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  • June 05, 2025 05 Jun'25

    HMRC phishing breach wholly avoidable, but hard to stop

    A breach at HMRC saw innocent taxpayers tricked into letting scammers impersonate them through simple phishing attacks leading to account takeover. Such attacks are avoidable, but hard to stop

  • June 05, 2025 05 Jun'25

    UK’s error-prone eVisa system is ‘anxiety-inducing’

    People experiencing technical errors with the Home Office’s electronic visa system explain the psychological toll of not being able to reliably prove their immigration status in the face of a hostile and unresponsive bureaucracy

  • June 04, 2025 04 Jun'25

    Put ROCs before SOCs, Qualys tells public sector

    Putting risk operations before security operations may help government agencies and other public sector bodies better manage the myriad threats they face, and make better decisions for the security of all

  • June 04, 2025 04 Jun'25

    NCSC sets out how to build cyber safe cultures

    The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has published guidance for security teams and leaders on how to foster accessible and appropriate cyber security cultures in their organisations