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Outbound Email Errors Cause 93% Increase in Breaches

IT leaders have suffered significantly higher numbers of data breaches as a result of outbound email in the last 12 months. According to research by Egress, 93% of 538 IT leaders surveyed reported a breach in the past year due to an email error, with 70% of those believing remote working increases the risk of sensitive data being […]

Universities Face Increase in Ransomware Attacks as Students Return

Academia has faced fresh warnings of cyber-attacks after a rise was recorded in August when students returned. According to an alert issued by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) there has been a recent spike in ransomware attacks against UK schools, colleges and universities. It claimed that, in recent incidents, it has observed remote desktop protocols and unpatched software and […]

UK Businesses Planning for Long-Term Shift to Digital Working

Over half (56%) of UK businesses plan to increase their digital skills training budgets for staff next year, suggesting changes to working practices as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic will be sustained. This is according to a survey of 200 senior business decision makers in large and medium sized companies by IT services provider Transputec. […]

Why security misconfiguration is higher during Covid-19

There are good reasons your IT security team may be looking a bit sleep-deprived. In addition to the stress of the Covid-19 pandemic everyone is facing, they’re also dealing with heightened risks to network firewall security, as new external assets (websites, web portals, mobile apps and more) are provisioned to enable customers and an expanding […]

Government unveils £500,000 funding to boost healthcare cyber security

Digital Infrastructure Minister Matt Warman today announced £500,000 in fresh government funding to help medical suppliers, primary care providers, and other businesses in the healthcare sector boost their cyber security. The fresh government funding comes in response to the National Cyber Security Centre’s assessment that malicious actors are carrying out large-scale cyber campaigns targeting organisations […]

Travel Sites Riddled with Hundreds of Vulnerabilities

Security researchers have discovered hundreds of vulnerabilities across major hotel and airline and travel booking websites, some of which have already suffered major breaches. UK-based consumer rights group Which? and tech consultancy 6point6 studied 98 travel sector companies, probing websites, subdomains, employee portals and other web properties with lawful online tools. They found Marriott-owned websites […]

Sophisticated Phishing Scam Targeting Lloyds Bank Customers

Lloyds Bank customers are being targeted by a sophisticated email and SMS messaging phishing campaign, according to an investigation by law practice Griffin Law. An estimated 100 people have reported receiving fake communication purporting to be from Lloyds, which is one of the largest banks in England and Wales. In the email scam, a realistic-looking […]

Warner Music Group Discloses Data Breach

Warner Music Group has issued a data breach notification following a prolonged skimming attack on an undisclosed number of its e-commerce websites. The cyber-attack was discovered by the multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate on August 5, 2020. E-commerce websites that are hosted and supported by an external service provider in the US but operated […]

Almost a Quarter of UK Work Computers Lack Adequate Security Software

New research from Kaspersky has discovered that of the 32% of Brits provided with a corporate desktop computer, only 77% have adequate anti-virus or cybersecurity software installed, leaving 23% of company desktops significantly insecure and exposed to cyber-threats. This is also the case for company smartphones, 23% of which are unprotected, according to the security […]