Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus remain a critical foundation for managing cyber risk and meeting UK compliance requirements. Fifosys has been promoted to CyberSmart Advanced Partner status, reflecting the scale and quality of how we already support customers through certification and beyond.

Millions of Instagram users received unsolicited password reset emails over the weekend. We examine what happened, the data exposure risks, and the security lessons for organisations.

2025 was a defining year for cyber security. From major outages to supply-chain attacks, organisations were forced to confront systemic risk and the limits of assumed resilience. This review examines the cyber incidents that mattered and the lessons they hold for the year ahead.

The Christmas period is meant to be quiet, yet the Rainbow Six Siege breach shows how cyber incidents thrive when attention drops. As servers were taken offline and data integrity collapsed, the real story goes beyond gaming disruption, revealing the risks that always-on services face when attackers strike during holiday downtime.

Cyberattacks are rising fast, with one hacking incident now happening every minute. Across the Fifosys client base, we’re seeing record volumes of suspicious logins, phishing emails, and attempted breaches.

In a reactive setup, remediation can take hours long enough for attackers to forward data, alter rules, or move laterally through systems.

This blog explores how proactive monitoring powered by Barracuda Managed XDR is closing that gap, reducing response times from hours to minutes, and giving organisations constant visibility across their cloud environments.

When thieves broke into the Louvre Museum, the biggest shock wasn’t what they stole - it was how easily they did it. Yet, a password allegedly set to “Louvre” is what’s really exposed one of the world’s most secure institutions. The incident is a reminder that under-investment in cyber security doesn’t just risk data loss; it threatens trust, reputation and millions in avoidable cost.

Another year is closing out, and once again, cyber security has dominated the agenda. From AI-powered attacks to boardroom accountability, 2025 has challenged every layer of digital resilience. As new threats rise and regulations tighten, UK organisations are learning that prevention alone isn’t enough, preparation and partnership now define true resilience.

When AWS went down on 20th October and half the internet froze, our Microsoft-based clients stayed online. This piece unpacks what really caused the outage, why single-provider setups are risky, and how thoughtful design and regular testing turn resilience from buzzword to reality.