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Engineering and R&D workers hit hardest by cyberattacks
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
Cybercriminals are launching more targeted phishing attacks than before, with specific job roles being targeted, new research has found. Phishing refers to the tactic of hackers targeting specific people within an organisation with the goal of extracting sensitive information or credentials, is extremely popular nowadays.
Read MoreGet involved in Surveillance Camera Day – 20th June
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
Surveillance Camera Day will be a national event to encourage a conversation about the use of surveillance cameras in modern society. The day is one of the deliverables of the civil engagement strand of the National Surveillance Camera Strategy and is intended to raise awareness about surveillance cameras and generate a debate about how they […]
Read MoreMost hacked passwords revealed as UK cyber survey exposes gaps in online security
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
Brits have been urged to apply steps to stay safe online after results of the UK Cyber Survey exposed exploitable gaps in their personal security knowledge.
Read MoreBusiness briefing: Cyber crime soars as 61% of companies are attacked
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
CYBER attacks against businesses have rocketed with six out of ten companies reporting at least one incident last year, a survey has revealed. The financial cost related to cyber crime also sharply increased, with the average loss reported at £283,000 up nearly two thirds on the previous year.
Read MoreDCMS Shares UK Journalists Emails, Potential GDPR Breach
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
The government department that is responsible for implementing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has committed an email faux pas with UK journalists which could also mean it has broken its own rules.
Read MoreAlmost a Quarter of Orgs Don’t Run Security Checks on Products
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
A new study from Outpost24 has discovered that almost one in four (23%) organizations do not carry out any form of security testing on their products before they are launched into the market.
Read MoreUK Breaches Drop, While Scope of Targets May Be Narrowing
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
On April 3, the U.K. Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport published the Cyber Security Breaches Survey. Only 32% of U.K. businesses contacted for the survey said their data was breached or attacked, a decrease from 2018’s 43%.
Read MorePhones up, email still down at city hall in wake of cyber-attack
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
Phone lines were back up and running Tuesday at Stratford City Hall but email and certain functions on the city’s website remained down in the wake of a confirmed cyber-attack.
Read MoreMorrisons granted permission for Supreme Court appeal over data breach ruling
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
In October the UKs fourth-biggest supermarket lost an appeal against a High Court ruling that concluded the firm was legally liable for a former employee leaking personal information about 100,000 staff members, meaning it could face a mass payout to staff. However, today the Bradford-based chain won approval to appeal the judgment at Britains highest […]
Read MoreCyber espionage and sabotage attacks pose an increasing threat to the energy industry
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
Malicious actors are targeting critical infrastructure (CNI) sites and energy distribution facilities exponentially. Interconnected systems in the energy industry increase vulnerabilities, and cyber attacks often go undetected for some time.
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