CyberUK 23: Ukraine offers masterclass in withstanding cyber war

The scale and pace of Russia’s wartime cyber operations have been unprecedented, but Ukraine has nonetheless provided the world with a masterclass in withstanding open cyber warfare through bolstered defences and improved... Read more »

CyberUK 23: Irresponsible use of commercial hacking tools a rising threat

The marketplace for commercial hacking tools and services is set to expand dramatically between now and 2028, leading to the victimisation of more organisations and individuals in a far more unpredictable threat... Read more »

Orange joins forces with industry, academia to build French quantum comms

In a move the companies say will secure communications and data for critical infrastructures and government institutions in the country, Airbus, CNRS, Cryptonext Security, Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile, Orange, Sorbonne Université,... Read more »

UK plc sees fewer cyber breaches and attacks, but lacks resilience

The volume of cyber security breaches and other attacks against UK organisations seems to have dropped, with 32% of businesses and 24% of charities recalling incidents during the past 12 months, down... Read more »

firewall

What is a firewall? A firewall is a network security device that prevents unauthorized access to a network. It inspects incoming and outgoing traffic using a set of security rules to identify... Read more »

Surrey and Sussex police spared fines after recording 200,000 phone calls without people’s knowledge

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued Surrey Police and Sussex Police with reprimands after finding that officers had unlawfully used a mobile phone app to covertly record more than 200,000 phone... Read more »

CyberUK 23: NCSC launches Cyber Advisor service for SMEs

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that all too often lack the time, money or staff to implement appropriate cyber security policies and protections can now benefit from a new industry assurance scheme... Read more »

CyberUK 23: NCSC CEO calls for collaboration and warns against complacency

NCSC CEO Lindy Cameron has opened the agency’s annual CyberUK conference in Belfast with a call for collaboration across the industry and a reminder not to succumb to complacency, saying that the... Read more »

Global finance firms take part in NATO cyber attack simulation

Global financial services businesses are taking part in an annual NATO cyber security exercise which tests the resilience of critical national infrastructures. A total of 29 financial services organisations, including Barclays, Santander... Read more »

Cisco urges users to keep its network hardware up-to-date

Cisco has warned enterprise users of its routing and switching hardware to be on the alert for exploitation of a six-year-old vulnerability by nation-state threat actors linked to states such as Russia... Read more »