Cyber criminals pivot away from macros as Microsoft changes bite

The use of malicious macros by cyber criminal groups has dropped a remarkable 66% since last October, and may now be one of the largest email threat landscape shifts in industry history,... Read more »

Consumers left out of pocket as security costs soar

The impact of cyber security incidents and data breaches may be contributing in a small way to the rising cost of goods and services that is leaving millions of UK citizens on... Read more »

data breach

What is a data breach? A data breach is a cyber attack in which sensitive, confidential or otherwise protected data has been accessed or disclosed in an unauthorized fashion. Data breaches can... Read more »

US doubles bounty on Lazarus cyber crime group to $10m

The US State Department has doubled its reward for information on cyber threat actors located in, or linked to, North Korea from $5m to $10m (£4.2m to £8.3m), including the likes of... Read more »

Retail software firm PrestaShop warns users about SQL injection attacks

PrestaShop, a developer of open source e-commerce software used by hundreds of thousands of small, independent retailers as the foundations of their online presence, has warned of a serious vulnerability that, left... Read more »

Cyber security training ‘boring’ and largely ignored

While cyber leaders overwhelmingly believe their organisations have a strong security culture, new figures compiled by email security specialist Tessian have revealed that they are deluding themselves, exposing an alarming disconnect between... Read more »

Security Think Tank: Don’t rely on insurance alone

It’s news to no one that cyber attacks have increased in frequency, maturity and impact over the past few years and the threat landscape has grown significantly – and continues to do... Read more »

Secret court asked to quash a decade of MI5 surveillance warrants following ‘systemic breaches’

Warrants for bulk surveillance of UK citizens have for more than a decade been obtained illegally and should be quashed, a tribunal has heard. Human rights organisations Liberty and Privacy International are... Read more »

No More Ransom initiative helps 1.5 million people in six years

On the sixth anniversary of its founding, the No More Ransom project has revealed it has helped more than 1.5 million people successfully decrypt their devices and regain access to their data... Read more »

Ducktail infostealer targets Facebook Business users

Employees with access to their organisation’s Facebook Business accounts should be on guard against hijacking attempts by a newly uncovered threat actor, dubbed Ducktail, according to research released today by researchers at... Read more »