That the Covid-19 pandemic has left organisations struggling to secure and manage remote devices is beyond doubt, but a new report from Automox, a Colorado-based supplier of endpoint management automation services, had given fresh insight into how keeping tabs on the device estate has become more complex and time-consuming because of the new normal of […]
UK councils reported over 700 data breaches to ICO in 2020
UK councils reported more than 700 data breaches to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) during 2020, according to data disclosed under the Freedom of Information (FoI) act to managed security services provider (MSSP) Redscan. Redscan received responses from over 60% (265 of 398) of borough, district, unitary and county councils in England, Scotland, Wales and […]
Cryptominers Slither into Python Projects in Supply-Chain Campaign
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Innova and RISE drive node development in Sweden
Sweden’s national node project has reached a new development milestone by opening its door to the country’s top cyber security firms. Backed by leading state-run technology funding agencies Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) and Vinnova, the national node initiative aims to create new advanced research infrastructure to support cyber security innovation in Sweden. In practical […]
UK SMEs lack capacity to fend off cyber attacks
Small business leaders across the UK are struggling to deal with the volume of security alerts and fear their organisations lack the capacity or expertise to withstand a cyber attack, according to a report produced for Arctic Wolf – a supplier of cloud-native security operations services which is in the process of launching in Europe, […]
Wegmans Exposes Customer Data in Misconfigured Databases
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Embryology Data Breach Follows Fertility Clinic Ransomware Hit
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ping sweep (ICMP sweep)
What is ping sweep (ICMP sweep)? A ping sweep (also known as an ICMP sweep) is a basic network scanning technique used to determine which of a range of IP addresses map to live hosts (computers). Whereas a single ping will tell whether one specified host computer exists on the network, a ping sweep consists […]
Insider Versus Outsider: Navigating Top Data Loss Threats
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Lorca Ignite programme targets breakout cyber talent
The London Office for Rapid Cybersecurity Advancement (Lorca) is inducting six of the most successful scaleups to have come through its Accelerator programme in the past three years into a six-month, intensive scaleup programme dubbed Lorca Ignite. Pitched at high-potential, fast-growth firms, Lorca Ignite – delivered as usual by the Plexal innovation centre located at […]