Cyber

NCSC

NCSC urges UK organisations to take action over Next.js web development framework issues

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is encouraging UK organisations to take immediate action to mitigate a vulnerability (CVE-2025-29927) affecting the Next.js framework used to build web applications. What has happened? Next.js has published a security advisory detailing an authorisation bypass vulnerability present in Next.js, a popular and open-source React-based web development framework that is used to […]

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Accordance

Accordance: High-speed PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 RAID solution for AI and edge computing

Accordance Systems Inc., a leading global provider of RAID box, unveiled its latest innovation, the ARAID® M6 series RAID Box for PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2, at Embedded World 2025 in Nuremberg, Germany, from March 11-13. Accordance has been delivering easy, user-friendly RAID solutions worldwide for over a quarter of a century, providing businesses worldwide with

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Data Comment

Data Connect launches vSOC Assure to holistically assess cyber risk and improve resilience

Data Connect, a leading cyber security services provider underpinned by elite cyber practitioners and technology, has announced the launch of vSOC Assure. Developed in response to the growing need for robust, ongoing security assessments, vSOC Assure goes beyond traditional cyber security audits, offering a structured, year-round approach to risk identification, remediation and reduction. The innovative

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INTERPOL

INTERPOL led operation leads to over 300 arrests as African countries clamp down on cyber threats

Authorities in seven African countries have arrested 306 suspects and seized 1,842 devices in an INTERPOL led international operation targeting cyber attacks and cyber-enabled scams. The arrests were made as part of Operation Red Card (November 2024 – February 2025) which aims to disrupt and dismantle cross-border criminal networks which cause significant harm to individuals

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KnowBe4

New KnowBe4 report reveals stolen credentials emerge as top concern in global retail sector

KnowBe4 has released its “Global Retail Report 2025,” revealing a notable shift in cybercriminal tactics targeting the retail sector. The report finds that credential harvesting, which is often orchestrated through phishing attacks, has become the predominant threat, accounting for 38% of all compromised data in 2023, while payment card data theft dropped to 25%. The

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NCSC

NCSC’s CyberFirst Girls competition proves a triumph at iconic Jodrell Bank

Schoolgirls from across the UK received awards for their exceptional cyber security skills at a National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) competition on International Women’s Day (Saturday 8 March). A record 14,500 girls across all four nations of the UK registered in the 2024/25 CyberFirst Girls Competition, which is run by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC),

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Check Point

KnowBe4 research reveals a confidence gap in cybersecurity, leaving organisations at risk

KnowBe4 has released new research indicating that while 86% of employees believe they can confidently identify phishing emails, nearly half have fallen for scams. The study, which surveyed professionals across the UK, USA, Germany, France, Netherlands, and South Africa, reveals a growing gap between confidence and competence in identifying cyber threats. Notably, South Africa leads

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Eskenzi MIWIC

“Keeping DEI on the agenda: progressing, not regressing” announced as topic for Eskenzi’s Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards panel

Eskenzi PR, organisers of The Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards, are proud to announce the theme of this year’s event panel discussion: Keeping DEI on the agenda: progressing, not regressing. The panel topic, informed by ideas submitted by nominators, will be discussed at the event to be held at The BT Tower, London, on Wednesday 26th February

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NETDOCUMENTS

NetDocuments: Data breaches in UK legal sector increase by more than a third, impacting almost 8 million people

A new analysis of data from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) by NetDocuments has revealed a sharp increase in data breaches across the UK legal sector.  In the period between Q3 2023 and Q2 2024, the number of identified data breaches in the UK legal sector rose by 39% (2,284 cases were reported to the ICO, compared to 1,633 the

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Cybersecurity predictions

Biggest challenges facing cyber in 2025? Experts give their views

As we head into 2025, cyber security experts from Barrier Networks, Acumen Cyber, Closed Door Security, i-confidential and Beyond Blue give their predictions as to what the greatest challenges and changes will be. These will include, ‘Bounce back loans’ and crypto exchange collaboration potentially becoming viable solutions to counter ransomware, ETL pipeline adoption / full

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COMMSEC

CommSec offers DORA & NIS2 training to help you navigate the complexities of EU Cybersecurity Regulations

Irish specialised cyber security company, CommSec is offering 4-hour online DORA and NIS2 training courses, which are specifically designed to help senior IT leaders and decision-makers navigate the complexities of EU cybersecurity regulations. The comprehensive courses provide strategic and practical guidance on implementing NIS2 and DORA, equipping leaders with the tools they need to boost

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International Cyber Expo

International Cyber Expo: “Over 70% of UK believe cyber is likely to be next step in modern warfare”

Nineteen Group, the organisers of International Cyber Expo, have revealed the results of a recent survey exploring the British public’s views on cyber warfare. The survey revealed that a significant majority, over 70% (72%) of UK respondents believe that cyber warfare is likely to be the next step in modern combat. The research was conducted

