cyberdefence

US Warns Rising Cyberattacks Against Water Supplies

Critical infrastructure. Utility firms in the US are being urged to do more to protect water supplies amid rising cyberattacks

6 months ago

BT Clocks 530 Cyberattacks Every Second

Alarming. New data from UK telecoms giant BT has revealed the scale of cyberattacks being launched on a daily basis

1 year ago

Sophos Study Finds Most Firms Struggle To Execute Essential Security Tasks

State of cybersecurity report for 2023 from Sophos reveals that majority of businesses find essential security tasks challenging

2 years ago

UK Defending Ukraine From Russian Cyberattacks

The United Kingdom is using its cyber expertise to protect Ukraine’s critical national infrastructure from Russian cyberattacks

2 years ago

Organisations Outmatched By Nation-State Hackers, Survey Finds

Businesses are increasingly seeking government help in light of cyberattacks from nation-state attackers, survey from Trellix and CSIS

3 years ago

NCSC Issues Fresh Call To Bolster Online Defences

Russia's further violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity prompts a fresh warning from UK's cyber defence agency, NCSC

3 years ago

NCSC Warns UK Of Russian Cyberattacks Amid Ukraine Crisis

British firms urged to bolster cybersecurity resilience by the UK's NCSC, as the Russian threat increases amid tense Ukraine standoff

3 years ago

BT Eagle-i Seeks To Predict, Prevent Cyberattacks

Proactive security approach. New security platform from BT Security, dubbed 'Eagle-i', seeks to predict and prevent cyberattacks

3 years ago

AUKUS Security Alliance Will Include Cybersecurity, AI, Quantum

In addition to the US and UK sharing their nuclear propulsion technology with Australia, cyber security is to be included

3 years ago

US Senate Finds Systemic Cybersecurity Failures In Federal Agencies

Personal data of millions of Americans is at risk because of cybersecurity failures at multiple federal agencies, US Senate report…

3 years ago

Foreign Secretary Warns Russia About Ransomware Attacks

Dominic Raab warns Russia it cannot continue to shelter criminal gangs carrying out ransomware attacks on Western nations

4 years ago

FBI Warns Businesses, ‘Don’t Pay Ransomware’ Demands

Spate of ransomware attacks sees FBI issue warning to US businesses. Main lesson? Don't pay the criminals and backup often

5 years ago

Each Police Force Gets Dedicated Cybercrime Unit

Government cash injection means each police force in England and Wales has now got its own dedicated cybercrime unit

6 years ago

Nearly Half European Businesses Lack Robust Cyber Defence – Study

Kaspersky Lab study also shows majority feel that attackers are rarely caught and brought to justice

6 years ago

Outdated Cyber Defence Puts Organisations At Risk, Says Webroot

Adapt or die. Outdated cyber defences are putting organisations at risk from constantly changing online threats

7 years ago

UK Officially Blames Russia Military For NotPetya Ransomware

Defence Secretary says Russia is "ripping up the rule book" as he places blame for recent ransomware attack on Putin's…

7 years ago

Government Urges Free Cyber Health Check For British Firms

Top UK businesses are being urged by the Government to take part in a free Cyber Health Check

9 years ago

Microsoft Prepares Israeli Security Base With Adallom Acquisition

Microsoft moves to buy Israeli cloud security firm for £205m

9 years ago