Board Level Information Security Event Success
This thought provoking event focused on how directors must take the lead and responsibility for information security within their organisation, it was clear that it is not just an IT issue but a wider ranging leadership, strategic and hearts and minds issue to develop...
read moreThe Cyber Threat to UK Business Report 2017-18
The Cyber Threat to UK Business Report 2016/17 outlined the growing cyber-crime threat that our country faces. That trend has continued this year, highlighted by high-profile cyber-attacks with far-reaching consequences and real harm caused to victims. This year’s...
read moreInformation Security: What Directors Need To Know!
This Board Level Responsibility for Information Security event was very well attended despite horrendous wintery weather conditions. The high level audience were attracted to this Institute of Directors (IOD)and Humber Business Resilience (HBRF) joint event to hear...
read moreMalicious software used to illegally mine cryptocurrency on over 4000 websites
The National Cyber Security Centre is aware of a compromise of the third-party JavaScript library ‘Browsealoud’ which happened on 11 February 2018. During the compromise, anyone who visited a website with the Browsealoud library embedded inadvertently ran mining code...
read moreHere are the ‘most clicked’ phishing email templates that trick victims
Wombat Security has released its fourth annual State of the Phish report (registration required). · The most successful phishing attacks are now consumer focused, instead of business focused. The merging of business and personal email accounts is a major threat to...
read moreGoogle claims All CPU’s since 1995 are vulnerable to flaws.
Two vulnerabilities have come to light thanks to Google that affects “every processor since 1995”. Their names are ‘Meltdown’ and ‘Spectre’ and we should be worried. Google stated that the two bugs can be exploited to steal data which is currently being processed on...
read moreFake Government Grant Fraud Alert
Individuals and businesses are being warned to watch out for cold calls and online contact from fraudsters who are offering victims the opportunity to apply for Government grants for an advance fee.
To make the grants look legitimate fraudsters have set up bogus companies and convincing looking websites that claim to be operating on behalf of the UK Government.
Farmers Grant Alert
The purpose of this alert is to provide knowledge and prevention advice to farmers in order to protect themselves from falling victim to ‘Payment Diversion Fraud’. CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) payments are expected to be paid
to farmers in December 2017.