Generative AI in Wealth Management: Why Cyber Security Can’t Be an Afterthought
The conversation around generative AI in wealth management has shifted dramatically. No longer a novelty, it’s now a core enabler across portfolio design, client engagement, compliance operations, and trading strategies. From GenAI chatbots that speak your client’s language, to AI copilots that distil research and flag risks in real time, firms are embedding AI into […]
What You Can’t See Can Hurt You: Tackling Shadow IT and File Sharing Risks
Every day, your people are doing what they do best, collaborating, sharing, and getting things done. But the tools that make work flow smoothly can also create risks you can’t always see. That’s the reality of Shadow IT: apps and services your teams use without formal approval, operating just under the surface. In our latest […]
Cyber Security for Hybrid Work: Rethinking Protection
As hybrid work becomes a long-term norm rather than a temporary adjustment, organisations face a critical challenge: how to secure a workforce that operates across multiple locations, devices, and networks, without disrupting performance or productivity. This new reality has exposed the limitations of traditional security models. Legacy architectures rely on a clearly defined perimeter and […]
Inside the Engine: A Technical Deep Dive into Black Kite’s Third-Party Risk Management Software
As part of our Cyber Security in Focus series, Secon hosted a hands-on walkthrough of Black Kite’s third party risk management software, led by our Technical Director Linton Geach and Kalyan Ramkumar, Senior Solutions Engineer at Black Kite. This wasn’t just another product demo, it was a deep, practical dive into how the platform helps […]
Cyber Resilience Strategies: Defending Against Legal Industry Cyber Attacks
This is the final post in our three-part series on legal industry cyber attacks and the strategies in which firms can enhance their cyber security posture. In part one, we explored why law firms are prime targets. In part two, we examined the dual role of AI, as both a weapon and a defence. Below […]
AI Cyber Security for Law Firms: Navigating Risk and Opportunity
In our previous post, we examined why UK law firms are prime targets for cybercriminals. In this second blog of our three-part series, we explore the next evolution: how AI cyber security for law firms presents both an urgent threat and a powerful defence. Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence by […]
Cyber Attack on Law Firms in the UK
UK Law firms are no strangers to the threat of cyber-attacks. Cyber-attacks on law firms in the UK have surged by 77% in the past year, rising from 538 incidents in 2022/23 to 954 in 2023/24 according to Crowe. As the legal sector undergoes rapid digital transformation, cybercriminals are exploiting gaps in cyber security to […]
From Exposed to Empowered: Fixing Fatal Flaws in Vulnerability Management
Vulnerability management has long been a staple of modern cyber security strategies. But as HD Moore, founder of the Metasploit Project and CEO of runZero, made clear in our recent Secon Cyber webinar, the industry’s traditional approach is no longer fit for purpose. Watch the webinar recording below: In an era where attackers move faster […]
Vulnerability Remediation in the Age of AI
Vulnerability remediation has always been a challenge, but now, it’s a race. Attackers are exploiting known weaknesses faster than many teams can respond, and AI is accelerating that shift. Traditional remediation methods aren’t built for this pace. That’s why we made vulnerability remediation the focus of our latest webinar. If you missed the session, the […]