Nearly 70% of UK Firms Hit by a Cyber-Attack in 2018

Over two-thirds of UK firms have fallen victim to a cyber-attack over the past year, with many claiming they don’t get enough guidance from the government on how to combat threats, according to RedSeal. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 10th December 2018
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James Morris MP and Phil Ingram MBE join our bumper Christmas Podcast

A bumper edition of the Advent IM podcast, Risk and Business – now available, listen and download. James Morris MP and Phil Ingram MBE, join Mike for some sincere discussion of the education of our future security professionals. Covering topics including but not limited to, diversity and neurodiversity, skills gap, broad based security foundation education, […]

Posted by Ellie Hurst
On 5th December 2018
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GCHQ reveals it doesn’t always tell firms if their software is vulnerable to cyber attacks

GCHQ has revealed that it doesn’t always tell companies if their software is vulnerable to cyber attacks. The UK’s government’s intelligence and security organisation has said it will sometimes withhold the information to protect “national security interests”. GCHQ has made its decision-making process public for the first time. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 29th November 2018
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Warning on cyber vulnerability of critical UK infrastructure

An absence of political leadership and resources is threatening to undermine the UK’s response to cyber attacks against critical infrastructure like hospitals, transport networks and energy plants, a committee of peers and MPs has warned. The joint committee on the national security strategy said the government was failing to act with enough urgency in the […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 19th November 2018
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UK government says which organisations must meet NIS requirements

On Friday 9 November the UK government will define exactly who counts as ‘operators of essential services’ and thus required to ensure their technology, data and networks are secured and cyber resilient in line with the European Security of Network and Information Systems (NIS) Directive requirements. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 12th November 2018
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‘UK Will Be Hit By Category One Cyber-Attack,’ Says Government Director

The UK has not yet faced what would be considered a ‘category one’ cyber-attack, but there is little doubt that it will happen in the years ahead, according to Peter Yapp, the deputy director at the National Cyber Security Centre, which is a core part of the UK government intelligence agency, GCHQ. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 9th November 2018
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Hackers target UK universities accredited by NCSC

A group of Iranian cybercriminals has attempted to hack into the systems of 18 or more UK universities this year, in a campaign lasting several months and successfully penetrating the defences of at least one target. Half of the universities that the group focused on offer degrees in cybersecurity, approved by the National Cyber Security Centre […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 31st October 2018
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Children’s toys and baby monitors can be taken over by hackers, security services warn

Children’s toys and baby monitors connected to the internet can be taken over by hackers, the security services have warned. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued new guidance calling on manufacturers to ensure devices sold to British families are secure. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 29th October 2018
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Security Think Tank: Establish best practice before automating security processes

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.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 2nd February 2018
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