cyber attack

Spear Phishing Attacks Need To Be Given The Attention They DeserveSpear Phishing Attacks Need To Be Given The Attention They Deserve

Spear Phishing Attacks Need To Be Given The Attention They Deserve

Ransomware has dominated the headlines in recent months, but Barracuda's SVP of security argues that spear phishing should be receiving…

8 years ago
Ukraine Firm Denies Responsibility For NotPetya Cyber AttackUkraine Firm Denies Responsibility For NotPetya Cyber Attack

Ukraine Firm Denies Responsibility For NotPetya Cyber Attack

'It wasn't us guv,' claim Ukrainian creators of suspected software

8 years ago
Lloyd’s: Businesses Need To Take A Long-Term View Of Cyber AttacksLloyd’s: Businesses Need To Take A Long-Term View Of Cyber Attacks

Lloyd’s: Businesses Need To Take A Long-Term View Of Cyber Attacks

It's no longer enough for organisations to just focus on the immediate impacts

8 years ago
NotPetya: Ransomware Spread, WannaCry Relation, And The Story So FarNotPetya: Ransomware Spread, WannaCry Relation, And The Story So Far

NotPetya: Ransomware Spread, WannaCry Relation, And The Story So Far

ANALYSIS: The spreading cyber attack appears to be more about chaos than money-making

8 years ago
Massive Ransomware Attack Hits Ukraine And Is Spreading Across The GlobeMassive Ransomware Attack Hits Ukraine And Is Spreading Across The Globe

Massive Ransomware Attack Hits Ukraine And Is Spreading Across The Globe

UK advertising and marketing giant WPP has been hit by a variant of the Petya ransomware

8 years ago
Industry Reaction: UK Parliament Cyber Attack ‘Was A Matter Of Time’Industry Reaction: UK Parliament Cyber Attack ‘Was A Matter Of Time’

Industry Reaction: UK Parliament Cyber Attack ‘Was A Matter Of Time’

Industry professionals respond to the weekend's news of a cyber attack on the UK government

8 years ago
UK Parliament Hit By Cyber Attack Targeting Email AccountsUK Parliament Hit By Cyber Attack Targeting Email Accounts

UK Parliament Hit By Cyber Attack Targeting Email Accounts

Experts have suggested that a foreign government could be responsible

8 years ago
Cyren CEO: Pure Cloud Vendors Are The Future Of Cyber SecurityCyren CEO: Pure Cloud Vendors Are The Future Of Cyber Security

Cyren CEO: Pure Cloud Vendors Are The Future Of Cyber Security

As the benefits of using cloud for cyber security become clearer, is it now the only realistic way forward for…

8 years ago
Global Malvertising Campaign Blamed For UCL Ransomware AttackGlobal Malvertising Campaign Blamed For UCL Ransomware Attack

Global Malvertising Campaign Blamed For UCL Ransomware Attack

Researchers at Proofpoint say the malvertising in question has popped up around the world on several high-profile websites

8 years ago
WannaCry Ups The Stakes For Businesses As Consumers Take NoticeWannaCry Ups The Stakes For Businesses As Consumers Take Notice

WannaCry Ups The Stakes For Businesses As Consumers Take Notice

Consumers now more aware of ransomware and place onus on businesses to protect their personal data

8 years ago
CyberTeam Hacker Group Claims Responsiblity for Scuppering Skype With DDoS AttackCyberTeam Hacker Group Claims Responsiblity for Scuppering Skype With DDoS Attack

CyberTeam Hacker Group Claims Responsiblity for Scuppering Skype With DDoS Attack

Microsoft remains tight-lipped on the cause of the Skype outage over the past two days

8 years ago
WannaCry Ransomware Attack Forces Shutdown Of Honda PlantWannaCry Ransomware Attack Forces Shutdown Of Honda Plant

WannaCry Ransomware Attack Forces Shutdown Of Honda Plant

Another example of the importance of keeping your computer systems up to date

8 years ago
ECB Cracks Down On Breach Reporting For EU BanksECB Cracks Down On Breach Reporting For EU Banks

ECB Cracks Down On Breach Reporting For EU Banks

Banks under the rule of the European Central Bank (ECB) set to face breach notification rules similar to GDPR

8 years ago
Interest Surge ‘Eases’ UK Cybersecurity Skills Gap CrisisInterest Surge ‘Eases’ UK Cybersecurity Skills Gap Crisis

Interest Surge ‘Eases’ UK Cybersecurity Skills Gap Crisis

Cloud security still has the greatest mismatch between demand and supply

8 years ago

Former GCHQ Boss: We Can’t Stop Nation State Hacking And Espionage

State-sponsored cyber attacks have become more prominent than ever, with espionage and the influence of internal affairs leading the way

8 years ago

North Korea Gets The Blame As True Scale Of WannaCry Attack Revealed

Investigations by Britain's NCSC back up previous claims regarding WannaCry origin

8 years ago

Online Security Incidents Cost Banks £1.4 Million A Pop

Financial organisations need to consider the cost implications of cyber threats such as DDoS attacks

8 years ago

US Blames North Korea Government For Cyber Attacks

Nation state hacking is again in the spotlight as tensions rise between North Korea and the US

8 years ago

Dangerous ‘Industroyer’ Malware Targets Industrial Control Systems

Newly-discovered malware exploits security failings in industrial protocols

8 years ago

Al Jazeera Network Faces Ongoing Hack Attacks

Arabian media firm confirms cyber-attack on all its systems, including social media platforms

8 years ago

Putin: ‘Russian Patriots’, Not Government, Responsible For Foreign Election Cyber Attacks

Vladimir Putin goes on the defensive as fallout from US election continues

8 years ago

Microsoft President Slams NSA, Calls For Unity Following ‘WannaCrypt’ Ransomware Attacks

Fallout from WannaCrypt attacks continues as Microsoft publicly calls out NSA for stockpiling security vulnerabilities

8 years ago

Trump Signs Executive Order To Upgrade US Cyber Defences

Cyber defences of US government agencies to be upgraded after President Trump orders order

8 years ago

Debenhams Hack Leaks Personal Details Of 26,000 Customers

Debenhams informs ICO after hackers breach online florist business through third-party

8 years ago

Verizon: All Cyber Attacks ‘On The Rise’ As Cyberespionage Takes Centre Stage

Verizon's 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report paints a bleak picture of the current state of cyber security

8 years ago

Government: Half Of UK Businesses Suffered Security Breach Last Year

Government report highlights the security threats facing businesses and the impacts of being breached

8 years ago

Crowdstrike: Machine Learning Can Stop Security Teams From ‘Drowning in Data’

Next-gen technologies such as machine learning and AI are key to cutting through the sea of security data

8 years ago

One In Five UK Businesses Has Suffered A Cyberattack

British Chambers of Commerce reveals that UK businesses continue to fall victim to cyber attacks

8 years ago

Cybersecurity Incidents Cost Shareholders £42 Billion

Shareholders lose out as financial impact of security breaches equates to £120 million loss of market value. And it's only…

8 years ago