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Qilin

Qilin demands $50 million from Synnovis and leaks patient data

It has been reported that the Russian ransomware gang Qilin is demanding $50 million (£39.5m) to end a ransomware attack against Synnovis, a lab services provider to the NHS. Since this happened it has also been revealved by NHS England that the recent ransomware attack on Synnovis has postponed 1,134 elective procedures and 2,194 outpatient appointments

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DTX

Highlights from DTX and UTX 2024 in Manchester

Last month more than 6000 visitors descended on Digital Transformation EXPO (DTX) Manchester for a jam-packed two-day event, featuring world renowned speakers and market leading technology companies – collocated with UC Expo (UCX), the leading unified communications event, plus the UK’s first ever Code100 coding competition. DTX + UCX Manchester is the biggest enterprise IT

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isrm digital oversight

ISRM welcomes Digital Oversight (AI) Ltd as new Silver+ Corporate Partner

The Institute of Strategic Risk Management, (ISRM) has has welcomed specialist risk and data analytics management consultancy, Digital Oversight (AI), as a new Silver+ corporate partner. Digital Insight AI uses data analytics and visualisation to assist boards in establishing continuous cyber risk and resilience management. It provides organisations insight that cyber threats pose in our

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Barrier Networks

Barrier Networks Euan Carswell on responding to ransomware: The most 5 important steps

Euan Carswell, SOC Team Lead at Barrier Networks, talks about the growing threat and “lucrative attack vendor”, of ransomware and ransomware-as-a-service and advises how companies should best protect themselves or limit the damage caused by ransomware attacks in five straightforward steps. In a recent report from Chainalysis, it was revealed that ransomware earnings have surged

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Egress knowbe4

KnowBe4 to acquire Egress

KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Egress, a leader in adaptive and integrated cloud email security. Egress’ Intelligent Email Security suite provides a set of scaled, AI-enabled security tools with adaptive learning capabilities to help prevent, protect and defend

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AI Hacking

AI hacking of ‘March Madness’ betting to cost US companies record amounts in 2024

Advizex, a leading technology provider of infrastructure and enterprise application solutions, is warning that, with the rise of AI, cyber-attacks and AI hacking are becoming more sophisticated and frequent. It is estimated that these attacks, and the general loss of productivity from office betting pools, will cost U.S. companies more than $18.3 billion (€16.77bn) in

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Genetec

ASIS Europe 2024 Interview – Genetec

Genetec is an innovative technology company with a broad solutions portfolio that encompasses security, intelligence, and operations. The company offers innovative, connected solutions that go beyond security to provide operational insights that allow users to improve their business and environment, it says. In this exclusive interview, on Genetec’s appearance at ASIS Europe 2024, we speak

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UK Cyber Week Expo and conference

UK Cyber Week Expo and Conference 2024 to leave attendees “better informed, action-empowered and industry-revitalised”

With less than a month to go before UK Cyber Week Expo and Conference, organisers are urging cyber experts, IT leaders and front-line business executives along to the event which promises to “deliver actionable insight for all levels of cyber knowledge”, so attendees can “leave better informed, action-empowered and industry-revitalised”. At the show, which takes

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women in cyber

Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards 2024 recognises exceptional women contributing to cyber industry

The 20 winners of the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards, organised by Eskenzi PR, have been announced at a ceremony held at the prestigious BT Tower in London on the 27 February 2024. The awards celebrated the achievements of women working in cybersecurity around the globe – whether recognising personal achievements, efforts to close

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Cybersecurity predictions

Industry experts: 2024 Cybersecurity Predictions

As 2023 draws to a close, experts from My1Login, i-confidential and OSP Cyber Academy gaze into their crystal balls and give their cybersecurity predictions for the year ahead. Mike Newman, CEO of My1Login: Cloud migration will expand the attack surface “In the last year organisations have continued to transform by moving more of their applications

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Security Architecture podcast

Security Architecture podcast kicks off series 5

Cybersecurity architect and host of the Security Architecture podcast, Evgeniy Kharam is inviting security professionals to join him for the Kickoff episode of Season 5. In this latest series, Kharam and co-host Dmitry Raidman will be exploring the best ways to protect infrastructure as a service (IaaS) environments. It will be focusing on the Cloud-Native

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Synopsys

Synopsys introduce Software Risk Manager to streamline enterprise-scale application security testing

Synopsys has introduced its Software Risk Manager, which is an on-premises application security posture management (ASPM) solution. This tool empowers security and development teams to effectively prioritise risks and concentrate on critical areas. The platform brings together policy, orchestration, correlation, integrated static application security testing (SAST), and software composition analysis (SCA) engines, seamlessly integrating security

