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UK Banks call on businesses to use Cyber Essentials
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) are supporting Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest, Santander UK and TSB to expand the role that Cyber Essentials plays in their supply chain...
Cyber Essentials Pricing from April 2024
The Cyber Essentials scheme was introduced by the UK Government in 2014 as a way to help make the UK the safest place to do business. The UK has seen significant inflation since the last price change in January 2022, so the NCSC has agreed that prices for Cyber...
Charities are favourite targets for cyber criminals
Charities are sitting on a treasure trove of data. Valuable information on beneficiaries, supporters and volunteers as well as invoice and payment details can be sold by cyber criminals and used to attack the charity and identify other targets. The DCMS Cyber Security...
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Discounted Cyber Security Certifications for Charities
We are delighted to be part of the 2024 Charity Cyber Essentials Awareness Month campaign to help registered charities enhance their defences against malicious cyber activity. We are offering discounts on the popular Cyber Essentials certification which will help you...
Threats and key takeaways for the legal sector
A new threat report published today reveals why the legal sector is particularly vulnerable to cyber attacks, the methods used by online criminals, and how organisations working in the sector can best defend themselves. Cyber threat report: UK legal sector is...
Log4shell vulnerability – the importance of updating software regularly
Despite the best intentions of software developers, there is always the chance that malicious actors might discover a weakness (aka a vulnerability) in some software you use which could allow them to take actions against your best interests. You may have heard about...
Cyber In The News
Request your FREE breached password check
A cache containing more than 700 million email addresses and passwords has been located by security researchers. The data has been processed and loaded into the highly respected HaveIBeenPwned? website which has been collecting data from similar breaches since 2013....
Phishing campaign targets students by offering tax refunds
University students have been bombarded with fake tax refund emails in the last month, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has warned. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46234014 If you receive emails / texts claiming to be from HMRC which you suspect are fake, you can...
Top banks in cyber-attack ‘war game’
The Bank of England is testing the UK's ability to withstand a major cyber-attack on financial institutions. The Bank of England's press release says: “This exercise forms a vital part of the sector wide biennial process that seeks to ensure the industry is prepared...