by csa | Jun 18, 2021 | Threat Reports
Ransomware is the key cyber threat facing the UK and the public and business must take it seriously, the head of the NCSC warned this week. Speaking virtually to an audience at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) Annual Security Lecture, Lindy Cameron warned...
by csa | Jun 11, 2021 | Threat Reports
A new blog has warned of a phishing scam using the Colonial Pipeline cyber incident as a lure. According to Inky, an email security provider, phishing emails purporting to be from a “helpdesk” target Office 365 users with an ask to download a “ransomware system...
by csa | Jun 5, 2021 | Threat Reports
An alert warning of further ransomware attacks on the UK’s education sector has been issued by the NCSC after a notable rise in cases over the past week. The NCSC previously reported increases in ransomware attacks on the UK education sector in September 2020 and...
by csa | May 28, 2021 | 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 22, 2021 | Threat Reports
The NCSC and KPMG UK have launched their second survey to help improve diversity in the cyber security industry. The survey will build on the results of last year’s inaugural report, which revealed that the sector does not benefit from the breadth of talent of the...
by csa | May 14, 2021 | Threat Reports
Earlier this week a cyber criminal group, known as DarkSide, apologised for causing disruption for taking a US fuel pipeline, which supplies almost half of the East Coast of the US with diesel, petrol and jet fuel, offline. It’s believed that the hackers could have...
