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NCSC Introduces Remote Working Testing Tool for Small Businesses
An exercise which will enable small businesses to test their cyber resilience while staff work remotely has been launched by the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC). Part of its Exercise in a [...]
Maintaining your Cyber Security Arsenal – Good Password Practice
Much attention is often paid to security protocol at an administrative level but it’s equally important to ensure that you and your staff are individually taking steps to keep [...]
SurveyMonkey Phishers Go Hunting for Office 365 Credentials
Security researchers are warning of a new phishing campaign that uses malicious emails from legitimate SurveyMonkey domains in a bid to bypass security filters. The phishing emails in question [...]
HSBC SMS Phishing Scam Targets UK Victims
People in the UK are being targeted by a new phishing scam designed to trick victims into handing over details of their HSBC bank account. The scam, discovered by [...]
Billions of Banking and Social Media Credentials Available Online
Around 15 billion credentials are in circulation in cyber-criminal marketplaces. According to new research from Digital Shadows, a 300% increase in stolen credentials from over 100,000 data breaches in the past two [...]
Fraudsters Conducting Malvertising Campaign Via Inactive Domains
A number of inactive websites have been compromised and are redirecting visitors to unwanted URLs, many of which are malicious. This is according to a new study by Kaspersky, which [...]
95% of Brits Unable to Consistently Identify Phishing Messages
Just 5% of Brits are able to recognize all scam emails and texts, a study from Computer Disposals Limited has found. Scam emails purporting to be from Facebook were shown to [...]
Maintaining your Cyber Security Arsenal – Using VPNs
A VPN…what is it exactly? We’re all familiar with the term ‘Virtual Private Network’ but pinning down exactly what it is can be tricky. A VPN is essentially a [...]
One Million Phishing Messages Reported in Two Months
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has announced that in just two months of its Suspicious Email Reporting Service being launched, it has received one million reports. According to a statement, the [...]
Remote Workers Becoming More Security Conscious Although Bad Habits Persist
Remote workers have become significantly more cybersecurity conscious since the COVID-19 lockdown began, according to a new study from Trend Micro. It found that nearly three-quarters (72%) of remote workers [...]
Businesses Lack a Workable Ransomware Recovery Strategy
More than a third of businesses do not have a ransomware emergency plan in place, or are not aware if one exists within their company. According to research from Ontrack of [...]