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• September 29, 2022 29 Sep'22

  Five startups to join NCSC for Startups initiative

  The NCSC has invited five startups to join its NCSC for Startups programme to help the government with pressing cyber challenges facing the UK

• September 29, 2022 29 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

• 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

• 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

• September 28, 2022 28 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

• September 27, 2022 27 Sep'22

  Fraudsters adapt phishing scams to exploit cost-of-living crisis

  Around 80,000 Brits a month are falling victim to phishing attacks as fraudsters switch up tactics to take advantage of cost-of-living crisis and behavioural changes prompted by pandemic

• September 26, 2022 26 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

• 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

• September 23, 2022 23 Sep'22

  How Great Eastern is transforming its IT organisation

  Singapore-based insurer Great Eastern made painstaking efforts to rid itself of legacy systems and transformed its IT organisation to become nimbler by building up its cloud and DevOps capabilities

• September 22, 2022 22 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

• September 22, 2022 22 Sep'22

  Inside SolarWinds’ observability playbook

  SolarWinds’ CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna talks up the company’s observability playbook and offers a glimpse into its technology roadmap

• September 21, 2022 21 Sep'22

  15-year-old Python bug present in 350,000 open source projects

  A Python tarfile vulnerability first disclosed in 2007 still persists to this day, according to analysis from Trellix

• September 21, 2022 21 Sep'22

  ANZ organisations using antiquated backup and recovery systems

  Nearly half of ANZ organisations are still using backup and recovery systems from over a decade ago, hampering their ability to protect their data assets and recover from ransomware attacks

• 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

• September 16, 2022 16 Sep'22

  Six new vulnerabilities added to CISA catalogue

  CISA adds six new vulnerabilities to its most-wanted list, including one that dates back to 2010

• September 15, 2022 15 Sep'22

  Nominations closing soon for annual cyber awards

  Nominations for the annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards closes 16 September

• 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

• September 15, 2022 15 Sep'22

  Organisations failing to account for digital trust

  The vast majority of businesses are well aware of the importance of digital trust, yet very few have a dedicated staff role responsible for it, report finds

• September 14, 2022 14 Sep'22

  FormBook knocks Emotet off top of malware chart

  FormBook emerged as the most widely seen malware in August, according to Check Point’s latest data

• 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

• September 14, 2022 14 Sep'22

  NCSC warns public of potential Queen-related phishing attacks

  The National Cyber Security Centre is urging users to be on guard against phishing attacks during the period of national mourning for the Queen

• September 13, 2022 13 Sep'22

  Cloud compromise a doddle for threat actors as victims attest

  Two separate studies into the state of public cloud security reveal insight into the ease with which threat actors can compromise vast numbers of targets, and some of the challenges security teams are facing in the cloud

• September 13, 2022 13 Sep'22

  Users warned over Azure Active Directory authentication flaw

  Secureworks researchers found what they say is a serious vulnerability in an Azure Active Directory authentication method, but Microsoft says it should not pose a serious risk to users

• September 12, 2022 12 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

• September 12, 2022 12 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

• September 08, 2022 08 Sep'22

  NCSC CyberUK event heads to Belfast in 2023

  National Cyber Security Centre’s annual CyberUK roadshow is crossing the Irish Sea to Belfast in April 2023

• September 08, 2022 08 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

• 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

• September 08, 2022 08 Sep'22

  India’s wake-up call on health data privacy

  Health app developers and industry watchers in India are keeping an eye on data privacy following the reversal of the Roe vs Wade ruling in the US

• September 07, 2022 07 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

• September 07, 2022 07 Sep'22

  Digital identity is key to coping with surge in air travel

  The International Air Transport Association’s One ID digital identity initiative will pave the way for seamless air travel from curb to gate and help airports cope with growing passenger traffic

• September 05, 2022 05 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

• September 01, 2022 01 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

• September 01, 2022 01 Sep'22

  Swedish Electronics Protection Act coincides with major cyber spend

  Swedish cyber security law comes at a time of heavy government investment

• September 01, 2022 01 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

• August 30, 2022 30 Aug'22

  UK government presses on with new cyber rules for telcos

  Government has finalised new security rules for telecoms companies and will move to make them binding in the near future

• August 25, 2022 25 Aug'22

  CIOs: Geopolitics impacts your IT strategy

  Research from analyst Gartner illustrates how geopolitics is influencing IT strategies

• August 24, 2022 24 Aug'22

  Most CISOs think they’ve been attacked by a nation state

  Most organisations have made changes to their cyber strategies and policies following Russia’s invasion, and almost two-thirds suspect they have been directly targeted or impacted by a nation-state cyber attack

• August 24, 2022 24 Aug'22

  Alleged Twitter security failings spell trouble ahead

  Twitter’s former security head, Peiter Zatko, has alleged a number of serious cyber failures at the social media platform, raising the spectre of investigations and sanctions

• August 23, 2022 23 Aug'22

  NCSC shares cyber guidance for large infrastructure builds

  Balfour Beatty and McAlpine are among the large construction firms to have input into latest NCSC guidance for ensuring the security of major infrastructure projects

• August 22, 2022 22 Aug'22

  Lloyd’s to end insurance coverage for state cyber attacks

  Lloyd’s of London has instructed its members to exclude nation state cyber attacks from insurance policies beginning in 2023, saying they pose unacceptable levels of risk

• August 19, 2022 19 Aug'22

  Google employees demand end to collection of abortion data

  In the wake of the US Supreme Court rolling back abortion rights, Google employees are calling on the company to stop collecting abortion-related data, so that it can never be shared with police

• August 18, 2022 18 Aug'22

  Amazon Ring vulnerability could have been used to spy on users

  A now-patched vulnerability in the Amazon Ring mobile app could have been exploited to expose users’ video recordings, but was complex to exploit, according to the researchers who stumbled upon it

• August 18, 2022 18 Aug'22

  It takes a breach to force boards to take notice of cyber, says UK government

  Too often, it takes a major incident for business leadership to pay attention to cyber issues, according to a government-commissioned study of victims

• August 16, 2022 16 Aug'22

  Why organisations need to harmonise their CIO and CISO roles

  Unless properly managed, conflicting responsibilities between the chief information officer and the chief information security officer can cause project delays and budget overruns, says Netskope’s Mike Anderson

• August 15, 2022 15 Aug'22

  Lawyers and journalists sue CIA and Mike Pompeo over Assange surveillance claims

  CIA and its former director sued over allegations that they authorised unlawful spying on US citizens when they visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London

• August 12, 2022 12 Aug'22

  How critical infrastructure operators can secure OT data

  Cohesity’s CISO discusses the challenges of securing data in operational technology systems and what can be done to mitigate security threats

• August 10, 2022 10 Aug'22

  ‘Coopetition’ a growing trend among ransomware gangs

  Sophos shares data from its new X-Ops unit at Black Hat in Las Vegas, revealing a growing number of ransomware victims being attacked by multiple gangs at the same time

• August 09, 2022 09 Aug'22

  Cyber insurance getting harder to obtain

  Organisations looking to shore up their security postures face more and more barriers to obtaining cyber insurance

• August 08, 2022 08 Aug'22

  NHS recovering key services after attack on supplier

  Incident at software provider Advanced took out multiple NHS services before the weekend, including the 111 advice service