Welcome to the first review of phishing attacks for 2022, in which we explore the latest scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over their personal information. This month, we look at a crypto …
For many, 2021 was a year to forget. COVID-19 again dominated the news, with initial optimism over vaccine rollouts and the potential end of the pandemic making way for new variants and the return of social restrictions. The cyber security …
The Defence Academy of the UK was forced to rebuild its network last year after suffering a cyber attack, a high-ranking officer has revealed. Air Marshal Edward Stringer, who retired from the armed forces in August, said the attack caused …
2021 was a difficult year many of us, and with the hope that COVID-19 will dissipate in the spring, this is a new year more than any other where we want to look forwards, not backwards. But before we turn …
Ubisoft has confirmed that its popular video game series Just Dance has been targeted by cyber criminals. The games developer confirmed that customer information was compromised after attackers exploited a “misconfiguration”. A statement from Ubisoft said that the breach was …
If your business handles debit or credit card data, you’ve probably heard of the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard). It’s an information security framework designed to reduce payment card fraud by requiring organisations to implement technical and …
You may have seen people talk this week about Log4Shell and the damage that it’s causing. The zero-day exploit has people worried, with some saying that it’s “set the Internet on fire” or that it “will haunt for years”? …
With organisations’ cyber security requirements becoming more complex and the threat of cyber attacks growing each year, many decision-makers are turning towards cyber security as a service. This approach, also known as managed cyber security, works by outsourcing cyber security …
Cloud security is an essential part of today’s cyber security landscape. With hybrid working now the norm, many organisations are relying on Cloud services to access data from home or the office. But whenever organisations adopt technological solutions such as …
Welcome to our December review of phishing scams, in which we look at the latest tricks that cyber criminals use to scam people. This month, we delve into the clever tactics that attackers used to target IKEA employees, summarise the …
