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Europol and Eurojust support Czech and Ukrainian police in taking down multi-million euro vishing gang

With the support of Europol and Eurojust, the Czech and Ukrainian police have disrupted a prolific phishing gang believed to have defrauded victims across Europe of tens of millions of euros. In Czechia alone, the damage caused by this criminal group is estimated at over €8 million (CZK 195,000,000). As a result of this investigation, […]


NCSC warns of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea state-linked supply chain attacks

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Republic of Korea have issued a warning of state-linked cyber threats attacking software supply chain from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The NCSC and the Republic of Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) have issued a joint advisory on advanced methods to attack global organisations, using highly […]


BlackBerry announces innovations in secure communications for governments

BlackBerry Limited has announced new advanced features for BlackBerry SecuSUITE for Government, the company’s secure voice and text communications software. SecuSUITE is used by over 20 governments today to protect them from electronic eavesdropping for unclassified through secret communications. The technology is backed by some of the most stringent security accreditations including from NATO’s Communications and Information Agency (NCI) and the United States […]


UK Government launches cyber-resiliency inquiry

The government has opened an inquiry into the UK’s critical national infrastructure (CNI) to assess its cyber-resiliency as the UK is highlighted to be the third most targeted globally for cyberattacks, following the US and Ukraine. Overseen by the Science, Innovation and Technology committee, the inquiry will explore the progress of the UK CNI towards […]


Danish government extends nationwide TETRA network enabling 40,000 first responders to communicate safely through 2034

Dansk Beredskabskommunikation A/S (DBK), a Motorola Solutions company, has been awarded an eight-year contract by the Danish National Police’s Center for Emergency Communication (CFB) to implement and continue to operate the nationwide public safety communications network. DBK provides the existing Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) system which has, since its implementation, proven its reliability and criticality to Denmark’s 40,000 first […]


Addressing the court of cybersecurity: How to tailor defences to the legal industry

Operating with a security-conscious workforce requires constant nurturing and commitment. Dan Schiappa, CPO at Arctic Wolf, discusses the areas in which the legal industry needs to prioritise resourcing to operate with a reliable security infrastructure. Hit the gavel. It’s time to talk about cybersecurity in the legal industry. The UK Government’s National Cyber Security Centre […]


The Government of Canada expands trusted partnership with BlackBerry 

BlackBerry has announced that the Government of Canada has expanded their trusted partnership with BlackBerry, with a multi-year agreement that will serve Government of Canada federal employees. The agreement is signed by Shared Services Canada (SSC), the department responsible for delivering modern, secure and reliable digital IT services for the Government of Canada to meet Canadian’s needs.   The expanded partnership with BlackBerry now […]


80% of education providers hit with ransomware last year, Biden administration responds

As the 2023 academic year kicks off, schools across the globe are facing an escalating cybersecurity crisis, the Atlas VPN team reports. Data shows the education sector is the most targeted industry by cybercriminals, primarily motivated by the high percentage of schools choosing to pay the ransom. A recent Sophos survey of 3,000 IT and […]


Government of Canada selects Netskope as preferred vendor under federal government’s cybersecurity procurement vehicle

Netskope, a leader in Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), has announced it has been selected as the preferred cloud access security broker (CASB) vendor for the Canadian Federal Government under Shared Services Canada’s (SSC) cybersecurity procurement vehicle (CSPV). The SSC CASB CSPV aims to provide government users secure access to cloud-based applications including all Software-as-a-Service […]


Bridewell announces CHECK penetration testing accreditation from NCSC

Bridewell, a leading UK cybersecurity firm, has announced it has been accredited by the Government’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to provide CHECK penetration testing to government, public sector bodies and organisations under the UK’s critical national infrastructure (CNI). CHECK-authorised penetration tests on CNI systems and networks are conducted by verified companies using NCSC-recognised methods […]


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