Hospitals across England were forced to divert emergency cases on Friday after suffering a suspected national cyber attack. Among them was the Barts Health group, which manages major central London hospitals including The Royal London and St Bartholomew’s. We are experiencing a major IT disruption and there are delays at all of our hospitals. We […]
The cyber security practices of Australian universities are in the spotlight after the Australian National University (ANU) reported last week it had been the target of a serious attack. Hackers – reportedly based in China – infiltrated ANU’s networks some time last year and have proven difficult to remove. According to the Australian Cyber Security […]
The Australian Cyber Security Centre has now got its own office; the Centre has shifted base to its new home, at Brindabella Business Park. Itnews reports- “The Australian Cyber Security Centre is officially live in its new home at Brindabella Business Park, cheek-by-jowl with the main runway at Canberra Airport, and will lead rapid response […]
Feel like you’re experiencing cyber security overload? As a cyber security expert you must stay ahead, but it can be hard when there is so much noise. And it’s not like you can turn a blind eye—your company is relying on you to keep everything operating efficiently. And if that’s not enough pressure, you are […]
Nick Ismail Over 130 competitors from 18 of the UK’s leading cyber security universities will pit their skills against one another in a two-day cyber security competition organised by the University of Cambridge. Now in its third year, the Inter-ACE is supported by GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre to attract the best young minds into […]
Britain has publicly blamed the Russian government for a cyber attack which targeted Ukraine and spread across Europe last year. The NotPetya attack’s primary targets were the Ukrainian financial, energy, and government sectors but it was designed to spread further and affected other European and Russian firms in June 2017. Ukraine has been locked in […]
Cyber security has become a major priority for every organisation. The right controls and procedures must be put in place to detect potential attacks and protect against them. However, with the risk of a cyber attack increasing every year, how can you keep up with the ever-evolving threats? What is Artificial Intelligence? Artificial intelligence (AI) […]
Share The term penetration testing generally refers to white-hat hackers – independent or through a business – acting as a hired gun to try and break through your company’s defences. In essence, it’s a way of simulating real world attacks to test your network for weaknesses. It’s by no means a “magic bullet”, warns the […]
It has been found that cyber-crimes across the world have shot up drastically in the past few years compromising the security of many organisations. According to the Economic Crime Survey data, cyber-crimes have now jumped to the second place globally with hackers being available to extract vulnerable and confidential information from computers scattered across the […]
‘WannaCry’ | U.S. says North Korea ‘directly responsible’ for cyber attack that crippled hospitals, banks worldwide Tim Ahmann, Reuters | , 9:51 AM FILE PHOTO: A screenshot shows a WannaCry ransomware demand, provided by cyber security firm Symantec, in Mountain View, California, U.S. May 15, 2017. Courtesy of Symantec/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON — North Korea […]