Protecting your IT system and the information it holds is essential. An IT systems failure, cyberattack or data loss can be catastrophic for your business. As well as installing security software, you need to look at physical security and the way you manage your IT systems. An effective backup routine is vital. The threats Computer […]

An attempt to defraud thousands of people using a bogus email from a UK airport was one of a range of cyber-attacks prevented last year. The scam used a fake gov.uk address, but the messages were prevented from ever reaching their intended recipients. The details were revealed by GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre in an […]

A joint report published by the government and the National Cyber Security Centre this week revealed the fact that only 16% of boards of FTSE 350 firms claim to fully understand the impact of loss or disruption associated with cyber threats, despite 96% having a cyber security strategy in place.   https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/783263/FTSE_350_Cyber_Governance_Health_Check_2018.pdf While this report […]

By way of background “Thematic examinations” allows the JFSC to better understand particular thematic risks that cut across a range of firms in a specific sector or affect a sector as a whole.  In conductiong these thematic reviews the JFSC, address thematic risks using a range of tools including questionnaires, on-site visits and guidance. For […]

Artificial intelligence has the potential to bring a select set of advanced techniques to the table when it comes to cyber offense, researchers say. On Thursday, researchers from Darktrace (.PDF) said that the current threat landscape is full of everything from script kiddies and opportunistic attacks to advanced, state-sponsored assaults, and in the latter sense, attacks continue to […]

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia on Tuesday proposed a new law requiring technology firms such as Alphabet Inc’s Google, Facebook and Apple to give police access to private encrypted data linked to suspected illegal activities. The measure, which targets platforms the Australian government says could be used for criminal activities or to plan a terror attack, […]

The future of smart energy grids, with automatic management of both supply and demand, is “looking really interesting”, says Phil Kernick, chief technology officer at security firm CQR Consulting. But the current state of the technology and its security is a problem. “The distribution systems and the generation systems were deployed a decade and a […]

Recent data breaches include an employee workstation hack putting 270,000 patients at risk, New England Baptist suffering data breach in the midst of merger talks, and cybercriminals phishing in Black River Medical Center. June 21, 2018 – A healthcare data breach at Med Associates, a Latham, NY-based health billing company, may have exposed PHI on more than […]