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Why business owners should care about cyber security
You saw the opportunity. You started your own business using technology as an enabler. You grew your company from a vague idea into a thriving enterprise. You know that cyber security is important, but you have more pressing demands on your time such as growing the...
How the Russians used spearphishing
US indictment says Russian hackers used spearphishing to interfere in 2016 presidential election Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman John Podesta received the spearphishing email from Aleksey Lukashev, a senior lieutenant in Russian military intelligence, on or around...
Transform your employees from your biggest risk into a “human firewall”
Stories in the press about corporate data breaches are now almost a daily occurrence. They delight in highlighting the latest horror story about a business that lost huge amounts of private data or millions in sales to the latest hack. Now that GDPR is in effect, they...
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NCSC publishes report on the cyber threat to UK legal sector
A new report from the NCSC explaining how UK law firms - of all sizes - can protect themselves from common cyber threats. This report aims to encourage industry-wide adoption of cyber security best practice in order to raise the cyber maturity and resilience of UK law...
NCSC publishes UK charity sector threat assessment and small charity guide
The NCSC has today published its UK charity sector threat assessment and small charity Cyber Guide. "Like businesses, charities are increasingly reliant on IT and technology and are falling victim to a range of malicious cyber activity. As the Charity Sector Threat...
NCSC launches new Cyber Essentials website
The NCSC has today launched its new Cyber Essentials website. "We’ve responded by creating a single site for Cyber Essentials, pulling together information from various government websites. We’ve tried to simplify some of the messages for those who are just beginning...
Cyber In The News
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...
Heathrow airport recognises the need for security awareness training
Heathrow airport recognises the need for security awareness training after being fined £120,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office for "serious" data protection failings....