NCSC unveils latest cohort of Cyber Accelerator startups
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has named the six startups set to join the fifth cohort of its accelerator programme. Launched in January 2017 as part of the UK’s £1.9bn National Cyber...
View ArticleNIO’s Lindy Cameron to succeed Ciaran Martin as NCSC CEO
The director-general of the government’s Northern Ireland Office, Lindy Cameron, is set to become the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) second chief executive. The senior civil servant, who has...
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NCSC study reveals concerns about inclusivity of security sector
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has revealed the results of its first official analysis of diversity and inclusion in the UK’s cyber security industry. Conducted in partnership with KPMG, a...
View ArticleThe definitive list of where every country stands on Huawei
Countries in Europe and around the world are split on their attitudes to including Chinese firm Huawei in their 5G mobile networks, according to an exclusive new global analysis by NS Tech. We trawled...
View ArticleEU imposes sanctions on Chinese, Russian and North Korean hackers
The European Union has announced plans to impose sanctions on individuals and organisations in China, Russia and North Korea in relation to a string of high-profile cyber attacks. The intervention – an...
View ArticleHow did the Twitter hack really go down?
Twitter has announced that the major hack it suffered this month – which compromised the accounts of some of the most high-profile people in the world – was the result of a successful phone...
View ArticleLiam Fox’s email account infiltrated by Russian hackers in trade document breach
Russian hackers stole sensitive documents relating to US-UK trade negotiations from the email account of the then international trade secretary Liam Fox, according to multiple reports. The documents,...
View ArticleHackers are charging millions to cover up GDPR breaches, researchers claim
Ransomware attacks have evolved from the “spray and pray” methodology popular several years ago to highly sophisticated operations that leverage an arsenal of tools to pressure victims into paying. New...
View ArticleTikTok to spend $499m on first European data centre
TikTok has pledged to spend $499m building its first European data centre as it seeks to simplify its compliance procedures and ward off security concerns. The data centre, which will be located in...
View ArticleHow will the NHS Covid-19 contact tracing app work and when will it go live?
This article is regularly updated to reflect emerging developments. After a shot hiatus, the UK has announced that its coronavirus contact-tracing app is back on track. A trial of the new app is...
View ArticleUK army plans to scrap tanks in favour of cyber warfare tech
The British army is thinking about scrapping its greying fleet of 227 Challenger 2 tanks in a push to modernise its arsenal for the dystopian future of warfare, according to a report from the Times....
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North Korea is stepping up attacks on the banking industry, says CISA
North Korean hackers have revived an audacious scam to defraud the global banking industry of hundreds of millions of dollars, US cyber analysts have revealed. New details of the multi-year scam are...
View ArticleExtinction Rebellion ‘flattered’ by government claim that it poses cyber threat
Just before the bank holiday weekend, Parliament’s Digital Services Cyber Security team warned civil servants about an apparent cyber threat posed by environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion....
View ArticleThe EU is set to declare war on encryption
The EU is set to declare war on encryption with plans to allow law enforcement officials “targeted lawful access” to protected communications, according to a European Commission internal note seen by...
View ArticleConnectWise signs up to HackerOne bug bounty platform
The MSP software specialist ConnectWise is rolling out a new bug bounty programme as part of a drive to bolster the security of its applications. ConnectWise is partnering with HackerOne on the...
View ArticlePrivacy organisations raise concerns over new Test and Trace data collection...
Two prominent privacy organisations have launched a challenge to the government over the new Test and Trace programme that has launched alongside the NHS Covid-19 contact tracing app. New legislation...
View Article‘Organisations are backing up their viruses and malware without realising,’...
Teknov8 was established three years ago and still considers itself a start-up. Initially, the company was a distributor for cloud security products, and at the back end of last year changed its focus...
View ArticleReducing TCO: How a small team halved its cyber security workload
For Gustavo Cornejo Lizama, Network Manager for a large public sector organization in Santiago, Chile, moving to a Sophos cyber security system has halved his team’s workload. A team of twenty IT...
View ArticleReducing TCO: How a security team cut admin workload by 90% and saved money
Running a Sophos cyber security system is an effective way to lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). This case study explores how a customer in India has reduced costs, increased efficiency and improved...
View ArticleMPs accuse Huawei of colluding with the Chinese government
A parliamentary enquiry claims that there is “clear evidence of collusion” between beleaguered telecoms company Huawei and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), despite the company’s repeated denials. A...
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