UK businesses could face £1bn bill from DDoS attacks this year

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 full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 21st March 2019
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Complacency in supply chain cyber security is a hidden threat to SMEs

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 full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 21st March 2019
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UK cyber experts to support global company boards

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. Read full […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 20th March 2019
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UK government organisations’ email security lagging

Email security in UK government organisations is lagging far behind that of central government, analysis reveals, with less than a third implementing standard protection. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 20th March 2019
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Firms urged to protect against spear phishing

Spear phishing attacks are sophisticated, targeted, costly and increasing in popularity among cyber attackers, a report warns. Brand impersonation is being used in 83% of spear phishing attacks, making it the most popular form of this type of targeted attack, research shows. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 20th March 2019
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More than half of EU firms report cyber attack losses

More than half of European firms admit business disruption and data loss due to cyber attacks in the past 24 months, with UK firms among the most targeted, a survey shows. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 19th March 2019
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Half of organizations lack the security talent needed to remain secure

The global shortage of cybersecurity talent is having a detrimental effect on businesses with nearly 50 percent of organizations lacking the necessary talent to remain secure, according to new research from Trend Micro. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 19th March 2019
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A third of small businesses have no cyber security strategy

A third of smaller businesses in the UK have not implemented a cyber security strategy and could be unwittingly acting as a gateway to larger organisations, according to research. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 19th March 2019
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Huge Norwegian aluminium plants hit by cyber-attack

The operator of one of the largest aluminium plants in Europe has switched to manual operations at its smelting facilities following a cyber-attack. Hydro, which employs more than 35,000 people across 40 countries, says the attack began on Monday evening and is still under way. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 19th March 2019
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GCSE coursework lost at Bridport school in ransomware attack

Hackers have used ransomware to encrypt files at a Dorset school causing it to lose some students’ GCSE coursework. The Sir John Colfox Academy, Bridport, said a member of staff mistakenly opened an email containing a virus. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 13th March 2019
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