This year’s CyberUK conference started with a compelling speech delivered by the Rt. Hon. Pat McFadden MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. His address reinforced: The urgency of cyber threats facing the UK. The importance of collaboration across sectors. The expansive opportunities within this critical industry. Here’s an overview of the key messages and […]
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Cyber security breaches are shaking the retail sector to its core. Recent attacks on Marks & Spencer (M&S), Co-op, and Harrods have caused major disruption. Customers were largely affected. But what about business operations, the costs, and shockwaves through the supply chain? These challenges offer valuable lessons to help businesses protect themselves and stay resilient.
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Keeping your business safe from cyber threats can’t be considered a tick-box exercise anymore. With over 50% of businesses in the UK facing a cyber security breach or attack in the last 12 months, cyber security should be a top priority. Whether you’re operating in the public sector, handling critical national infrastructure (CNI), or just
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We are proud to announce that our penetration testing services are officially CHECK accredited. This prestigious certification, awarded by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), recognises us as a Certified CHECK Provider. It means we’re trusted by the UK Government to deliver rigorous, high-quality penetration testing. Achieving CHECK accreditation is significant and a testament to
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In 2020, we rebranded from Xyone to Mitigate Cyber, and in June 2022, we were acquired by The Citation Group – a leading provider of compliance and quality solutions. From joining The Citation Group, we felt it was necessary to align ourselves with our sister companies – to become a unified entity offering business services
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Exploring the cause, consequences, and recovery efforts of the recent CrowdStrike cyber incident On Friday 19 July 2024, global cyber security firm, CrowdStrike, released a content update for Windows hosts, resulting in a major IT outage that affected businesses and services worldwide. Significant disruptions to those included banks, airlines, railways, telecommunications companies, TV and radio
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In our ever-evolving digital world, businesses are becoming increasingly vulnerable to cyber attacks. In fact, 40% of UK businesses will experience an attack or breach this year, with £3.5m being the average cost of a breach in 2021. Therefore, it is imperative for your business to regularly test its security level and detect any vulnerabilities
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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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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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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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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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With cyber security becoming a more prominent need in the Education sector, it’s time to face the threats. Because let’s face it, cyber criminals know the Education sector isn’t as well funded for security. In every Education institute, cyber security needs to become relevant in all areas, not just IT. Administrators, educators and assistants need
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Partners& is a challenger brand within the insurance and risk-management sector; as a values-driven business, and with over 35 years of industry experience, they are on a mission to be the finest risk advisory in the UK.
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Cyber criminals are increasingly using complex and sophisticated attack methods to target businesses of all sizes and their leaders.
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Phishing isn’t a new tactic used by cyber criminals, in fact, phishing has been common since the 90’s. But, as technologies advance, so do the ways in which cyber criminals try and deceive you into providing personal information and financial details. Not only could a phishing attempt try and steal your personal data and financials,
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