GoDaddy Data Breach Exposes 1.2 Million User Accounts

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Several GoDaddy customers using its Managed WordPress hosting service were exposed due to a data breach that exposed SSL keys – likely affecting a large number of customers. It has prompted concerns about attackers hijacking domains for the purpose of deploying ransomware or spoofing them in order to steal credentials and other harmful activities. GoDaddy, […]

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Cyber Threats: What Are They?

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According to a cyber security expert, the Oxford Dictionary definition of cyber threat is somewhat outdated: “A malicious attempt to harm or interfere with computer networks and computer systems.” This statement is incomplete without including the potential for damaging or stealing data and disrupting digital operations.   The threat is described as a possibility according

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Common Cyber Security Myths That Increase Your Vulnerability to Cyber Attacks

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An attack by a cyber criminal is one of the worst things that could happen in a working environment, and no one would want to be a victim of it. You may feel on edge because of the possibility of your personal information being taken from you, as well as very sensitive company data. Oftentimes,

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Cyber Security First Aid: The Steps for Business Recovery Following a Cyber Attack

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As technologies advance and become more integrated into our lives, so do the tactics used by cyber criminals to try and compromise your business. Keeping up to date with the latest cyber criminal activities can be difficult, and ensuring your business has an effective cyber security strategy throughout its operations can also seem like an

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UK Transport Sector Targeted By Nine UnReported Cyber Attacks

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Nine cyber attacks in the last three years affecting the UK transport sector have been missed by the UK’s mandatory reporting laws. These attacks were only disclosed to the Government for Transport on a voluntary basis. This is because the mandatory thresholds for reporting cyber incidents across the energy, transport, health, water and digital infrastructure

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REvil Malware Infection: What is the Kaseya Attack?

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The IT management software vendor, Kaseya, recently suffered a large-scale REvil ransomware attack – REvil is the same group supposedly responsible for attacking meat processing giant JBS at the end of May. The attackers were reported to have compromised Kaseya’s remote monitoring system, VSA, resulting in its customers temporarily shutting down their on-premises servers. According

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Feature Release – Compliance Courses

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Compliance Courses. Mitilearn is our cyber security awareness training service that provides modules focused on best practises within cyber security and GDPR, as well as giving information around cyber-criminal activities and the ways they could compromise your data and finances. Mitilearn is designed by experts and built in-house, giving our users a comprehensive, yet simplified,

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4 Top Tips to Defend Against Ransomware Attacks

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Given the frequency of large-scale ransomware attacks in recent months, it’s no surprise that ransomware is the cyber threat that’s on everyone’s minds right now. Today, ransomware presents a multi-billion pound attack vector for cyber criminals. Statistics revealed there were 304 million ransomware attacks in 2020 – 62% up on the total number of ransomware

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SMBs: Understanding Your Threat Landscape

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Small Business. Soft Target Small businesses are under attack. The UK Government’s Breaches Survey of January 2021 revealed that 38% of micro and smaller businesses had identified a breach or attack within the previous 12 months. When Covid-19 hit last year, organisations of every shape and scale were thrown into chaos. Cyber criminals were quick

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Meat Processing Company Hacked with a Ransomware Attack

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JBS, the world’s largest meat processing company, which supplies beef production in the US, Australia and Canada, is the latest major company to be hit by a ransomware attack by cyber criminals. The attack forced operations to grind to a halt, impacting thousands of workers and disrupting the meat supply chain. Ransomware, which locks down

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