IT employee piggybacked on cyberattack for personal gain
A 28-year-old former IT employee of an Oxford-based company has been convicted of blackmailing his employer and unauthorized access to a computer with intent to commit other …
To enable ethical hackers, a law reform is needed
Organizations need to be able to match the ingenuity and resources of cybercriminals to better defend themselves against the increasing number of threats and attacks that …
Cybersecurity layoffs in 2023: What to expect?
The economic downturn predicted for 2023 will lead to layoffs but cybersecurity workers will be least affected, says the latest (ISC)² report. Also, as soon as things get …
32% of cybersecurity leaders considering quitting their jobs
32% of CISOs or IT Security DMs in the UK and US are considering leaving their current organization, according to a research from BlackFog. Of those considering leaving their …
Go-Ahead cyberattack might derail UK public transport services
One of the UK’s largest public transport operators, Go-Ahead Group, has fallen victim to a cyberattack. The Go-Ahead Group, which connects people across its bus and rail …
Phishers use custom phishing kit to hijack MFA-protected enterprise Microsoft accounts
An ongoing, large-scale phishing campaign is targeting owners of business email accounts at companies in the FinTech, Lending, Insurance, Energy and Manufacturing sectors in …
Clearview fine: The unacceptable face of modern surveillance
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued its third largest ever fine of £7.5m. It was imposed on Clearview AI, the controversial facial recognition company …
How to navigate GDPR complexity
There’s been a lot of turbulence in the data privacy regulation space in the past couple of years. Post Brexit, there was a risk for the UK to be digitally isolated from …
Password tips to keep your accounts safe
Uswitch.com conducted a consumer survey to find out how the UK chooses their passwords, how safe they are and how often they have been hacked. Writing passwords down on paper …
Familiarity with vaccine passport tech is laying the foundations for digital IDs
Vaccine passport technology has become an intrinsic part of society over the past year, as governments across the globe search for solutions that help protect citizens from …
The security of devices held by public sector employees
Apricorn announced new findings from Freedom of Information (FoI) requests submitted to 16 government departments into the security of devices held by public sector employees. …
IR and SimEx: Can and should they be standardized?
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) intends to launch a new assurance scheme for incident response (IR) and simulated exercises (SimEx) in Q2 2022, which could become a …