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Data breach incident management and recovery
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October 12, 2022
12
Oct'22
NCSC urges organisations to secure supply chains
NCSC’s latest guidance package centres supply chain security, helping medium to large organisations assess and mitigate cyber risks from suppliers
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October 11, 2022
11
Oct'22
Contractor left Toyota source code exposed for five years
Source code related to Toyota’s T-Connect service was left exposed on GitHub for over five years by a contractor
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October 07, 2022
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Oct'22
Australia to amend telecoms regulations following Optus breach
Amendments to Australia’s telecoms regulations are in the works to temporarily allow sharing of individuals’ identifier information between telcos and financial institutions
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October 05, 2022
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Oct'22
Inside Dell Technologies’ zero-trust approach
Dell Technologies’ zero-trust reference model starts with defining business controls and having a central control plane that manages all the security aspects of an organisation’s infrastructure
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October 04, 2022
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Oct'22
Tories to replace GDPR
IT industry reacts to the government’s plan to replace the pan-European data protection regulation
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September 29, 2022
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Sep'22
Failure of Russia’s cyber attacks on Ukraine is most important lesson for NCSC
Russia has so far failed in its attempts to destabilise Ukraine through cyber attacks due to strength of Ukrainian, security industry and international efforts
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September 29, 2022
29
Sep'22
Optus breach casts spotlight on cyber resilience
The massive data breach that affected more than 10 million Optus customers has cast the spotlight on API security and other factors that contribute to the cyber resilience of organisations in Australia
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September 28, 2022
28
Sep'22
UK suffers third highest number of ransomware attacks globally
Based on an analysis of around 5,000 ransomware incidents, NordLocker has found that UK businesses, and small businesses in particular, are a priority target for ransomware gangs
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September 28, 2022
28
Sep'22
Data protection in Finland, four years after GDPR came into force
Data privacy has always been a big concern in Finland, so the country naturally has a lot to say about the General Data Protection Regulation four years on
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September 28, 2022
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Sep'22
Most hackers exfiltrate data within five hours of gaining access
Insights from more than 300 sanctioned adversaries, otherwise known as ‘ethical’ hackers, reveal that around two-thirds are able to collect and exfiltrate data within just five hours of gaining access
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September 26, 2022
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Sep'22
Bank warns of spike in online cost-of-living scams
Fraudsters are exploiting the cost-of-living crisis by tricking people into sending money to help friends and relatives pay bills, TSB has warned
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September 26, 2022
26
Sep'22
How Russian intelligence hacked the encrypted emails of former MI6 boss Richard Dearlove
Hack by Russian-linked ColdRiver group exposed former MI6 chief Richard Dearlove’s contacts and email communications with government, military, intelligence and political officials
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September 23, 2022
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Sep'22
Threat actors abused lack of MFA, OAuth in spam campaign
Microsoft threat researchers have reported on a series of cyber attacks in which enterprises with lax IAM policies had their systems hijacked to conduct spam email campaigns
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September 22, 2022
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Sep'22
Nordic private equity firms pursue cyber security acquisitions
Increasing interest in the security sector from Nordic private equity firms is a reflection of growing threats and increasing enterprise security budgets
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September 22, 2022
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Sep'22
ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware family becoming more dangerous
Researchers from Symantec share fresh insight into the ongoing development of the ransomware-as-a-service family known variously as ALPHV, BlackCat and Noberus
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September 21, 2022
21
Sep'22
NCSC publishes cyber guidance for retailers
The NCSC has published tailored advice to support online retailers, hospitality providers and utility services in protecting themselves and their customers from cyber crime
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September 20, 2022
20
Sep'22
Thousands of customers affected in Revolut data breach
Digital challenger bank has warned its customers to be vigilant after their data was exposed in a cyber attack
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September 20, 2022
20
Sep'22
IHG attackers phished employee to deploy destructive wiper
A couple from Vietnam who claim to be behind a destructive wiper cyber attack on hotel operator IHG told the BBC how they orchestrated their operation
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September 20, 2022
20
Sep'22
Reports Uber and Rockstar incidents work of same attacker
Rockstar Games was hit over the weekend by an attacker who claimed to have accessed its Slack channel to steal data on an upcoming release, and may be the same person who compromised Uber
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September 16, 2022
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Sep'22
Uber suffers major cyber attack
Details are trickling out of an apparent ‘near total’ compromise of ride-sharing service Uber by an alleged teenage hacktivist
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September 15, 2022
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Sep'22
Nominations closing soon for annual cyber awards
Nominations for the annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards closes 16 September
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September 15, 2022
15
Sep'22
New player pioneers ‘active cyber insurance’ for UK market
Arrival of US-based insurer Coalition in London will supposedly offer SMEs more options when it comes to cyber security insurance
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September 15, 2022
15
Sep'22
US charges three Iranians over CNI cyber attacks
Three Iranian nationals have been indicted over a spate of ransomware attacks against organisations in the US, UK, Israel and Iran
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September 14, 2022
14
Sep'22
Ex-CISA head Krebs: Disrupt ransomware support networks to win the war
Speaking at an event hosted by data protection specialist Rubrik, former CISA director Chris Krebs calls for the security community to work collectively to kick out the supports from under ransomware gangs
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September 14, 2022
14
Sep'22
DDoS attacks on UK financial sector surged during Ukraine war
A quarter of cyber security incidents reported to the Financial Conduct Authority in the first six months of 2022 involved DDoS, with a likely link to events in Ukraine
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September 13, 2022
