How to fix the top 5 cybersecurity vulnerabilities

The threat landscape gets progressively worse by the day. Cross-site scripting, SQL injection, exploits of sensitive data, phishing and denial of service (DDoS) attacks are far too common. More... Read more »

Facebook disrupts Chinese espionage operation

Facebook’s in-house cyber security team has disrupted a China-backed advanced persistent threat (APT) group dubbed Earth Empusa or Evil Eye, which was targeting activists, journalists and dissidents connected to... Read more »

The 3-2-1 backup rule: Has cloud made it obsolete?

A fundamental of backup is 3-2-1 – often referred to as “the 3-2-1 rule”. But what is the 3-2-1 rule? Is it still of value to all organisations, especially... Read more »

More than £34.5m stolen in pandemic scams over past year

In a chilling reminder that the threat from cyber criminals persists at any time and that no institution is safe, even those charged with saving life during the pandemic,... Read more »

Oil giant Shell hit through Accellion FTA breach

Energy giant Shell has been added to the list of organisations subject to a cyber attack in the wake of a widespread compromise of Accellion’s legacy File Transfer Appliance... Read more »

Apparent drop in cyber incidents highlights underlying problems

About four in every 10 UK businesses have been subject to a cyber security incident of some nature in the past 12 months, but this rate has declined by... Read more »

UK faces significant cyber talent shortfall

The UK’s cyber security sector faces a significant shortfall in the number of skilled professionals joining the industry every year, according to new statistics compiled for the Department for... Read more »

Cyber criminals forging Covid-19 vaccine certificates

Growing interest in the development and use of Covid-19 vaccine passport solutions and certificates – designed to help locked down countries reopen their economies – is attracting the attention... Read more »

How to choose the right email security service for your organisation

Email security is a growing problem for businesses in all industries. According to a report by software firm Egress, 95% of IT managers believe that email puts data at... Read more »

NCSC beefs up support for education sector after spate of attacks

A wave of cyber attacks against schools, colleges and universities across the UK in the past month has prompted the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to offer refreshed guidance... Read more »
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