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Will a cyber war affect my company?
The Russian war against Ukraine had started long before the tanks and military crossed the borders and rocket attacks left multiple cities in ruins. Where? On the online battlefield. Long before the invasion, attacks were carried out against the...

A new era of risk
Risks that we hardly thought possible a few years ago are now part of a new reality. A growing dependence on IT, a rapid professionalization of cybercrime and new geopolitical tensions. The latter are of course the result of a war on European...

The risks surrounding RPA and the best way to manage them
We already highlighted in an earlier blog article that robotic process automation (RPA) generates a lot of extra innovative power. Software robots provide smart automation and relieve employees of repetitive and mind-numbing tasks. This allows your...

How can we explain the increase in ransomware?
Trends in the world of cybersecurity show a worrying trend: ransomware is on the rise. 2021 was an all-time record year for the number of recorded ransomware and cyber attacks. Cyber criminals specializing in ransomware are therefore among the...

What is robotic process automation (RPA) and what is the added value?
Valuable time is lost in many organizations because automation is on the back burner and many employees are busy every day with repetitive, mind-numbing and error-prone tasks. Activities that often add little value to the business and the services...

What is the 3-lines-of-defence-model and why is this so important for organisations?
Modern organizations operate in a world that is becoming increasingly uncertain, complex and unstable. They must be able to deal with a growing number of stakeholders with sometimes very different interests. Managing cyber risks is also a challenge...

How Risk Appetite can help allocate resources
Risk Appetite is the extent to which an organisation is prepared to take risks. Many organisations do not do much with this, or do not know how. When does it offer added value?

How to use a security framework
Implementing an information security strategy for your organization is a project in itself. Security frameworks help you get started. It is advised to familiarize yourself with some points for attention of the use of those frameworks in advance....

Post COVID-19 Trends
2020 will not be quickly forgotten by COVID-19. This Pandemic had an impact on the world unlike anything we have seen before. We are dealing with many sick and dead, lockdowns and the greatest economic crisis since the second world war. Now that...

What lessons can be learned from the Wirecard debacle?
The debacle surrounding Wirecard has been going on for some time now. The end is not yet in sight, with the CEO (Markus Braun) already imprisoned awaiting trial and one of the other prime suspects (COO Jan Marsalek) still on the run at the time of...