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Sep'22
Cisco confirms leaked data was stolen in Yanluowang ransomware hit
Cisco has confirmed that data leaked last week by the Yanluowang ransomware gang was that stolen during a May 2022 cyber attack
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September 13, 2022
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Sep'22
Multi-persona impersonation adds new dimension to phishing
Iranian APT used multiple personas on a single email thread to convince targets of the legitimacy of its phishing lures
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September 12, 2022
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Sep'22
Mandiant floats off into Google Cloud
As planned, the acquisition of Mandiant will see the threat intel and incident response giant become a part of Google’s Cloud business
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September 12, 2022
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Sep'22
CISOs should spend on critical apps, cloud, zero-trust, in 2023
Faced with a global recession next year, security buyers should try to direct investment towards technology that protects customer-facing and revenue-generating workloads, say analysts
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September 08, 2022
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Sep'22
Chinese APT using PlugX malware on espionage targets
China’s Bronze President APT is once again targeting government officials of interest to its paymasters, this time using forged diplomatic correspondence, according to the Secureworks Counter Threat Unit
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September 08, 2022
08
Sep'22
Dutch cyber security organisations to join forces
Cyber security organisations in the Netherlands are going to merge into a single central expertise centre and information hub, which all organisations in the country will soon be able to tap into
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September 07, 2022
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Sep'22
Albania cuts diplomatic ties with Iran after cyber attack
In a global geopolitical first, the Albanian government has severed diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled its ambassador after it was targeted by an APT backed by Tehran
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September 07, 2022
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Sep'22
August ’22 a bumper month for high-impact vulnerabilities
Bugs in products from Apple, Google, Microsoft and VMware dominated the threat landscape in August, says Recorded Future
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September 07, 2022
07
Sep'22
Prince’s Trust teams with threat management specialist in skills push
Prince’s Trust hopes to address shortfall in cyber professionals and improve diversity in the industry
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September 07, 2022
07
Sep'22
Hotel group IHG confirms cyber attack after two-day outage
IHG, the operator of hotel chains Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Intercontinental and Kimpton, says it has been targeted by an unknown threat actor
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September 07, 2022
07
Sep'22
Cyber threats to Europe’s grid: Utilities rethink strategy
The separation of operational and information technology at utilities across Europe is opening doors for cyber criminals
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September 06, 2022
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Sep'22
Bus company Go-Ahead fighting off cyber attack
Go-Ahead Group, which operates bus companies around the UK, says it is in the process of dealing with a cyber attack that may cause disruption to services
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September 06, 2022
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Sep'22
Saudi Arabian organisations choose to outsource to improve cyber security posture
Overwhelmed by rising threats and a growing number of government mandates, many organisations in Saudi Arabia are looking for outside help to take care of cyber security
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September 05, 2022
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Sep'22
How Okta is regaining customer trust after a cyber attack
In early 2022, cyber firm Okta was among several tech companies hit by the Lapsus$ gang. Vice-president of customer trust Ben King talks about how he has been working behind the scenes to rebuild confidence after the incident
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September 01, 2022
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Sep'22
Local authorities experience 10,000 attempted cyber attacks every day
Local authorities across the UK face a daily deluge of cyber incidents, with phishing and DDoS attacks the most prevalent, according to an insurance broker
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September 01, 2022
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Sep'22
Swedish Electronics Protection Act coincides with major cyber spend
Swedish cyber security law comes at a time of heavy government investment
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September 01, 2022
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Sep'22
New (ISC)² cyber careers schemes go live
(ISC)² has opened up two new global cyber careers schemes to applicants to try to help organisations fill 2.7 million vacant roles worldwide
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August 31, 2022
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Aug'22
Norway has NOK200m plan to bolster cyber defences
Norway is investing heavily in its cyber defences amid heightened threat from Russia
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August 31, 2022
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Aug'22
NHS staff fall further behind amid ransomware attack
While some NHS bodies are now recovering their services after the ransomware attack on a crucial software supplier, others are still being forced to rely on pen and paper, and some will be waiting months to recover
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August 31, 2022
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Aug'22
Four years into GDPR, Norway hopes for safer data transfer to US
Much of the data on the internet ends up on US servers at some point, and that is not always compatible with the General Data Protection Regulation, says Norwegian data protection authority
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August 30, 2022
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Aug'22
IAM house Okta confirms 0ktapus/Scatter Swine attack
Following last week’s disclosureby Group-IB researchers of a major phishing campaign, Okta has warned its customers to be on their guard
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August 30, 2022
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Aug'22
LastPass breach limited in scale and well-managed, say experts
A breach of LastPass’s developer environment does not seem to have affected users of the password management service, but it may still be time for a credential reset
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August 25, 2022
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Aug'22
Criminal 0ktapus spoofed IAM firm in massive phishing attack
Researchers at Group-IB have published research on a major phishing campaign that ensnared victims at the likes of Cloudflare and Twilio
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August 25, 2022
25
Aug'22
Adaptive RedAlert, Monster ransomwares go cross-platform
Kaspersky researchers have shared new intelligence on two emergent cyber criminal groups that have adapted their ransomwares to target different operating systems at the same time
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August 25, 2022
25
Aug'22
Millions of Plex users may be at risk in password breach
Up to half of Plex’s 30 million users may have had their personal data stolen by an unknown threat actor