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Inside the platform propping up the next generation of email crime
News Cyber criminals are flocking to BulletProftLink for additional protections as business email compromise surges
JD Sports details cyber security revamp following January attack
News It hopes a multi-vendor approach will substantially improve its cyber resilience
Microsoft Authenticator mandates number matching to counter MFA fatigue attacks
News The added layer of complexity aims to keep social engineering at bay
Microsoft Teams now allows SMBs to collect payments in meetings
News With the help of PayPal, Stripe, and GoDaddy, the Microsoft Teams Payments app offers in-meeting payment requests
Morgan Advanced Materials still unable to restore systems after January cyber attack
News Billion-pound manufacturing firm’s sites are still running processes manually nearly five months after its suspected ransomware attack
Off-the-shelf ransomware is spurring a new era in the Ukraine war
News Experts agreed Russian forces could be overwhelmed, forced to use less sophisticated tools to meet the regime's demands
Capita finally admits breach affecting 4% of its servers
News It also allegedly misled the public about when the breach took place
“New class” of destructive Russian hackers threaten national infrastructure
News The cyber threat has been raised due to the heightened risk of ideologically driven cyber attacks from Russia-aligned adversaries
Western Digital refuses to negotiate with hackers as ALPHV offers “final warning”
News The hackers claim to have stolen 10TB worth of the company's data but have received no contact during two-week incident
The top malware and ransomware threats for April 2023
News New ransomware gangs and malware abound as hackers continue to evolve their tactics
Admins rage as April Patch Tuesday delivers ‘broken’ password feature
News Security fixes include a zero day exploited by a ransomware group and seven critical flaws
US considers fresh punishments for Kaspersky on national security grounds
News The embattled Moscow-based company has fended countless allegations of Kremlin collaboration for more than a decade
UK criminal records office suffers two-month "cyber security incident"
News ACRO was forced to shut its systems offline and security experts are suggesting ransomware may be involved
Best NAS drives 2023
Best The perfect NAS drive for every use case, from a home office all the way to the enterprise
Microsoft Security Copilot could be a seismic success for the tech industry
Analysis The tool has been greeted with overwhelming excitement from security professionals and stands to change the lives of threat analysts forever
Rubrik confirms data breach but evades Cl0p ransomware allegations
News It admitted some data was stolen through the exploitation of a zero day in a third-party platform, but has declined to comment on rumours of Cl0p's involvement
BlackLotus UEFI bootkit can break into fully patched Windows 11 PCs
News First noticed in October and priced at £4,000, it's the first bootkit of its kind capable of bypassing UEFI Secure Boot
How technology is keeping medium-sized businesses on the path to growth
Sponsored Businesses are facing a catalogue of challenges in 2023, but technology will be at the core of those that weather the storm
How technology is keeping medium-sized businesses on the path to growth
Sponsored Businesses are facing a catalogue of challenges in 2023, but technology will be at the core of those that weather the storm
CISA: Tech industry 'shouldn't tolerate' Patch Tuesday
News CISA director Jen Easterly said the tech industry has allowed the widespread acceptance of "deviant behaviours" to make a mockery of cyber security
LockBit leaks 44GB of Royal Mail's data, new £33m ransom set
News 200 employees are believed to be affected with vaccine records, salary information, HR formal dismissal documents, and business contract documents all appearing to be included in the leak
Google pays largest-ever bug bounty worth £500,000
News The company remained tight-lipped over the exploit itself, but speculation is possible given its publicly available rewards breakdown
What is hacktivism?
In-depth From Anonymous to the IT Army of Ukraine, we answer 'what is hacktivism' and guide you through the history of the most compelling corner of the tech industry
