The cyberdefences of UK businesses are faltering as 50% of businesses reported a cyberattack or breach over the past 12 months, according to the government’s latest Cyber security breaches survey 2024. The figure rose substantially among medium businesses (70%) and large businesses (74%), while 32% of charities were subject to an attack or breach. Phishing […]
The UK Government has released its latest Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2024, revealing that UK businesses faced approximately £7.78 million worth of cybercrimes in the last 12 months. Notably, half of businesses (50%) experienced some form of cybersecurity breach or attack in 2023 – with the numbers even higher for medium sized businesses (70%) and […]
Mimecast has urged the UK Parliament to adopt a proactive stance on cyberhygiene in response to a warning from politics news website Politico indicating that politicians are currently the targets of catphishers aiming to compromise their reputation. Carl Wearn, Head of Threat Intelligence Analysis and Future Ops at Mimecast, said: “In today’s digital age, any […]
Leicester City Council has confirmed it has been the victim of a cyberattack. “We have today been made aware that a small number of documents held on our servers have been published by a known ransomware group,” said Richard Sword, Leicester City Council’s Strategic Director of City Developments and Neighbourhoods. “This group is known to […]
With the compromise of the 2021 UK Electoral Commission now attributed to cyberattackers affiliated with the Chinese state, industry experts give us their opinions. Jake Moore, Global Cybersecurity Advisor, ESET, told us that attacks from state groups are not often motivated by the data they steal, rather by the prospect of demonstrating their capabilities. He […]
Matt O’Neill and Hieu Minh Ngo share their unique story of redemption, as the pair seek to transform global understanding of evolving cybersecurity threats Dubai, UAE: A former United States Secret Service Agent and a Vietnamese former-hacker-turned-cybersecurity-specialist are set to reunite for the first time at GISEC Global 2024, Middle East and Africa’s largest cybersecurity […]
Building on the company’s mission to close the cyberskills gap globally, Fortinet participates in European Union pledge to upskill and reskill individuals. Fortinet has announced it has joined the European Commission’s Cybersecurity Skills Academy initiative. Through the Fortinet Training Institute, Fortinet pledges to offer its award-winning cybersecurity training and security awareness curriculum to up to […]
The Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) is investigating a leak of staff data relating to community first responders. An email was sent earlier this year and included an attachment of an Excel file containing personal details. SAS took immediate effect once notified of the issue and have said that no patient data was at risk. A […]
LockBit, a notorious cybercrime gang that holds its victims’ data to ransom, has been disrupted in a rare international law enforcement operation. The news has been confirmed by the gang itself, and US and UK authorities. The operation was run by Britain’s National Crime Agency, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, Europol and a coalition […]
Southern Water is contacting customers to warn their personal data may be at risk following a cyberattack. The attack came to light on February 12 and since then the company has worked with technical advisers to confirm whose data is at risk. A statement from the company said: “Our initial assessment is that this is […]
