57% of reported incidents are caused by insiders

Insider data breaches were the top cause of data and cybersecurity incidents reported in the first quarter of 2021, according to the ICO. 57% of reported incidents were caused by insiders, with over 1,000 incidents reported in the first three months of… Continue reading 57% of reported incidents are caused by insiders

Security leaders more concerned about legal settlements than regulatory fines

An overwhelming 90% of security leaders are concerned about group legal settlements following a serious data breach, compared to 85% who are worried about regulatory fines, Egress reveals. Launched to commemorate three years of GDPR, the research also … Continue reading Security leaders more concerned about legal settlements than regulatory fines

10 Things You Might Not Know About Cyber Essentials

 

IASME delivers Cyber Essentials on behalf of UK NCSC

By Sam Jones | Cyber Tec Security and Dave Whitelegg
What is Cyber Essentials? If you are just hearing about the Cyber Essentials scheme, read on as we unpack 10 things you might not … Continue reading 10 Things You Might Not Know About Cyber Essentials

The Key to Cybersecurity is an Educated Workforce

The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) handled a record number of cybersecurity incidents over the last year, a 20% increase in cases handled the year before. With the increasing number and more innovative nature of cyber attacks, … Continue reading The Key to Cybersecurity is an Educated Workforce

John McAfee Indicted for ICO Manipulation, Securities Fraud

Today, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney, announced the unsealing of a seven count indictment charging John David McAfee, founder of McAfee, and Jimmy Gale Watson, an executive advisor to McAfee, with… Continue reading John McAfee Indicted for ICO Manipulation, Securities Fraud

Cyber Security Roundup for March 2021

 
A roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, February 2021.

Serious Linux Vulnerability
Last month a newly discovered critical vulnerability in ‘s… Continue reading Cyber Security Roundup for March 2021

Cyber Security Roundup for January 2021

A suspected nation-state sophisticated cyber-attack of SolarWinds which led to the distribution of a tainted version the SolarWinds Orion network monitoring tool, compromising their customers, dominated the cyber headlines in mid-December 2020.  This w… Continue reading Cyber Security Roundup for January 2021

Cyber Security Roundup for December 2020

A roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, November 2020.
Manchester United FC remains impacted by a seemly major cyber-attack, which I covered in a… Continue reading Cyber Security Roundup for December 2020

The Multi-Million Pound Manchester United Hack

Earlier this year I wrote a blog post about the Manchester City Billion Pound Hack, which explored cyberattacks within elite football. Now it is the turn of City big rivals Manchester United, after they reported their IT systems had been impacted by a … Continue reading The Multi-Million Pound Manchester United Hack