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You can now make calls through Microsoft Teams
In addition to being able to host meetings with up to 20,000 participants in Teams, Microsoft also recently announced that users will now be able to make phone calls using [...]
Five signs you’re about to get hit with ransomware
Ransomware attacks may often appear to come from nowhere, but there is a series of warning signs and indicators that cyber criminals are in your organisation’s network and are planning to launch [...]
Many Second Hand Phones Are Sold with Security Vulnerabilities
A substantial proportion of second hand mobile phones are vulnerable to being hacked due to not being supported by important security updates, an investigation by Which? has found. The [...]
Cloud Breaches Set to Grow in “Velocity and Scale”
Cloud breaches are likely to increase in “velocity and scale” due to a prevalence of poor cybersecurity practices in cloud configurations that are creating exposures. This is according to [...]
Malware Attacks Exploiting Machine Identities Double
The number of commodity malware campaigns exploiting machine identities doubled between 2018 and 2019, according to new research. The rapid increase in this particular type of cyber-scourge was unearthed by [...]
Analysts Detect New Banking Malware
A new strain of banking malware dubbed BlackRock has been detected by researchers at Threat Fabric. An investigation into its origins has revealed BlackRock to be derived from the Xerxes [...]
Password Reuse to Blame for Fifth of Account Takeovers
Email account takeover (ATO) attacks often last for over a week and result from employees reusing passwords across multiple sites, according to new research from Barracuda Networks. The security [...]
Home Distractions a Major Cause of Cyber Security Errors During Lockdown
Nearly half (43%) of UK and US employees have made errors leading to cyber security repercussions, according to a new study from Tessian. The analysis, undertaken in April during [...]
Cloud Configuration Error Exposes 260,000+ Actors
More than 260,000 actors have had their personal data exposed thanks to yet another misconfigured cloud server. Researchers at SafetyDetectives led by Anurag Sen discovered the unprotected Elasticsearch server, which contained [...]
Personal Data of the Average user Held by at Least 39 Different Organisations
At least 39 different organizations hold personal data of the average UK citizen, providing a wide-range of opportunities for hackers to access sensitive information. This is according to Nomidio’s State of [...]
Three-Quarters of UK Businesses Facing Compliance Problems Following Lockdown
Three-quarters (75%) of UK data protection officers (DPOs) anticipate the Covid-19 lockdown will cause difficulties in meeting data compliance obligations, potentially leading to large fines, according to a study [...]