Most businesses vulnerable to supply chain cyber attacks

Seven in 10 businesses may be particularly vulnerable to cyber attacks through their supply chains, according to research commissioned by Accenture. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 30th April 2019
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NCSC launches cyber security tool for UK businesses and authorities

“Exercise in a box” could help organisations to check readiness for cyberattacks. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 29th April 2019
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UK up for cyber challenge but work to be done, says minister

The cyber threat continues to evolve rapidly, but the UK is a global leader in the fight against attacks, says David Lidington, minister for the Cabinet Office. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 25th April 2019
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Engineering and R&D workers hit hardest by cyberattacks

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 full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 23rd April 2019
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The most significant and worst data breaches of 2018

If your data wasn’t leaked last year, you’re lucky. The information of more than a billion people was compromised in 2018 as many of the companies we trust failed to protect our data. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 9th April 2019
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UK businesses attacked every minute

The amount of cyberattacks businesses in the UK are facing has more than doubled in the first three months of this year, compared to the same period last year. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 8th April 2019
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UK Gov alerts businesses to surging costs of cyber attacks

Although the number of businesses affected by threats is, the number of attacks per organisation has increased. The typical number of breaches suffered by an organisation targeted in a cyber attack has risen from four in 2018 to six in 2019, despite an overall drop in the number of attacks. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 4th April 2019
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Iran conducted ‘major cyber assault’ on key UK infrastructure

Mobile phone numbers of MPs and peers were among data harvested during an attack last December. Iran is being blamed for a wave of cyber attacks that targeted key parts of the UK’s national infrastructure in a major assault just before Christmas. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 3rd April 2019
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Over 10.5 billion malware attacks detected in 2018

Worldwide cybersecurity threat is ‘escalating’, new report claims. The number of cyberattacks escalated last year to top 10.5bn incidents attacks, new research has found. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 26th March 2019
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UK retailers directing more spend on cybersecurity

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 full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 21st March 2019
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