Welsh council assumes strong cybersecurity stance
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council in Wales has made a statement of acknowledging the very real threat of cybercrime by becoming the first local authority…
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Ransomware groups exploit Windows vulnerabilities
Magniber, Vice Society and other cybercriminal gangs have been observed exploiting vulnerabilities present in Windows Print Spooler in order to infect user devices with lethal…
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Android malware seizes control of Facebook accounts
A new threat to Android technology that cybersecurity researchers have entitled FlyTrap has been discovered hijacking users’ Facebook accounts in their thousands in over 140…
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What makes phishing emails so dangerous?
Often lumped together with simple spam, phishing emails have a reputation for being poorly fashioned attacks that are easy for anyone to spot. The truth…
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Can councils do more to prevent data breaches?
When the private information retained by an organisation or government office is disclosed to the public or accessed without authorisation, the result is a data…
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Getting to grips with advanced threat protection
Advanced threat protection, often abbreviated to ATP, is a classification of cybersecurity solutions that are designed to defend against hack-style attacks and sophisticated malware that…
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A look back at when the UK government website was hacked
In recent years, cyberattacks on world governments have been rife, and here in the United Kingdom, local authorities have also suffered assaults on their systems.…
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What does the term “Zero Trust Security” mean?
Zero Trust Security refers to a type of network protection model that is founded on stringent identity verification protocols. The dedicated framework dictates and insists…
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Six UK schools struck by ransomware attack
Six individual schools located on England’s Isle of Wight, as well as the umbrella organisation they operate under have been hit by a targeted ransomware…
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Is this new ransomware gang DarkSide rebranded?
A new ransomware group has been uncovered with multiple similarities to the disbanded DarkSide gang.