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Government voices ‘serious concerns’ over Chinese cyber attack threat to UK 5G network
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
The government has said it has serious concerns about the risk of China gaining access to the UKs telecoms infrastructure. Jeremy Wright, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), said the government is worried about the risk of interference from both state and non-state actors.
Read MoreNCSC targets business leaders with cyber security toolkit
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
New material is released six months after its CEO urged the c-suite to learn the very basics of cyber security. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is hoping to raise the level of cyber security awareness among the most senior members of UK organisations to combat the wave of threats their businesses face.
Read MoreGovernment cyber security strategy is ‘chaotic’
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
Responding to potential threats at a national level is unfeasible given the time ministers are currently dedicating to Brexit negotiations, says shadow Cabinet Office minister. The UK cyber security strategy is in a ‘chaotic’ state, shadow Cabinet Office minister Jo Platt has said.
Read MoreMillions of Facebook passwords exposed internally
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
The passwords of millions of Facebook users were accessible by up to 20,000 employees of the social network, it has been reported. Security researcher Brian Krebs broke the news about data protection failures, which saw up to 600 million passwords stored in plain text.
Read MorePolice Federation hit by ransomware attack
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) has been hit by an apparent ransomware attack, impacting what’s described as a number of its databases and servers.
Read MoreUK businesses could face £1bn bill from DDoS attacks this year
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS), a type of cyberattack that can crash a website with an overwhelming amount of fake traffic, are set to cost UK businesses more than £1 billion this year, new research has said.
Read MoreNCSC Backs New Group to Help Boards’ Cyber Risk Efforts
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
A group of academics, government experts, charities and others has come together to help UK boards better assess cyber risk.
Read MoreComplacency in supply chain cyber security is a hidden threat to SMEs
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
Small and medium sized enterprises are under pressure to protect themselves against cyber attacks to mitigate the risk of being excluded from supply chains. Joe Collinwood, CEO at CySure, takes a closer look at the implications of complacency in supply chain cyber security.
Read MoreUK retailers directing more spend on cybersecurity
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
Retailers spent 17% more on cybersecurity in 2018 than the year before, according to new British Retail Consortium (BRC) research released today (21 March).
Read MoreUK cyber experts to support global company boards
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
A consortium of UK cyber security experts and academics is to support multinational company boards to tackle online threats and protect against cyber crime. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Lloyd’s Register Foundation global charity are jointly funding a £1m research project to explore board decisions around cyber security and risk.
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