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Visit/disaster-recovery-dr/33803/tips-to-improve-your-disaster-recovery-strategy
Nine tips to improve your disaster recovery strategy
Whether you have a well-rehearsed DR plan in place or are just starting out, here's how to take your strategy to the next level
29 Nov 2019
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Thousands of businesses vulnerable to 'severe' Oracle EBS flaws
The suite of enterprise products can be exploited for financial fraud and theft
20 Nov 2019
Visit/security/34802/bluekeep-attack-discovery-has-done-nothing-to-motivate-businesses-into-patching
BlueKeep attack discovery has done nothing to motivate businesses into patching systems
Thousands of vulnerable systems remain unpatched with news of the first attack barely changing trends
12 Nov 2019
Visit/cyber-security/34798/labour-party-targeted-by-large-scale-cyber-attack
Labour Party targeted by ‘large scale’ cyber attack
Election campaigning was 'slowed down' but the attack ultimately failed, and no data was lost
12 Nov 2019
Visit/ransomware/34775/fbi-asks-private-sector-for-advice-on-ransomware-attacks
FBI asks private sector for advice on ransomware attacks
The “Ransomware Summit” opens lines of communication between corporate and government
7 Nov 2019
Visit/security/34773/tenable-declares-there-are-far-worse-security-threats-to-fear-than-zero-day-exploits
Tenable: There are far more dangerous threats than zero-days
‘If you’re scared of zero-days, you don’t know what you’re talking about’ claims Tenable
7 Nov 2019
Visit/security/34753/strength-of-uk-cyber-security-programmes-evident-in-award-nomination
Strength of UK cyber programmes evident in award nomination
Uptake of other initiatives also indicates growing respect for the field
5 Nov 2019
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First mass BlueKeep exploitation spotted in the wild
Amateurish coin mining attack discovered six months after the critical Microsoft vulnerability was discovered
4 Nov 2019
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Leading web domain registrars suffer data breach
Account information with web.com, Network Solutions and register.com were accessed by cyber criminals
31 Oct 2019
Visit/phishing/34723/businesses-stung-by-highly-convincing-office-365-voicemail-scam
Businesses stung by convincing Office 365 voicemail scam
This latest wave of phishing attacks incorporates real audio recordings to create a sense of urgency
31 Oct 2019
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Strengthen your defences against cybercrime
Cyber resilience planning for email
30 Oct 2019
Visit/security/34711/could-virgin-galactic-s-ipo-indicate-an-interstellar-step-change-for-cyber-security
Is cyber security about to go interstellar?
When we think about the cyber attacks of the future, we may have to think bigger
30 Oct 2019
Visit/security/34710/forget-ransomware-a-lack-of-global-norms-is-killing-the-security-industry
A lack of global norms is killing the security industry
Better protocols to facilitate global cyber co-operation should be at the forefront of innovation in the sector
30 Oct 2019
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What is network forensics?
Taking a closer look at how cyber threats are investigated at a network level
28 Oct 2019
Visit/cyber-attacks/34677/ncsc-blocked-over-600-cyber-attacks-against-uk-businesses-in-2019
NCSC blocked 658 cyber attacks against UK businesses in 2019
Agency's third annual report highlights ongoing threat of malicious nation-state actors
23 Oct 2019
Visit/security/34660/hackers-are-no-longer-winning-says-kpmg-cyber-chief
Hackers 'are no longer winning', says KPMG cyber chief
Despite progress over the past two years, a wealth of threats still plague both the public and private sectors
18 Oct 2019
Visit/security/34656/arm-partners-with-government-to-create-hack-resistant-chips
Arm, UK gov to create chips resistant to cyber attacks
Initiative claims strong passwords and regular updates aren't enough to prevent cyber attacks
18 Oct 2019
Visit/security/34639/prolific-payment-data-peddler-briansclub-has-been-hacked
Prolific payment data peddler BriansClub has been hacked
The four-year operation is under threat as records amounting to more than double its all-time sales have been stolen back
16 Oct 2019
Visit/security/34628/microsoft-releases-tamper-protection-for-windows-defender
Microsoft releases Tamper Protection for Windows Defender
The new feature 'locks down' the antivirus, preventing malware from making changes to core settings
15 Oct 2019
Visit/security/34594/apt-groups-exploiting-vpns-to-carry-out-cyber-attacks
APT groups exploiting VPNs to carry out cyber attacks
NCSC and NSA warn that services from Palo Alto, Fortinet and Pulse Secure are vulnerable
9 Oct 2019
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Thomas Cook phishing sites skyrocket following collapse
Former employees and customers are believed to be the targets of malicious campaigns capitalising on the company's liquidation
3 Oct 2019
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Five steps to an effective layered defence strategy
Analysing weak spots in an IT system can be challenging, which is why a layered approach is important
2 Oct 2019
Visit/cyber-attacks/34545/carbon-black-attacks-and-breaches-the-new-normal-for-businesses
Carbon Black: Attacks and breaches "new normal" for business
Most UK companies surveyed have suffered data breaches, as attacks increase in volume and sophistication
1 Oct 2019