Security & Privacy Audits: Why They're As Critical As Financial Audits for Business
Does your business conduct annual financial audits but skip information security audits?
Most business leaders wouldn't dream of missing their financial audit, it's non-negotiable for accountability, risk management, and stakeholder confidence. Yet many of those same organizations go years without auditing their information security and privacy practices, even though the financial impact of a breach can be just as devastating. Take KNP Logistics: a 158-year-old UK transport company that collapsed in July 2025 after hackers exploited a single weak password. Nearly 700 employees lost their jobs. A company that survived two world wars was brought down in days by something a basic security audit would have caught.
Just as financial audits give you confidence to make informed decisions about your business, information security audits reveal where your digital defenses, data handling practices, and privacy controls actually stand before vulnerabilities become incidents.
Read the full article to discover what comprehensive information security audits cover and why human expertise still matters in an age of automated tools.
Would Your Business Be Back to Pen & Paper if a Critical Supplier Failed for 3 Days? Lessons from the Brussels Airport Cyber Attack
The cyber attack on a supplier system at Brussels Airport has now dragged into three days of disruption. For travellers, it’s stress, confustion, and frustration. For businesses, it’s a wake-up call: if your supplier went down for days, would you be resilient or scrambling with pen and paper?
Patching 101: Your Ultimate Guide to Securing Digital Devices with Software Updates
Patching keeps your devices secure, fast, and reliable. Learn how software updates fix bugs, close security gaps, and add new features—plus simple steps to patch smartphones and laptops effectively. Protect your data and keep your digital life running smoothly.
Gmail Hack? Did It Really Happen?
You may have head this week in the headlines like “Massive Gmail Hack!”. That sounds scary and have felt concerned or somewhat confused. Some outlets, including Mashable have reported warnings of phishing campaigns and breaches tied to Gmail. But was that the problem?
Buckle Up: You do not want any of your passwords to be on this list!
In 2025, a major factor contributing to data breaches and subsequent leaks is the use of either recycled passwords, default passwords, or simple and memorable passwords. With this in mind, it is imperative to create strong, unique passwords and make use of additional security measures such as multi-factor authentication to protect sensitive data from hackers such as data associated with social media accounts.
26.3 million mishandled bags in 2022: As a senior Business Leader, are you confident your employees know to keep work laptops or tablets safe during air travel?
According to SITA's 2023 Baggage IT Insights report, the rate of mishandled luggage increased by 75% in 2022 compared to 2021, which is the highest rate since 2012. Some of the 26 million mishandled bags were either lost, damaged, or delayed. Though the air travel industry claim they are improving baggage handling operations, the surprise surge of mishandled baggage should alarm senior business leaders like Board Directors, CEOs, and COOs and demonstrate the need to ensure employees understand that work laptops or tablets should always be with them at all times when traveling by air.
Dressing your organisation in a Data Suit to Shield from a Sting of a Breach
A few weeks ago, the Hyplon Security team experienced a beekeeping tour in which we saw similarities between a beekeeper wearing an appropriate suit to safely and efficiently access delicious honey from a hive and a current project we are working on around protecting data appropriately to prevent unauthorised access.
As the team suited up in beekeeping suits to shield us from bee stings while watching the process of beekeeping closeup, afterwards we discussed how akin the beekeeping suit is to protecting an organisation’s data. The beekeeping suits serve as a defense against bee stings, much like appropriate cyber security controls protect an organisation’s valuable data from unauthorised users as data is the lifeblood of an organisation as honey is to a beehive.
Departure Gate: 5 Essential Steps for a Secure Employee Off-Boarding Process
Before boarding a flight recently, looking up at the departure sign in the airport terminal made me think about the similarities of the employee off-boarding process to flight departures.
When an employee decides to move on from the company, it marks a significant transition that requires careful management to ensure security and continuity for both parties. Just as preparing for a flight involves a checklist of essential steps, so too does the process of employee off-boarding, especially concerning information security.