Hackers attempt to break into UK MPs’ email accounts, as Houses of Parliament targeted by cyber attack

The British Houses of Parliament have been targeted by hackers who attempted to break into email accounts of MPs and their staff.
Here are simple steps that everyone – not just the UK’s top politicians – should take to better defend their systems.
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Ouch! UK Govt’s Cyber Essentials scheme suffers data breach due to configuration error

The UK Government’s Cyber Essentials digital security scheme has suffered a data breach caused by a configuration error in a software platform.
Emails exposed, which means phishing attacks could follow…
David Bisson reports.
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Businesses falling short when it comes to cybersecurity, says Government report

A “sizable proportion” of businesses have still not put in place basic protection and policies to protect themselves from attack.
Is that true of your company?
Read more in my article on the Bitdefender Business Insights blog.
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UK government reports on business breaches and it’s not pretty

UK government reports on business breaches and it’s not pretty: Almost half have experienced a cyber attack while a third do not have anyone at board level tasked with cyber security. Continue reading UK government reports on business breaches and it’s not pretty

News in brief: ministers ‘not securing Twitter accounts’; dark web bug bounty; move on fake news in France

Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news Continue reading News in brief: ministers ‘not securing Twitter accounts’; dark web bug bounty; move on fake news in France