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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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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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5 Benefits of Cyber Security Training

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Cyber security training is an essential line of protection against cyber crime alongside technical defences, and security policies. 46% of UK businesses reportedly suffered a cyber security breach or attack last year. Yet, studies show that security-related risks are slashed by 70% when businesses invest in cyber security awareness training Why is training so important?

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The Risks of Remote Working

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The UK has now surpassed its one-year national lockdown anniversary, and since the briefing on the 22nd February, it doesn’t seem like we will be approaching the in-office working lifestyle any time soon. Even though the past twelve months have put many of our lives on hold, it has also pushed the boundaries of working

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Cyber Threats Plaguing the Education Sector

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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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Online Dating Scams

As it has been Valentine’s Day, many couples will have gotten together to celebrate this and not just face to face – according to Infogram, 1 in 5 relationships now start online, with a total of 9.1 million people in the UK using online dating sites. With many people now spending so much time communicating

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HAPPY SECURE NEW YEAR: HERE’S The cyber security trends to watch out for in 2021

It’s fair to say a lot changed in 2020. It was an unprecedented year, full of uncertainty, both economically and politically. 2021 has started much the same, with anytime, anywhere, remote working patterns remaining prevalent in the business world.

We are now, more than ever, reliant on our technology. But with that reliance comes the need to ensure it’s safe and secure usage. Here are the key cyber security trends to watch out for this year.

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Mitigate Cyber Becomes a CIISec Member

We are excited to announce that Mitigate Cyber have become a Corporate Member at CIISec! The Chartered Institute of Information Security is an information security institution, dedicated to raising the standard of professionalism in information security whilst aiming to:  Promote the advancement of knowledge in the information security field. Develop high ethical standards for practitioners in information security and promote professional

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#CyberSecureCharities 2020

Between the 2nd and 6th November 2020, Mitigate Cyber is excited to announce their participation in this years’ #CyberSecureCharities campaign organised by the IASME Consortium, aiming to protect UK-based charities against cyber attacks and breaches.  Improving resilience against cyber criminals is more crucial than ever due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has resulted in millions of employees now working remotely, and

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