Cyber Security

Company blames February 2019 security breach on phishing email received in July 2018.

Only Nokia 9 PureView handsets appear to be impacted.

Don’t let social media become the go-to platform for cybercriminals looking to steal sensitive corporate information or cause huge reputational damage.

How to protect yourself from being *affected* by malware, even if you’re not yourself *infected*.

“123456” remains the most common password which digital criminals abuse to steal unsuspecting users’ sensitive information. On 21 April, the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) partnered with security researcher Troy Hunt to publish the top 100,000 passwords from Hunt’s Pwned Password service. Here are the top 20 passwords from this list: 123456 123456789 […]… Read More

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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force in May 2018, and by the letter of the law, virtually every business in the UK needs to comply with it. However, there are still some misconceptions surrounding the law and what it means to organisations. This can lead to difficult situations where mistakes can be […]… Read More

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The youngster who spent his own money to protect people from the WannaCry virus has pleaded guilty to malware-related cybercrime charges.