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The NCSC wants you to start using password managers and passkeys
News New guidance from the NCSC recommends using passkeys and password managers – but how can you choose the best option? ITPro has you covered.
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MCP servers used by developers and 'vibe coders' are riddled with vulnerabilities
News Security researchers have issued a warning over rampant vulnerabilities found in MCP servers used by developers and 'vibe coders'.
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Ransomware victims are getting better at haggling with hackers
News While nearly half of companies paid a ransom to get their data back last year, victims are taking an increasingly hard line with hackers to strike fair deals.
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US issues cyber threat warning amid Middle East tensions
News The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning of an increased cyber risk following the US' intervention in the conflict between Israel and Iran.
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Cyber professionals call for a 'strategic pause' on AI adoption as teams left scrambling to secure tools
News Security professionals are scrambling to secure generative AI tools
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743,000 patients had their data compromised in the McLaren Health Care breach
News The breach at McLaren Health Care marks the second incident at the nonprofit in recent years.
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Sneaky cyber espionage network exploits IoT devices and home office routers
News Researchers at SecurityScorecard have issued a warning about a new China-linked threat campaign, dubbed 'LapDogs', targeting IoT devices and home routers.
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Data (Use and Access) Act comes into force
news Organizations will be required to have an effective data protection complaints procedure and fulfil new requirements for online services that children are likely to use
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Personal data taken in Oxford City Council cyber attack
news The personal data of election workers has been accessed, but the council says it moved quickly to limit the effects of the breach
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Intel makes high-level hires while factory workers are warned of layoffs
News The company is appointing four senior executives as part of efforts to refocus on engineering and customer relationships
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Tenable report shows that organizations are failing to configure storage effectively – and may have a false sense of security
News Nearly one-in-ten publicly accessible cloud-storage buckets contain sensitive data, almost all of it highly private
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UK's AI sector booms – but can the country hang on to its startups?
News A third of AI startup leaders said they were actively considering relocating their HQ outside the UK, thanks to a lack of capital and talent
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Government cybersecurity action plan includes £16 million in funding
News Cash will go to help startups, scale-ups, and university spinouts, while a new advisory group will aim to improve public sector cybersecurity
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23andMe 'failed to take basic steps' to safeguard customer data
News The ICO has strong criticism for the way the genetic testing company responded to a 2023 breach.
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CEOs and CISOs at odds over the benefits of generative AI
News While CEOs are hugely enthusiastic, CISOs worry about governance and legacy technology
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European Commission calls for cyber security proposals
News With a special focus on healthcare, the Commission is looking to allocate €145.5 million
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Government consults on controversial AI training rules
News Balancing the interests of content creators and AI firms is a tricky business, and many are concerned that the government won't manage it
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AI security blunders have cyber professionals scrambling
News Growing AI security incidents have cyber teams fending off an array of threats
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Public sector organizations are drowning in security debt
News An analysis finds that nearly eight-in-ten public sector organizations have left flaws unaddressed for more than a year
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NHS set for huge tech investment boost in latest spending review
News The government spending review will fund the NHS App, the single patient record, the Federated Data Platform, and other initiatives
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Everything we know so far about the United Natural Foods cyber attack
News The attack on United Natural Foods, a major US distributor, severely disrupted systems
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European financial firms are battling a huge rise in third-party breaches
News Growing vendor dependency has contributed to a marked rise in third-party breaches
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FIN6 attackers target recruiters with fraudulent resumes
News The group's phishing methods protect it from many detection tools, researchers warn
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Research shows the financial benefits of implementing zero trust
News With zero trust shown to drastically reduce the number of cyber incidents, insurers are catching on and lowering premiums
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