by csa | Jul 2, 2021 | Misc, Threat Reports
A recent FOI request has revealed that HMRC phishing scams have grown 87% during the COVID-19 pandemic. Reports of phishing scams impersonating the UK’s tax, payments and customs authority and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) also surged during this...
by csa | Jun 20, 2021 | Events, Misc
The UK Cyber Security Association is proud to present its first one-day summit event on Tuesday 6 July 2021. The theme for the summit is “stronger and better together”, and “The Scourge of Ransomware”, and will have a focus on combatting the growing cyber...
by csa | Jun 19, 2021 | Misc
By Alan Platt, COO and Co-founder, CyberHive. Much information has been published already about the highly sophisticated “SolarWinds” cyberattack that was uncovered in December 2020. Attackers managed to access highly secure infrastructure in 18,000...
by csa | Jun 12, 2021 | Latest News, Misc
The UK Cyber Security Association is pleased to announce a new partnership with The Cyber Helpline to help expand the services they offer to their members to help them stay safe online. The Cyber Helpline is a free, confidential helpline for individuals who have been...
by csa | May 28, 2021 | Misc, Threat Reports
A recent report by FireEye’s Mandiant looked at attacks on operational technology control processes. Once viewed as complex due to access requirements, there are now many more internet-facing endpoints offering a wider attack surface. Mandiant noted that attackers...
by csa | May 7, 2021 | Misc, Threat Reports
A fake website called freevaccinecovax.org, which claimed to be an official company developing a COVID-19 vaccine, has been seized by the US attorney’s office in Maryland. The fake website, which used trademarked logos for Pfizer and the World Health Organization...
