat
What happened? Ring, the Amazon owned home-security company, has admitted firing four employees who accessed users’ videos. The employees had access to the video feeds but exceeded their authorised access by viewing them. This has undoubtedly caused embarrassment for... 
by Red Goat | Dec 20, 2019 | Insider Threat
Friday the 13th is a day that has been long associated with bad omens. This became a reality for almost 30,000 Facebook staff though on Friday the 13th of December. Almost 30,000 employee payroll records were stolen. The theft left information security professionals... 
by Red Goat | Nov 6, 2019 | Insider Threat
The Tokyo based cyber security company Trend Micro has revealed it has been the victim of a sophisticated insider threat attack. Customer records were accessed and exfiltrated by an employee then used by attackers in a vishing attack on Trend Micro customers.... 
by Red Goat | Nov 5, 2019 | Insider Threat
The SEC investigator was charged with several crimes including unauthorized computer access and disclosure of confidential information. The defendant, Mr. Cohn, was the MD and Chief Compliance Officer at GBP Capital Holdings. Cohn allegedly accessed compromising... 
by Red Goat | Oct 21, 2019 | Social Engineering
We have seen a wealth of articles on the security and privacy issues around voice assistants. This week I came across and new and far more concerning article on this by Ars Technica: “Amazon- and Google-approved apps turned both voice-controlled devices into... 
by Red Goat | Sep 3, 2019 | Insider Threat
Insider Threat Report 2019 finally released! Red Goat Cyber Security are proud to announce the results of their research into insider threat reporting. The research examines reporting observed in intentional insider threat cases and the factors that may influence the... 
by Red Goat | Aug 29, 2019 | General
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month! A lot of our clients are busy preparing events and internal campaigns to increase awareness of cyber related issues in October. However with limited time and too many options, it can seem like too much to fit in to your... 
by Red Goat | Aug 3, 2019 | General
Red Goat Cyber Security has been recognised as a finalist in the 2019 Computing Security Awards. Partner and Co-founder, Lisa Forte, has been selected as a finalist for the “Contribution to Cyber Security” Award too. Red Goat, one of the leading experts in social... 
by Red Goat | Jul 9, 2019 | Insider Threat
“I really enjoyed making this podcast with Anna Delaney. She always asks hard interesting questions and it was great fun to discuss some of the more alarming cases of insider threats. I hope you enjoy this colourful episode!” Spotting the Insider Threat with Lisa... 