Tag: cyber attacks
News and information from the Advent IM team.
North Korea using cyber heists to fund nuclear programme, says UN
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Evidence suggests that a North Korean government bureau has been conducting illicit economic activity for decades. Read vis Sky News.
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MPs Bombarded by Nearly Three Million Monthly Email Attacks
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
UK Members of Parliament (MPs) have been targeted by a 60% year-on-year increase in cyber-attacks so far in 2020, according to new data from Parliament Street. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
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NCSC defends UK from more than 700 cyber attacks while supporting national pandemic response
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The NCSC’s fourth Annual Review reveals its ongoing work against cyber attacks, support for the UK during the coronavirus pandemic. Read via NCSC.
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Russia Report reveals long-running cyber warfare campaign against UK
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
Russia has been hacking the UK for years and the British government has also known about it for years, according to the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report. Read Alex Scroxton’s story in Computer Weekly.
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Coronavirus: UK intelligence agency issues public warning about criminals exploiting outbreak
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
In a rare public warning the security service says it has detected attacks targeting people in Britain. Read via Sky News.
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College cyberattacks on the rise
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Exclusive: Cyberattacks hit over 100 a month – and are becoming sophisticated and causing more disruption than ever, warns Jisc Read here.
Read MoreSecurity Think Tank: Establish best practice before automating security processes
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM News
Mike Gillespie in Computer Weekly – How can organisations evolve their security operations teams to do more automation of basic tasks and cope with dynamic IT environments? Read full story.
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