New legislation will help counter the cyber threat to our essential services – NCSC Blog
The announcement of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill is a landmark moment in tackling the growing threat to the UK’s critical systems. – Read More
2024
How a Trust Center Solves Your Security Questionnaire Problem – The Hacker News
Security questionnaires aren’t just an inconvenience — they’re a recurring problem for security and sales teams. They bleed time from organizations, filling the schedules of professionals with monotonous, automatable work.…
Hackers leak documents stolen from Pentagon contractor Leidos – CSO Online
Hackers have breached the systems of Leidos Holdings, a major contractor for the US government, and leaked stolen internal documents online, Bloomberg News reported. The leak is believed to be…
Unlock the key to law firm success: improve payment collections – Legal Futures
Your dedication to your client’s cases is unmatched, but if your law firm isn’t getting paid promptly, you’re missing out on the revenue needed to thrive. Effective payment collection strategies…
Clifford Chance revenues climb to £2.3 billion amid US expansion – Legal Cheek
PEP comes in at £2.04 million Clifford Chance has gone public with its latest set of financial results, recording upticks in both global revenues and profits. The Magic Circle firm…
How to Reduce SaaS Spend and Risk Without Impacting Productivity – The Hacker News
There is one simple driver behind the modern explosion in SaaS adoption: productivity. We have reached an era where purpose-built tools exist for almost every aspect of modern business and…
CrowdStrike meltdown highlights IT’s weakest link: Too much administration – CSO Online
The most unsafe part of our technology ecosystem isn’t the number of unpatched systems we have. Nor is it shadow IT, whether it’s homegrown software or the burgeoning bring-your-own-SaaS ecosystem.…
Patchwork Hackers Target Bhutan with Advanced Brute Ratel C4 Tool – The Hacker News
The threat actor known as Patchwork has been linked to a cyber attack targeting entities with ties to Bhutan to deliver the Brute Ratel C4 framework and an updated version…
The problem with academic publishing – Technollama
My social media timeline has started filling up with angry reactions to the news that several academic publishers have been licensing academic works to AI companies for training purposes without…
CrowdStrike Explains Friday Incident Crashing Millions of Windows Devices – The Hacker News
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike on Wednesday blamed an issue in its validation system for causing millions of Windows devices to crash as part of a widespread outage late last week. “On…
Solicitor rebuked for spitting at neighbours while drunk – Legal Cheek
Went on to breach restraining order A solicitor who damaged his neighbours’ front door and spat at them while intoxicated has been rebuked by the regulator. In February 2023, David…
Countdown to DORA: How CISOs can prepare for EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act – CSO Online
The finance sector has been among cybercriminals’ favourite targets. Nearly one-fifth of all recent cyberattacks were aimed at financial firms, with banks being the most vulnerable of all, according to…
Microsoft Defender Flaw Exploited to Deliver ACR, Lumma, and Meduza Stealers – The Hacker News
A now-patched security flaw in the Microsoft Defender SmartScreen has been exploited as part of a new campaign designed to deliver information stealers such as ACR Stealer, Lumma, and Meduza.…
Port shadow: Yet another VPN weakness ripe for exploit – CSO Online
A new flaw in virtual private networks (VPNs) was reported last week at a security conference. The flaw, discovered by a collection of academic and industry researchers, has to do…
CISA Adds Twilio Authy and IE Flaws to Exploited Vulnerabilities List – The Hacker News
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerabilities are listed…