by Nigel Howle | Jan 14, 2025 | News
The Home Office has announced a public consultation seeking views on three proposals aimed at striking a significant blow to the ransomware criminal business model. Ransomware is the most acute cyber threat for most businesses in the UK, and the impact of an attack...
by Nigel Howle | Dec 5, 2024 | News, Uncategorized
The UK handled 16 per cent more cyber security incidents in 2024 than in the previous 12 months. In his first speech, Richard Horne the new head of the National Cyber Security Centre, said hostile activity in UK cyberspace has increased in frequency, sophistication...
by Nigel Howle | Nov 27, 2024 | News
UK’s cyber security and law enforcement bodies warn bargain hunters about cyber criminal scams and support turning on 2-step verification (2SV) to protect online accounts. Cyber security and law enforcement chiefs issued an urgent alert to Black Friday bargain hunters...
by Nigel Howle | Nov 25, 2024 | News
The CrowdStrike outage in July 2024 caused chaos for many Windows users. The problem grounded thousands of flights worldwide, leading to significant delays and cancellations of more than 10,000 flights around the world. The NHS suffered badly as hospitals struggled to...
by Nigel Howle | Oct 29, 2024 | News
News from the National Cyber Security Centre Businesses and other organisations have been urged to boost their defences as the Cyber Essentials programme celebrates its tenth year. The National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) Cyber Essentials scheme protects against...
