Ransomware attack on London schools highlights warnings

A disruptive cyber attack on a “chain” of schools in London and the South East, which has left around 37,000 pupils unable to access email, has again highlighted the... Read more »

The Security Interviews: How to secure an F1 team in a pandemic

On Friday 13 March 2020, with hours to go before the first practice session of the 2020 Formula One season at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia, and with the... Read more »

Backup survey: UK councils’ downtimes five times longer than average

Nearly one-third of UK councils have suffered unplanned outages in the past 12 months with systems out for around five times the UK average. Those are some of the... Read more »

Backup appliances the hot topic for Pas-de-Calais fire brigade

Every day the Pas-de-Calais (PdC) fire brigade receives requests for call recordings from the police and courts. Such emergency calls are all recorded and must be retained for 15... Read more »

Retailer FatFace pays $2m ransom to Conti cyber criminals

Fashion retailer FatFace has paid a $2m ransom to the Conti ransomware gang following a successful cyber attack on its systems that took place in January 2021, Computer Weekly... Read more »

Remote working burn-out a factor in security risk

The stress of remote working for 12 months during a global health crisis unseen in a century is causing more people to slip and make basic cyber security errors,... Read more »

‘Major’ security flaw detected in 5G core network slicing design

Network slicing will be one of the key drivers of 5G, offering the ability to construct private wireless networks, and is predicted to generate revenues of more than $20bn... Read more »

Cyber security complacency puts UK at risk, says NCSC head

The UK has made good progress on overall cyber security, but a sense of complacency risks upsetting the apple cart and too many people are still not taking cyber... Read more »

Warning: AWS IAM behaves differently to directory services

Researchers from Israeli security firm Lightspin have identified an issue with configuring identity and access control services on Amazon Web Services (AWS) that could leave many organisations vulnerable to... Read more »

Four in five UK businesses seek new security suppliers

About 80% of UK businesses are currently seeking new suppliers in the cyber security technology space as investment in security remains healthy during the pandemic. And with the average... Read more »
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