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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Security Think Tank: Attacks on CNI – an evolving frontier in warfare

By Published: 23 Mar 2021 The recent attack on the Oldsmar, Florida water treatment facility, where sodium hydroxide was applied to water at life-threatening levels, as well as previous attacks such as the 2015 Ukraine power grid cyber... Read more »

$50m ransomware demand on Acer is highest ever

A $50m ransomware demand made against PC manufacturer Acer by the REvil/Sodinokibi cyber crime syndicate appears to be the highest ever made. Details of the record-breaking double-extortion cyber attack... Read more »

Security Think Tank: Back to square one – ground-up CNI protection

In the wake of successful or thwarted security incidents that have made the news, similar patterns of response can be seen time and again. More so when it comes... Read more »
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