Crest throws support behind CyberUp CMA reform campaign

Campaigners who want to reform the UK’s Computer Misuse Act (CMA) of 1990 to protect cyber security researchers and analysts from the threat of being prosecuted for doing their jobs have an... Read more »

Royal Mail promises ‘workarounds’ to restore services after ransomware attack

Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson has apologised to consumer and business customers impacted by a likely LockBit ransomware attack on its systems, which has left the postal service unable to dispatch letters... Read more »

The Security Interviews: Protecting your digital self

With our lives becoming ever more interconnected, and both real-world and online activities being recorded, we are generating an increasingly sophisticated record of what we are like. This digital self is a... Read more »

Experts concerned over silence around government obligation to review UK surveillance laws

Concerned experts are asking what plans the government has to meet its obligations to review Britain’s extensive surveillance laws. The Home Office is legally required to review the operation of the Investigatory... Read more »

LockBit cartel suspected of Royal Mail cyber attack

The infamous LockBit ransomware cartel is suspected of being behind an ongoing cyber security incident at the UK’s Royal Mail, which has crippled IT systems and left the postal service unable to... Read more »

Companies warned to step up cyber security to become ‘insurable’

Businesses are at risk of finding that they are unable to secure cyber insurance cover as the volume of cyber attacks reaches new levels. Companies are increasingly being required to put in... Read more »

Chrome vulnerability could have led to widespread data theft

Researchers at Imperva have revealed their hand in uncovering and fixing a potentially dangerous vulnerability in Google’s Chrome and Chromium-based browsers that, left untreated, could have enabled threat actors to steal sensitive... Read more »

Europe’s cyber security strategy must be clear about open source

Europe’s cyber security policy has an open source problem. Compared to the US, the UK and Europe have been playing catch-up on national security strategy for resiliency of open source software supply... Read more »

Guardian confirms Christmas 2022 cyber attack was ransomware

Guardian Media Group (GMG), the parent organisation of the UK’s Guardian newspaper, has confirmed that the 20 December cyber attack on its systems – which left staff locked out of its London... Read more »

Royal Mail services hit by major cyber attack

The UK’s Royal Mail has been forced to suspend overseas services amid serious disruption caused by a cyber attack of an as-yet unspecified nature. The attack has hit its international export services... Read more »