Ransomware attack strikes Royal Mail
Royal Mail is experiencing severe disruption to its overseas delivery service due to a ransomware that is connected to criminals based in Russia. The malicious…
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Data breach makes UK water company suffer
Financial data belonging to customers of the British water supply company Cambridge Water have been exposed following a cyberattack. The UK data breach has resulted…
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Galaxkey takes its Education CSR program to Bradford schools
Galaxkey already supports the data protection needs of global organisations with our cutting-edge security solutions. But we also believe that as a responsible company, our…
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UK minister urges ransomware victims to report attacks
Britain’s leading minister for cyber security, Steve Barclay, is encouraging enterprises hit by ransomware attacks to report incidents so as to help other firms from…
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Why are local councils targeted by ransomware gangs?
In 2020, UK councils notified the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) of over 700 data breaches, with one particular council reporting 29 different breaches in a…
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Scottish engineering giant disrupted by ransomware attack
The Scottish multinational engineering company Weir Group recently disclosed it was targeted in an attempted cyberattack. The ransomware assault attempted against the firm resulted in…
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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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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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London Borough council suffers data breach
An investigation of London’s Hackney Council has uncovered a data breach that involved members of the local community’s personal information being exposed online.
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How can local councils access new cybersecurity skills?
Local authorities manage and retain massive stores of data that involve a wealth of personally identifiable information (PII) on members of their community. These might…