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Watch Out! UPS Scam

Consumers are being asked to be extra vigilant against text and email messages from a fake UPS site that’s attempting to harvest personal and financial...

NEBRC Board Member Professor Babak Akhgar Awarded OBE

NEBRC Board Member Professor Babak Akhgar has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honour, the second highest order of the British Empire award. The Professor of Informatics...

Defences for Ethical Hacking Proposed Under UK Computer Misuse Act

UK legislators have proposed changes to the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (PSTI) Bill that would give cyber security professionals a legal defence for their activities under the Computer Misuse Act (CMA). The amendment...

Simple Cyber Security Mistakes You Could Be Making

In a survey of 604 employees and managers in SMEs, Dashlane, a password-management service, found that only 38% had increased their use of password managers, 37% increased cybersecurity training, and just...

Ransomware on the Rise in 2022

The latest statistics from Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) show that ransomware attacks across the globe were up 13% in the last 12 months, making it one of...

Screen Sharing Scams on the Rise

According to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) there has been a shocking 86% increase in one year, with around 2,014 cases and over £25 million in losses....

Watch Outs When Travelling

The summer holiday season is only around the corner – and for many it will be their first get-away in a few years. However, despite so much to get...

Outsourcing Cyber Security

Outsourcing cyber security may seem to be an option only available to larger businesses with deep pockets but there may be unseen benefits that help...

Cyber Security Tips

To help reduce the threats of a cyber security breach here are some basic IT hygiene rules that all businesses should be following: ➢ Passwords and MFA  Ensure all employees create and use strong passwords. Using a password management tool...

Parker Hannifin Data Breach: How to Protect Against Ransomware

Statistics show that 48% of UK organisations were targeted by ransomware in 2020, with 13% of victims stating that they paid the ransom. Cyber attacks...