Enterprise phishing awareness: How can it help?
Phishing attacks and their various versions, like “spear” and “whaling”, are gaining notoriety for their use in devastating cybercrime campaigns that see firms facing serious…
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How to lessen the impact of a cyberattack
From distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks that knock enterprise sites offline to ransomware raids that lock firms out of their key data, a wide…
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How local authorities can benefit from secure file transfer
Like many not-for-profit enterprises and organisations within the healthcare sector, local councils are often responsible for storing data on vulnerable individuals. From addresses and dates…
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Medical tech leader hit by ransomware attack
Medical technology giant Olympus has recently been investigating what it referred to as a “potential cybersecurity incident” that negatively affected some if its IT systems…
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Customised Cobalt Strike beacon employed in attacks
An unofficial hacker-built Linux version of a Cobalt Strike beacon has been identified by cybersecurity researchers being actively deployed in attacks aimed at international organisations.…
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REvil ransomware gang returns at full strength
Renowned for its malicious assaults on well-known enterprises, the infamous REvil ransomware gang is now back at full capacity and is once more attacking a…
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How privileged access management can help local councils
Local council systems and data stores contain a vast amount of confidential information on data subjects who live within a borough or county. This presents…
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Half a million VPN passwords leaked by hackers
A malicious operator has leaked an extensive list containing close to 500,000 password and login names for the Fortinet virtual private network (VPN). The disclosed…
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Core cybersecurity steps every local government must take
While enterprises and world governments have long been targets of cybercriminals, local authorities are fast becoming a sought-after victim for attacks. Often lacking the same…
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How to simplify your cybersecurity protocols
From the rise of ransomware attacks on enterprises and local councils, to breaches experienced by service giants exposing millions of customer records, the data retained…