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Security policy and user awareness
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July 15, 2025
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Jul'25
Current approaches to patching unsustainable, report says
Organisations are struggling to prioritise vulnerability patching appropriately, leading to situations where everything is a crisis, which helps nobody, according to a report.
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July 14, 2025
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Jul'25
Brits clinging to Windows 10 face heightened risk, says NCSC
Businesses and consumers alike may not feel the need to upgrade to Windows 11 as its predecessor approaches end-of-life, but they are putting their own security at risk, says the NCSC
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July 10, 2025
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Jul'25
Four arrested in M&S cyber attack investigation
Police have made four arrests in connection with a trio of cyber attacks on UK retailers Marks & Spencer, Co-op and Harrods
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July 09, 2025
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Jul'25
Qantas details impact of data breach on 5.7 million customers
Australian flag carrier begins notifying millions of individuals after a cyber attack on a call centre, confirming that while financial and passport details are safe, a significant volume of other personal information was compromised
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July 08, 2025
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Jul'25
M&S calls for mandatory ransomware reporting
The government should extend ransomware reporting mandates to businesses to help gather more intelligence and better support victims, says M&S chairman Archie Norman
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July 07, 2025
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Jul'25
Digital warfare is blurring civilian front lines
Singapore’s defence cyber chief warns that the traditional lines between military conflict and civilian life are blurring, with adversaries now targeting civilian systems and using AI to put the threat landscape on steroids
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July 02, 2025
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Jul'25
US CISA agency extends Iran cyber alert, warns of CNI threat
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency reiterates guidance for operators of critical national infrastructure as it eyes the possibility of cyber attacks from Iran
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July 02, 2025
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Jul'25
Scattered Spider link to Qantas hack is likely, say experts
A developing cyber attack at Australian airline Qantas that started at a third-party call centre is already being tentatively attributed to Scattered Spider. Find out more and learn about the next steps for those affected
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July 02, 2025
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Jul'25
Dutch study uncovers cognitive biases undermining cyber security board decisions
Dutch research reveals how cognitive biases can lead to catastrophic security decisions
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June 27, 2025
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Jun'25
Ciaran Martin: AI might disturb attacker-defender security balance
The founder of the National Cyber Security Centre spoke with Computer Weekly at Infosecurity Europe 2025 about how artificial intelligence might disturb the attacker-defender security equilibrium
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June 25, 2025
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Jun'25
Latest Citrix vulnerability could be every bit as bad as Citrix Bleed
A Citrix NetScaler flaw that was quietly patched earlier in June is gathering widespread attention after experts noted strong similarities to the Citrix Bleed vulnerability that caused chaos in late 2023
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June 23, 2025
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Jun'25
Police to gain powers to grab online data when they seize phones and laptops
Academics and civil liberties experts say that proposed ‘authoritarian’ powers to allow police to trawl online and cloud services used by owners of seized devices should require approval from a judge
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June 17, 2025
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Jun'25
Cyber action plan kicks off to ‘supercharge’ UK security sector
UK government says its cyber growth action plan will provide a large boost to Britain’s security industry as it sets out to create a roadmap for future growth
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June 11, 2025
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Jun'25
NHS IT the big winner in Reeves’ Spending Review
The chancellor of the exchequer has significantly upped spending on digital and technology initiatives in the current Spending Review period, with the NHS receiving a 50% tech funding increase
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June 05, 2025
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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
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June 04, 2025
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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
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June 04, 2025
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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
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June 04, 2025
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Jun'25
Infosecurity 2025: SMEs feel on their own in the face of cyber attacks
Project findings to be presented at Infosecurity Europe 2025 highlight vulnerability of SMEs to cyber attack
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June 03, 2025
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Jun'25
SailPoint charts course for AI-driven identity security
SailPoint is driving the use of agentic AI in identity security with its Harbor Pilot offering while preparing to help enterprises govern and secure AI agents
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June 02, 2025
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Jun'25
US cyber agency CISA faces stiff budget cuts
CISA is one of several US agencies facing drastic budget cuts under the Trump administration
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June 02, 2025
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Jun'25
Cyber and digital get over £1bn to enhance UK’s national security
The government has set out plans to spend over a billion pounds on digital and cyber warfare capabilities to enhance the UK’s ability to defend itself and fight offensive wars
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May 30, 2025
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May'25
Dutch businesses lag behind in cyber resilience as threats escalate
While non-IT business professionals in the middle of their careers face the most disruption from AI, professionals in the IT services sector and their employers must prepare for change
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May 30, 2025
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May'25
Cloud migration demands contractual safeguards and clear strategy
Cyber security experts urge organisations to define clear objectives, understand shared security models and implement strong data governance when migrating workloads to the cloud
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May 27, 2025
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May'25
US makes fresh indictments over DanaBot, Qakbot malwares
US charges the operators of two malwares, DanaBot and Qakbot, whose actions led to millions of dollars worth of cyber theft and fraud
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May 27, 2025
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May'25
Armed forces charity steps in to address cyber mental health crisis
CIISec and military charity PTSD Resolution hope to address a gathering mental health crisis among frontline cyber professionals
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May 21, 2025
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May'25
NCSC: Russia’s Fancy Bear targeting logistics, tech organisations
