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Arrests made after huge HMRC scam campaign hit 100,000 accounts
News The Romanian nationals are accused of having used stolen data to make fraudulent claims
By Emma Woollacott Published
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The ransomware boom shows no signs of letting up – and these groups are causing the most chaos
News Thousands of ransomware cases have already been posted on the dark web this year
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Upskilling staff is key to mitigating cyber attacks: Here's how a cybersecurity certification can help
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By ITPro Published
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Ingram Micro cyber attack: IT distributor says system restoration underway
News Ingram Micro is gradually getting back on its feet after a recent cyber attack severely disrupted systems.
By Emma Woollacott Published
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M&S chair calls for mandatory reporting of cyber attacks after "traumatic" ransomware incident
News M&S chair Archie Norman has called for mandatory reporting amid claims two large UK companies were hacked without any public knowledge.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Arrests made in hunt for hackers behind cyber attacks on M&S and Co-op
News The suspects remain in custody for questioning by officers from the NCA's National Cyber Crime Unit
By Ross Kelly Published
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Enterprises need to sharpen up on software supply chain security
News A new report from LevelBlue shows many enterprises are failing on software supply chain security, despite growing risks.
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Ransomware attacks carry huge financial impacts – but CISO worries still aren’t stopping firms from paying out
News Increased anxiety over ransomware links directly to its devastating impact on business processes and one’s bottom line
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Workers are covering up cyber attacks for fear of reprisal – here’s why that’s a huge problem
News More than one-third of office workers say they wouldn’t tell their cybersecurity team if they thought they had been the victim of a cyber attack.
By Emma Woollacott Published
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26 million CVs were exposed when a recruiting software firm left a misconfigured Azure container open
News TalentHook left a misconfigured Azure Blob storage container open, researchers said, leaving jobseekers open to phishing attempts
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Malware as a service explained
Explainer What is malware as a service (MaaS), why is it so popular with adversaries, and what can businesses do to protect themselves from this growing threat?
By Kate O'Flaherty Published
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Developers face a torrent of malware threats as malicious open source packages surge 188%
News Researchers have identified more than 16,000 malicious open source packages across popular ecosystems
By Emma Woollacott Published
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