Cyberattacks
I don’t care who hacked the Ministry of Defence, I do care how they did it
We may never know who hacked the Ministry of Defence, says Davey Winder, but who cares? It's how they did it that has real-life implications
James McQuiggan, Security Awareness Advocate at KnowBe4: “Ironically, attack methods have remained unchanged over the past twenty years”
In this interview, we hear from James McQuiggan, Security Awareness Advocate at KnowBe4 and a part-time Faculty Professor at Valencia College in Florida.
Jeff Engle, Head of Product at BlueVoyant: “Protecting a company from cyber attacks isn’t just the role of the CISO or his team”
In this interview, we hear from Jeff Engle, Head of Product at BlueVoyant, President of Conquest Cyber and a recipient of a Purple Heart, who served in the US Army Special Operations.
State-sponsored attackers backdoor Cisco firewalls to hack into government networks
Cisco has revealed that hackers used zero-day vulnerabilities to gain access to government networks - but we don't yet know who exactly was behind the attacks
Paolo Frizzi, Founder and CEO of Libraesva: “There is no ideal ‘one-size-fits-all’ formula for good security”
In this "Threats" interview, part of our cybersecurity series, find out how to fight phishing attacks from Paolo Frizzi, Founder and CEO of Libraesva
UK police bust worldwide million-dollar crime-as-a-service hub LabHost
Davey Winder provides details of the LabHost bust by British police in partnership with Microsoft and others - and explains LabHost's modus operandi
Is INC ransomware group’s Leicester attack motivated by damage rather than money?
Now that Leicester City Council has finally confirmed that it was hit by a ransomware attack, with INC claiming responsibility, we explore the motives of the group and the attack's consequences.
That’ll do nicely: Hackers help themselves to American Express credit card data
The chief privacy officer at American Express has warned AMEX cardholders that key information - including the account number, name and expiration date - may have been compromised
LockBit down but far from out
Don't believe the reports, says Davey Winder. While LockBit may have suffered some nasty blows, it will likely survive - even if it does so under a different name
Cybersecurity can’t coexist with human error
Cyberattacks keep increasing and it's not due to a lack of effort or spending on cybersecurity measures. It's due to human error.
A fragmented cybersecurity landscape is weakening your defences, research suggests
Following best-practice security policies may actually be making your defences weaker due to the amount of time it takes to onboard new services
Scooby Doo hacker behind 50 million customer Europcar “breach”
News appeared overnight on X (formerly known as Twitter) detailing an alleged major data breach involving Europcar - but it wasn't true.
Ransomware 2023 numbers: 100 million stolen records, $27.4 million average demand, attacks up by 84%
Despite notable wins against the ransomware gangs, 2023 saw record ransomware numbers in all the wrong places
And the award for most insecure government department goes to… the Ministry of Defence
The Ministry of Defence (MoD), the UK government department with the most insecure network according to a recent critical report, is to spend £3 million on hackers to help hunt down vulnerabilities.
The supply chain cyberattack conundrum: secure consolidation or single point of failure?
Security expert Davey Winder investigates why cyberattackers are targeting the supply chain, and explains what steps businesses must take
Has the UK’s Sellafield nuclear site been hacked?
Reports that groups “closely linked to Russia and China” have hacked into Sellafield IT systems across several years are certainly alarming, writes Davey Winder. But are they accurate?
DP World outage: Cyber attack stops 40% of Australian shipping
DP World suffered a cyber attack that took its sites offline over the weekend. Alex Kidman breaks down everything you need to know.
What is ALPHV/BlackCat?
Here's what you need to know about this ransomware-as-a-service criminal enterprise.
Is LinkedIn a safe place to do business?
LinkedIn is undisputedly a valuable business tool, but in light of recent attacks we wonder: is LinkedIn a safe place to do business?
An IT manager’s guide to passwords
Michael Dear explains everything IT Managers and users alike need to know about passwords, including the emerging role of passkeys