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A roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, March 2020.
The UK went into lockdown in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, these are unprecedented a… Continue reading Cyber Security Roundup for April 2020
Coronavirus-related school closures are skyrocketing, leaving parents scrambling to educate their children while still juggling their jobs. It’s a challenging and confusing time — and Jonathan Slater and Lorna Armitage think they have something that might hold kids’ interest: a free online learning platform that teaches them about cybersecurity. The virtual “Cyber School,” slated to launch next Monday, plans to host daily 45-minute livestreams focused on topics including an introduction to coding and algorithms, online safety, ethical hacking and social engineering. Armitage and Slater are part of a growing cohort of cybersecurity professionals who, in addition to their day jobs, are volunteering to share their cybersecurity expertise during the coronavirus pandemic. “What can we do to help and care? Kids are going to be out of school, why don’t we try to put something together and get them interested in computer science and cybersecurity and tech in general?” Armitage, a […]
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A division of GCHQ (Britain’s equivalent to the NSA) has warned the public to be on their guard against cybercriminals exploiting the Coronavirus outbreak. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has described on its blog how criminals have spr… Continue reading UK intelligence agency warns of cybercriminals exploiting the Coronavirus outbreak
We don’t want to see what you do behind closed doors, but lots of hackers would be happy to pull up a chair to view that video stream. Continue reading NCSC: Secure your webcams now
Ten days after a suspected ransomware attack, residents of the English borough of Redcar and Cleveland must be starting to wonder when their Council’s IT systems will return. Continue reading Council returns to using pen and paper after cyberattack
According to the NIS Directive, Member States should adopt a common set of baseline security requirements to ensure a minimum level of harmonized security measures across EU and enhance the overall level of security of operators providing essential ser… Continue reading Assessment Frameworks for NIS Directive Compliance
Today the UK Government decided Huawei can be allowed to help build the UK’s 5G network, but remain banned from supplying kit to “sensitive parts” of the core network. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson made long await decision to ends months of concern … Continue reading Huawei set for limited UK 5G role, but can we Trust Huawei?
Article by Matt Cable, VP Solutions Architect and MD Europe, Certes Networks
Public sector organisations in the UK are in the midst of changing cyber security regulations. In mid-2018, the Government, in collaboration the NCSC, published a minimum set … Continue reading The Challenges of UK Cyber Security Standards
Authored by Dr Sandra Bell, Head of Resilience Consulting EMEA, Sungard Availability Services
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The 2019 National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) Annual Review does not shy away from naming the four key protagonist… Continue reading For Caught in the Crossfire of Cyberwarfare
To protect the integrity and safety of their business-critical assets, cybersecurity must be a top priority for the oil and gas industry. Although they operate some of the nation’s most critical systems, securing these complex infrastructures can… Continue reading Managing and Responding to Advanced Cyber Risks in the Oil and Gas Industry