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  • December 19, 2024 19 Dec'24

    LockBit ransomware gang teases February 2025 return

    An individual associated with the LockBit ransomware gang has broken cover to tease details of a new phase of the cyber criminal operation's activity, which they claim is set to begin in February 2025

  • December 19, 2024 19 Dec'24

    Latest attempt to override UK’s outdated hacking law stalls

    Amendments to the Data Bill that would have given the UK cyber industry a boost by updating restrictive elements of the Computer Misuse Act have failed to progress beyond a Lords committee

  • December 18, 2024 18 Dec'24

    The Security Interviews: Martin Lee, Cisco Talos

    Threat intel expert and author Martin Lee, EMEA technical lead for security research at Cisco Talos, joins Computer Weekly to mark the 35th anniversary of the first ever ransomware attack

  • December 18, 2024 18 Dec'24

    Top 10 cyber security stories of 2024

    Data breaches, data privacy and protection, and the thorny issue of open source security were all hot topics this year. Meanwhile, security companies frequently found themselves hitting the headlines, and not always for good reasons. Here are ...

  • December 18, 2024 18 Dec'24

    Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2024

    From ransomware targeting the NHS to nation-state-backed intrusions, 2024 was another big year for cyber criminals and cyber spooks alike, but they didn't have it all their own way as the good guys fought back

  • December 16, 2024 16 Dec'24

    Top 10 IT leadership interviews of 2024

    The top technology leaders talk to Computer Weekly to discuss the challenges they face and the strategies, solutions and successes they are delivering

  • December 13, 2024 13 Dec'24

    Computer Misuse Act reform gains traction in Parliament

    An amendment to the proposed Data (Access and Use) Bill that will right a 35-year-old wrong and protect security professionals from criminalisation is to be debated at Westminster

  • December 12, 2024 12 Dec'24

    Emerging Ymir ransomware heralds more coordinated threats in 2025

    A newly observed ransomware strain has the community talking about more collaboration, and blurred lines, between threat groups next year, according to NCC’s monthly cyber barometer

  • December 10, 2024 10 Dec'24

    Dangerous CLFS and LDAP flaws stand out on Patch Tuesday

    Microsoft has fixed over 70 CVEs in its final Patch Tuesday update of the year, and defenders should prioritise a zero-day in the Common Log File System Driver, and another impactful flaw in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

  • December 10, 2024 10 Dec'24

    iOS vuln leaves user data dangerously exposed

    Jamf threat researchers detail an exploit chain for a recently patched iOS vulnerability that enables a threat actor to steal sensitive data, warning that many organisations are still neglecting mobile updates