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August 25, 2022
25
Aug'22
LockBit 3.0 cements dominance of ransomware ecosystem
Ransomware attacks were up 47% in July compared with the previous month, according to the latest threat data from NCC Group, with the LockBit family largely to blame
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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
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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
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August 23, 2022
23
Aug'22
Home Office announces Scale-up visa for fast-growth firms
Scale-up visa launched to help high-growth businesses employ talent from overseas, but sponsorship requirements could undermine effectiveness
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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
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August 22, 2022
22
Aug'22
Contracting market weighs in on Liz Truss pledge to review IR35 rules if she becomes prime minister
As Liz Truss continues her Conservative Party leadership campaign, she tells the national press of her plans to review the IR35 rules should she succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister
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August 22, 2022
22
Aug'22
Kaspersky threat data added to Microsoft Sentinel service
Microsoft and Kaspersky have agreed a collaboration to integrate Kaspersky’s threat data feeds into Microsoft’s cloud-native SIEM/SOAR service
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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
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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
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August 19, 2022
19
Aug'22
Cozy Bear targets MS 365 environments with new tactics
Cozy Bear, or APT29, is trying out new tricks as it seeks access to its targets’ Microsoft 365 environments
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August 19, 2022
19
Aug'22
Apple patches two zero-days in macOs, iOS
Mac users should urgently apply new patches addressing vulnerabilities in its desktop and mobile operating systems
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August 18, 2022
18
Aug'22
Growing MFA use spurs ‘pass-the-cookie’ attacks
The exploitation of stolen session cookies by cyber criminals is once again back on the agenda, thanks to the growing popularity of multifactor authentication tools
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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
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August 18, 2022
18
Aug'22
Ukraine war drives DDoS attack volumes ever higher
There has been a boom in distributed denial-of-service attacks in the first six months of 2022, according to a report, with Russia’s war on Ukraine helping to drive activity
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August 17, 2022
17
Aug'22
How BE Switchcraft is using RFID to streamline manufacturing
The Australian switchboard manufacturer has rolled out a radio frequency identification system to track production jobs and streamline manufacturing processes
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August 16, 2022
16
Aug'22
South Staffs Water is victim of botched Clop attack
South Staffordshire Water moves to reassure customers that their supplies remain safe after its attackers screw up their initial assault
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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
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August 15, 2022
15
Aug'22
How clean data helps Southern Water identify vulnerable customers
Escalating prices means households around the country are having to tighten spending, with many struggling to pay their bills. Water4All, a consortium led by Southern Water, is using data to identify low-income and vulnerable households so they can ...
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August 15, 2022
15
Aug'22
Major APAC economies to lose 63 million jobs to automation
Workers in India, China, South Korea, Australia and Japan are more at risk of losing their jobs to automation, despite the creation of new jobs in the green economy and ICT industry
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August 12, 2022
12
Aug'22
UK Amazon workers stage series of wildcat strikes over pay offers
Amazon warehouse workers across the UK have organised a series of spontaneous strike actions after the e-commerce giant’s management offered them pay rises between 35p and 50p
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August 12, 2022
12
Aug'22
Microsoft doles out $13.7m in bug bounties
Microsoft’s Bug Bounty programme has paid a total of $13.7m to more than 300 researchers in almost 50 countries
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August 12, 2022
12
Aug'22
SMEs overwhelmed by distraction of comms technology, networking platforms
Study from collaboration workspace and targeted networking platform provider reveals small and medium-sized enterprises are becoming overwhelmed by the noise and distraction of social media channels
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August 12, 2022
12
Aug'22
Online Safety Bill ‘not fit for purpose’, say tech experts
IT specialists lack confidence that legislation compelling tech firms to tackle online harms will work as intended, with only a small minority believing ‘harmful but legal’ content can be effectively and proportionately policed by internet platforms
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August 11, 2022
11
Aug'22
Researcher finds 10 vulnerabilities in Cisco firewalls
At Black Hat USA, Rapid7 researchers report on 10 security issues in popular Cisco firewall products, many of which do not yet have patches
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August 11, 2022
11
Aug'22
NHS may take a month to recover from supply chain attack
Ransomware attack victim Advanced warns its NHS customers they could be waiting until early September to fully recover their operations
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August 10, 2022
10
Aug'22
Microsoft fixes two-year-old MSDT vulnerability in August update
August’s Patch Tuesday drop fixes more than 120 CVEs, including another MSDT RCE zero-day that is being actively exploited.
