Ferrari rejects ransom demand after cyber attack

Supercar manufacturer Ferrari has warned customers that their personal data may be at risk after a limited number of its IT systems were compromised and information exfiltrated by an as-yet unspecified threat... Read more »

Ferrari rejects ransom demand after cyber attack

Supercar manufacturer Ferrari has warned customers that their personal data may be at risk after a limited number of its IT systems were compromised and information exfiltrated by an as-yet unspecified threat... Read more »

Ransomware gangs harass victims to ‘bypass’ backups

Ransomware gangs are becoming increasingly assertive and aggressive in their approaches to victims, resorting to high-pressure tactics including campaigns of targeted harassment to extort money, even from those that have paid attention... Read more »

NCSC launches cyber check-up tools for SMEs

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is today launching two new services pitched at the country’s 5.5 million small businesses, a third of which were targeted by cyber criminals in 2022,... Read more »

NatWest announces ID service for its customers

NatWest bank has launched a service that will enable businesses to quickly check the identities of customers. The bank’s customers can easily and safely consent to bank-held data being shared with the... Read more »

packet filtering

What is packet filtering? Packet filtering is the process of passing or blocking data packets at a network interface by a firewall based on source and destination addresses, ports or protocols. The... Read more »

BBC cracks down on TikTok after review

In the wake of a ban imposed on the use of social media platform TikTok on devices owned by the UK government last week, it has emerged that the BBC is among... Read more »

UK TikTok ban gives us all cause to consider social media security

The UK ban on installing and using social media app TikTok on government devices brings our country’s policy in line with that of other jurisdictions including the United States (US) and member... Read more »

BEC attacks doubled in 2022, outstripping ransomware

The volume of Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks doubled during the course of 2022 thanks to several high-profile and successful phishing campaigns, replacing ransomware as the most commonly observed financially motivated cyber... Read more »

TikTok banned on UK government devices

The UK government has banned the use of the Gen Z-beloved, China-owned social media application TikTok on government-owned devices with immediate effect, following in the footsteps of its United States and European... Read more »