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Charities are favourite targets for cyber criminals

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...

Cyber Essentials Update in April 2023

Cyber Essentials Update in April 2023

In April 2023, the NCSC will update the technical requirements for Cyber Essentials. This update is part of a regular review of the scheme’s technical controls, ensuring that it continues to help UK organisations guard against the most common cyber threats. After a...

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Discounted Cyber Security Certifications for Charities

Discounted Cyber Security Certifications for Charities

We are delighted to be part of the 2023 Charity Cyber Essentials Fortnight 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

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...

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Request your FREE breached password check

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’

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...