MoD recruits Immersive Labs to bolster cyber resilience

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to deploy a package of solutions from “people-centric” security specialist Immersive Labs to upskill existing individuals and teams to confront threats, prove their cyber readiness and... Read more »

Security Think Tank: To stop ransomware, preparation is the best medicine

Ransomware is the “gift” that keeps on giving – and not in a good way. Sophos’s report The state of ransomware 2022 makes for rather sobering reading: 66% of 5,600 survey respondents... Read more »

Cyber criminals have World Cup Qatar 2022 in their sights

The opening football match of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is just 10 days away, and while the tournament is surrounded by controversy over the host country’s human rights record, among... Read more »

All means all when it comes to encryption

The traditional and well-established approach to cyber security is to build multiple layers of defences to stop hackers or rogue insiders getting unauthorised access to data. But you only have to follow... Read more »

piggybacking

What is piggybacking? Piggybacking, in the context of Wi-Fi, is the use of a wireless connection to gain access to the internet without proper authority. Piggybacking is also sometimes referred to as... Read more »

Anything can happen so IT teams need to be ready, says Kyiv City Council CIO

Turning a transport booking service into an air raid alert system is not the typical task of a CIO, but that is what the IT team at Kyiv City Council was forced... Read more »

UK’s National Cyber Advisory Board convenes for first time

The UK’s newly created National Cyber Advisory Board has held its first meeting in London, bringing together expertise from across the country to set out an agenda to protect and promote the... Read more »

Microsoft serves smorgasbord of six zero-days

Microsoft has released fixes for six actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in its November Patch Tuesday drop, one of them publicly disclosed and three of them carrying critical Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)... Read more »

Security Think Tank: Anti-ransomware strategies should be as easy as ABC

By Published: 09 Nov 2022 Ransomware is one of those issues that can keep senior staff awake at night, particularly those responsible for keeping a company and its data information safe. They... Read more »

NortonLifeLock, Avast debut new ‘Gen’ identity

Two of the most prominent global names in consumer cyber security and antivirus protection, NortonLifeLock and Avast – which came together in an $8bn deal in 2021 – have revealed their new... Read more »