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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
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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
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August 09, 2022
09
Aug'22
HS2 sets aside £9.5m to cover cost of IR35 non-compliance
HS2 has become the latest public sector entity to have fallen foul of the IR35 rules, with its accounts confirming that it is anticipating a tax bill of £9.5m for failing to assess the status of contractors provided to it by a third party
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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
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August 08, 2022
08
Aug'22
Internet giants in favour as Ireland tightens rules on datacentres
Irish premier Michael Martin has insisted its temporary squeeze on datacentre construction is not a moratorium on the industry
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August 05, 2022
05
Aug'22
Reliance on PSN may have exacerbated cyber attack impact
As it seeks a new supplier to reinvigorate the migration away from the Public Services Network, the Cabinet Office says relying on the legacy network may be putting public sector bodies at heightened risk in cyber attacks
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August 04, 2022
04
Aug'22
UK has biggest card fraud problem in Europe
Social Market Foundation calls on the UK to get a grip on its huge problem with bank card fraud in Europe
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August 04, 2022
04
Aug'22
SBRC to administer NCSC training across Scotland
The Scottish Business Resilience Centre has been awarded a £500,000 contract to extend cyber resilience training across more than 250 at-risk organisations
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August 04, 2022
04
Aug'22
Spyware activity particularly impactful in July
After a quiet June, vulnerability exploitation ramped up in July, with intrusions linked to spyware seeing unusually high volumes of activity, according to a report
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August 04, 2022
04
Aug'22
Financial Ombudsman Service mining for gold in cloud HR and finance
The Financial Ombudsman Service is reaping the benefits of the cloud-based human resources and finance system it implemented last year
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August 03, 2022
03
Aug'22
New EU due diligence law needs amending to stop tech sector abuse
European corporate due diligence directive seeking to transform how companies approach their human rights and environmental risk is welcome, but without further changes, it will fail to effectively curb tech firms’ harmful practices, claims ...
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August 03, 2022
03
Aug'22
Finnish AI Region drives digital growth in small businesses
Helsinki-based SMEs are being offered support and resources to help them get the best out of artificial intelligence technology to improve their operations and create services to sell
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August 03, 2022
03
Aug'22
DrayTek patches SOHO router bug that left thousands exposed
Network hardware supplier has fixed an unauthenticated RCE vulnerability in multiple routers in its Vigor line, after being alerted by Trellix researchers
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August 02, 2022
02
Aug'22
How worsening economic climate impacts IT spending
As inflation rises, purse strings are tightening at the tech giants, which will have a material impact on chipmakers and providers of IT equipment
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August 02, 2022
02
Aug'22
VMware CEO defends Broadcom deal
Raghu Raghuram is confident that Broadcom will invest in growing VMware through a broad portfolio of assets that will serve its entire customer base, not just its biggest customers
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August 01, 2022
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Aug'22
Estonia is building AI Gov Stack
Data scientists in Baltic nation are creating a repository of software code that provides building blocks for digital services
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July 29, 2022
29
Jul'22
Austrian data firm accused of selling malware, conducting cyber attacks
Microsoft has accused DSIRF, an Austrian data services firm, of involvement in a string of cyber attacks
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July 28, 2022
28
Jul'22
Ex-youth footballers kick-start cyber careers
New programme aims to find fresh careers for former youth footballers in cyber security
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July 28, 2022
28
Jul'22
H0lyGh0st ransomware gang faces challenges, but still a threat
Digital Shadows reports on the recently identified H0lyGh0st ransomware outfit, a new threat actor operating out of North Korea that faces some clear challenges, but is nevertheless still a live threat
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July 28, 2022
28
Jul'22
NCSC startups scheme turns focus to operational technology, SME security
NCSC for Startups initiative turns its focus to supporting innovation around securing operational technology and addressing the challenges facing small businesses
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July 28, 2022
28
Jul'22
Cyber criminals pivot away from macros as Microsoft changes bite
As Microsoft resumes blocking macros by default in its Office application suite, reversing a temporary reversal, analysis from Proofpoint suggests the action has had a remarkable effect
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July 28, 2022
28
Jul'22
Teams in Grenoble work on 6G breakthrough technology
Even as 5G networks are being rolled out, new requirements are driving scientists, and engineers in Europe are back to the lab to start developing 6G
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July 27, 2022
27
Jul'22
Microsoft anticipates $3.3bn savings by extending server life
Thanks to new software tools and better hardware, Microsoft plans to upgrade servers and network equipment every six years
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July 27, 2022
27
Jul'22
Government slammed for slow response to IR35-related consultation on zero-rights employees
The government has taken four years to publish its response to a three-month consultation on whether employment status and tax laws should be more closely aligned, and concluded that now is not the right time to make any changes