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𝗨𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸: 𝗚𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮

Layer7 Networking, Neil Beulecke

𝗨𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸: 𝗚𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮

As the head of 𝙃𝙪𝙩 𝙎𝙞𝙭 𝙖𝙩 𝘽𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙡𝙚𝙮 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙠, Welchman’s work didn’t stop at decoding messages. He pioneered the analysis of 𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙖. While others focused on decrypting the content of ...

Alan Turing Bletchley Park Cyber History Cyber Security Gordon Welchman Hut Six L7 | Layer7 Metadata Network Analysis Signals Intelligence Tech History WWII Intelligence Welchman

Jun 3, 2026

𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗩𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝘆𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗙𝗔

Layer7 Networking, Neil Beulecke

𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗩𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝘆𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗙𝗔

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴? Attackers are exploiting a flaw in how Chrome handles 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲, particularly when synced across devices or accessed via a compromised extension or rogue scr...

Browser Security Cyber Security Google Chrome L7 | Layer7 MFA Bypass Session Hijacking Zero Trust

Jun 3, 2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁-𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲?

Layer7 Networking, Neil Beulecke

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁-𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲?

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝘇𝘇? 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀: From phishing to token theft and malicious extensions, browsers are prime real estate for threat actors. 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: Traditional endpoint security s...

Browser Security Cyber Security Data Protection Enterprise Browser L7 | Layer7 Remote Work SaaS Security

Jun 3, 2026

𝗣𝗮𝗺 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵: 𝗔 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄

Layer7 Networking, Neil Beulecke

𝗣𝗮𝗺 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵: 𝗔 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵: 𝘿𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙚: The unauthorized access occurred on Friday the 7th of March 2025. 𝘼𝙩𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙑𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧: The intruder gained access through a legitimate user account. The specific m...

Credential Exploits Cyber Security Data Breach Data Protection Education Matters Info Sec L7 | Layer7 Pam Golding Real Estate

Jun 3, 2026

Threat Alert: "Hex Staging"

Layer7 Networking, Neil Beulecke

Threat Alert: "Hex Staging"

Cyber threat actors are evolving—fast. Recent attacks targeting high-value entities in South Asia have leveraged a sophisticated "Hex Staging" method to deliver malware undetected. This technique show...

Behavioral Analysis Cyber Attack Cyber Security Deep Content Inspection Hex Staging L7 | Layer7 Malware Analysis Threat Intelligence

Jun 3, 2026

Data Privacy Alert in the Automotive World

Layer7 Networking, Neil Beulecke

Data Privacy Alert in the Automotive World

What happened? Reports indicate that the exposed data included precise vehicle location tracking. Details that can reveal individuals’ movements, routines, and even personal locations such as homes or...

Cariad Consumer Safety Cyber Security Electric Vehicles L7 | Layer7 Privacy Privacy Rights Volkswagen Volkswagen Group

Jun 3, 2026

Zero Trust in Practice: Lessons from 170+ Deployments

Layer7 Networking, Neil Beulecke

Zero Trust in Practice: Lessons from 170+ Deployments

Zero Trust has become the most overused term in cybersecurity marketing. Every vendor claims to deliver it. Every framework references it. But after implementing Zero Trust architectures across 170+ S...

Cyber Security Cybersecurity Insights L7 | Layer7 Layer7 Commentary Zero Trust

May 10, 2026

The CISO's Dilemma: Build vs Buy Your SOC

Layer7 Networking, Neil Beulecke

The CISO's Dilemma: Build vs Buy Your SOC

Every South African CISO faces the same question at some point: should we build our own Security Operations Centre, outsource to an MSSP, or find some hybrid middle ground? The answer is less straight...

Cyber Security Cybersecurity Insights L7 | Layer7 Layer7 Commentary South Africa

May 10, 2026

Why Your Firewall Rules Are Your Biggest Risk

Layer7 Networking, Neil Beulecke

Why Your Firewall Rules Are Your Biggest Risk

We've audited over 400 firewall configurations across South African organisations. The average enterprise firewall has 847 rules. Of those, roughly 23% are redundant, 11% are shadowed, and at least 4%...

Cyber Security Cybersecurity Insights Firewalls L7 | Layer7 Layer7 Commentary

May 10, 2026

Firewalls: The New Targeted Attack Surface?

Layer7 Networking, Neil Beulecke

Firewalls: The New Targeted Attack Surface?

For decades, firewalls have been the cornerstone of network security—our first line of defense. But today, they’re becoming 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 rather than impenetrable barriers. Attackers are no longer jus...

Cyber Security Cybersecurity Insights Firewalls L7 | Layer7 Threat Advisory Threat Intelligence

Mar 19, 2025