Ransomware is the biggest threat, says GCHQ cybersecurity chief

The head of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has warned that ransomware has become the biggest threat to British people and businesses. And says ransomware gangs “are often enabled and facilitated by states acting with impunity.”

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Reformulating the cyber skills gap

Despite a positive (and significant) decrease from over 4 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs in 2019, there is still a staggering 3.12 million global shortage of workers with cybersecurity skills. You may find this somewhat inevitable, given that IT i… Continue reading Reformulating the cyber skills gap

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

Cyber Security Roundup for May 2021

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

Think Before You LinkedIn!
Business social media platform LinkedIn is being exploited by … Continue reading Cyber Security Roundup for May 2021

The growing threat to CI/CD pipelines

Before the pandemic, most modern organizations had recognized the need to innovate to support developers’ evolving workflows. Today, rapid digitalization has placed a significant burden on software developers supporting remote business operations. Deve… Continue reading The growing threat to CI/CD pipelines

No White Flags—the Value of Cyber Innovation at Speed and Scale

The first ‘till-less’ Amazon Fresh store opened in London recently. Download a QR code, shop and leave with everything being charged directly to your Amazon account. Is this something that we have all been dying to do? Perhaps not today, but what … Continue reading No White Flags—the Value of Cyber Innovation at Speed and Scale

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

Thoughts from the NCSC 2020 Annual Review

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) released its annual review of 2020.  If you are unfamiliar with the NCSC, part of their mission is that they are “dedicated to making the United Kingdom the safest place in the world to live and work online.”  … Continue reading Thoughts from the NCSC 2020 Annual Review