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Salt Security

Salt Security uncovers API Security flaws in Expo framework

Salt Security have released new threat research from Salt Labs that details several critical security flaws in the Expo framework. The flaws were found in the implementation of the Open Authorisation (OAuth) social-login functionality utilised by Expo, which had the potential to affect any users logging in to an online service using the Expo framework

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Salt Security

Salt Security accelerates API threat detection with new investigation capabilities

Salt Security have announced the addition of new advanced threat detection capabilities and improved API discovery to the Salt Security API Protection Platform. Providing the industry’s only patented AI algorithms for API security, Salt now includes richer detection of user intent, analytics to evaluate API threat severity and rapid investigation enhancements that reduce time to

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The rising threat of the Traffer Ecosystem – deep dive by Outpost24

Outpost24 have released a new report revealing the underground operation of Traffers, cybercriminal organisations reshaping the business of stolen credentials. The Rising Threat of Traffers report, compiled by Outpost24’s Threat Intelligence team, KrakenLabs, provides a deep dive into the credential theft ecosystem and encourages organisations to evaluate their security measures against these evolving threats. Stolen

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Specops

‘Password’ still the most common term used by hackers to successfully breach enterprise networks, according to Specops 2023 weak password report

Specops Software have announced the release of its annual Weak Password Report which analysed over 800 million breached passwords, and proves passwords are still the weakest link in an organisation’s network. The study found 88% of passwords used in successful attacks consisted of 12 characters or less, with the most common being 8 characters (24%).

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Adarma

Adarma launches new Managed Detection and Response (MDR) offering based on Microsoft’s XDR technology

Adarma have announced a new service within its Managed Detection & Response (MDR) suite of offerings based on Microsoft XDR (Extended Detection & Response) technology. The turnkey service is aimed at customers who require coverage against the UK’s most prevalent threats and who do not have the in-house teams to manage a 24×7 Security Operations

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Cybersmart

CyberSmart attracts £12.75m investment in Series B funding round to protect UK’s 5.5m SMEs

CyberSmart have announced the completion of its Series B funding round, raising an additional £12.75 million following its initial Series A investment of over £8 million. Oxx led the oversubscribed round, with participation from British Patient Capital, Legal & General Capital and Solano Partners, alongside IQ Capital, which backed the company since its seed stage,

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Barrier Networks

Ivanti and Lookout extend strategic partnership to deliver mobile threat defence as part of Ivanti’s Unified Endpoint Management Solution

Ivanti and Lookout, Inc. have announced the extension of their strategic partnership to now include Lookout Mobile Endpoint Security as part of the Ivanti Neurons automation platform. The combined solution, which also includes Ivanti Go and Ivanti Neurons for Modern Device Management, is a best-in-class security and management solution that enables Ivanti customers to deploy

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UK joins international cyber agency partners to release supply chain guidance

The UK and its international partners have issued advice to IT service providers and their customers as part of wider efforts to protect organisations in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The joint advisory from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – a part of GCHQ – and its partners sets out a series of

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Scottish cyber start-up Lupovis secures over £615,000 in pre-seed funding

Lupovis has secured a pre-seed investment of over £615,000 from a syndicate co-led by Techstart Ventures, investor of seed capital and Nauta Capital, a pan-European venture capital firm together with an investment by the University of Strathclyde itself. According to data on HubSpot the average pre-seed round for start-ups is just above £360,000, putting Lupovis significantly ahead of

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Outpost24 acquires Blueliv for cyber threat landscape monitoring

Outpost24 has acquired threat intelligence company, Blueliv in order to help businesses identify threats targeting their organisations and dramatically reduce risk exposure.   According to IT research organisation, Gartner, “threat intelligence is evidence-based knowledge about existing or emerging menaces or hazards to assets. CISOs should plan for current threats, as well as those that could emerge in the long term.” With cybercriminals continually

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Cyber attack roundtable | Targeting the ‘soft underbelly’ that is Education

The latest roundtable discussion from Security on Screen analyses the recent cyber attack against the University of Hertfordshire as well as the education sector becoming increasingly vulnerable during the pandemic. The University of Hertfordshire has been targeted by cyber attackers this week, resulting in the entire IT network being taken down and subsequently, all online

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Data breach roundtable | LinkedIn shadows Facebook’s error

Earlier this week, Facebook was involved in a massive data breach that compromised the personal data of 533 million users. Now, there is news of another huge data leak involving LinkedIn with 500 million users’ data being compromised, according to reports. Information that has been leaked includes full names, email addresses, phone numbers, genders, links

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Defence Secretary summarises 2030 objectives for armed forces

Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace has recently announced the 2030 outlines for the UK Armed Forces. Outlined in his statement, the UK Armed Forces are set to become a more threat-focussed integrated force; ensuring the military is prepared for new and emerging challenges with a continued shift in thinking across land, sea, air, space and cyber

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