The NCSC and its partner agencies have blown the whistle on an extensive campaign of malicious cyber attacks orchestrated by the Russian state Fancy Bear operation
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May 21, 2025
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May'25
Ransomware attacks dropped by a third last month
Reported ransomware attacks eased off during April following a dramatic spike in the first quarter of 2025
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May 19, 2025
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May'25
Chinese cyber spooks lure laid-off US government workers
A Washington DC-based think tank has published evidence that Chinese intelligence services have been running a network of digital ‘front’ companies targeting laid-off government workers as recruits
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May 15, 2025
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May'25
NHS asks suppliers to sign up to cyber covenant
NHS digital and security leaders call on their suppliers to commit to a cyber security charter as the health service works to improve its resilience in the face of growing threat levels
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May 14, 2025
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May'25
Scattered Spider retail attacks spreading to US, says Google
Google’s threat intel analysts are aware of a number of in-progress cyber attacks against US retailers linked to the same Scattered Spider gang that supposedly attacked M&S and Co-op in the UK
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May 14, 2025
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May'25
New security paradigm needed for IT/OT convergence
Industry leaders and policymakers highlight growing cyber threats from the integration of IT and operational technology systems, calling for collaboration and regulatory frameworks to protect critical systems, among other measures
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May 13, 2025
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May'25
May Patch Tuesday brings five exploited zero-days to fix
Microsoft fixes five exploited, and two publicly disclosed, zero-days in the fifth Patch Tuesday update of 2025
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May 13, 2025
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May'25
Australian data breaches hit record high in 2024
More than 1,100 data breaches were reported in Australia last year, a 25% jump from 2023, prompting calls for stronger security measures across businesses and government agencies
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May 08, 2025
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May'25
Government will miss cyber resiliency targets, MPs warn
A Public Accounts Committee report on government cyber resilience finds that the Cabinet Office has been working hard to improve, but is likely to miss targets and needs a fundamentally different approach
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May 08, 2025
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May'25
Preparing for post-quantum computing will be more difficult than the millennium bug
The job of getting the UK ready for post-quantum computing will be at least as difficult as the Y2K problem, says National Cyber Security Centre CTO Ollie Whitehouse
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May 08, 2025
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May'25
US tells CNI orgs to stop connecting OT kit to the web
US authorities have released guidance for owners of critical national infrastructure in the face of an undisclosed number of cyber incidents
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May 08, 2025
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May'25
UK government websites to replace passwords with secure passkeys
Government websites are to replace difficult-to-remember passwords with highly secure passkeys that will protect against phishing and cyber attackers
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May 07, 2025
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May'25
Europe leads shift from cyber security ‘headcount gap’ to skills-based hiring
Research from Sans Institute reveals European organisations are leading a global shift in hiring priorities, driven by regional regulatory frameworks
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May 07, 2025
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May'25
Oxford Uni adds cyber resilience module to MBA programme
Oxford University’s Saïd Business School is working with cyber response specialist Sygnia to help future business leaders get on top of security
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April 30, 2025
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Apr'25
Co-op shuts off IT systems to contain cyber attack
A developing cyber incident at Co-op has forced the retailer to pull the plug on some of its IT systems as it works to contain the attack
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April 24, 2025
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Apr'25
M&S systems remain offline days after cyber incident
M&S is still unable to provide contactless payment or click-and-collect services amid a cyber attack that it says has forced it to move a number of processes offline to safeguard its customers, staff and business
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April 23, 2025
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Apr'25
Financially motivated cyber crime remains biggest threat source
Mandiant’s latest annual threat report reveals data on how financially motivated cyber criminals, such as ransomware gangs, dominate the cyber security landscape
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April 23, 2025
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Apr'25
Amid uncertainty, Armis becomes newest CVE numbering authority
Amid an uncertain future for vulnerability research, exposure management company Armis has been given the authority to assign CVE IDs to newly discovered vulnerabilities
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April 22, 2025
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Apr'25
Cyber ‘agony aunts’ launch guidebook for women in security
Cyber ‘agony aunts’ Amelia Hewitt and Rebecca Taylor are launching a book aimed at empowering women in their cyber security careers
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April 22, 2025
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Apr'25
Secure Future Initiative reveals Microsoft staff focus
IT security is now a metric in the Microsoft employee appraisal process
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April 17, 2025
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Apr'25
Tariff turmoil is making supply chain security riskier
Many businesses around the world are taking the decision to alter their supplier mix in the face of tariff uncertainty, but in doing so are creating more cyber risks for themselves, according to a report
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April 16, 2025
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Apr'25
CISA extends Mitre CVE contract at last moment
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has ridden to the rescue of the under-threat Mitre CVE Programme, approving a last-minute, 11-month contract extension to preserve the project’s vital security vulnerability work
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April 16, 2025
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Apr'25
CVE Foundation pledges continuity after Mitre funding cut
With news that Mitre’s contract to run the world-renowned CVE Programme is abruptly terminating, a breakaway group is setting up a non-profit foundation to try to ensure the project’s continuity
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April 16, 2025
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Apr'25
Security leaders grapple with AI-driven threats
Experts warn of AI’s dual role in both empowering and challenging cyber defences, and called for intelligence sharing and the need to strike a balance between AI-driven innovation and existing security practices
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April 15, 2025
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Apr'25
Mitre warns over lapse in CVE coverage
Mitre, the operator of the world-renowned CVE repository, has warned of significant impacts to global cyber security standards, and increased risk from threat actors, as it emerges its US government contract will lapse imminently