Fraud

HMRC VAT Deferral Email Is Latest Covid Phishing Scam

Business owners have been the target of a new email phishing scam purporting to be from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). The scam, which was uncovered by accountancy outsourcing specialists Lanop Outsourcing, uses official HMRC branding […]

Insurance claims

Beazley Notes WFH Causing Rise in Cyber Attacks on SMEs

Specialist insurer Beazley has reported that middle market organisations have been especially hard hit by online social engineering attacks during the pandemic. In the second quarter (Q2) of 2020, cybercriminals targeted businesses that remained open […]

Insurance claims

CFC Upgrades Cyber Insurance Cover

CFC, the specialist insurance provider and pioneer in emerging risk, today announced a major upgrade to its award-winning cyber incident response mobile app, which now provides proactive and targeted cybersecurity alerts for CFC cyber insurance […]

News

NCSC Warns on Cyber Threat To UK Sports Organisations

THE sports sector has been urged to tighten its cyber security after experts revealed a range of attacks by hackers including an attempt to sabotage a Premier League transfer deal. The National Cyber Security Centre’s […]

News

Ransomware Attacks on The Rise, Says New Research By Beazley

Specialist insurer Beazley has reported a 25% spike in ransomware attacks in the first quarter of 2020 versus Q4 2019, based on incidents reported to in-house breach response team Beazley Breach Response (BBR) Services. While […]

News

New Report Identifies Cyber Attack Exposure by Country

As each country begins to adapt to a new, unprecedented, post-COVID 19 world, cybersecurity becomes increasingly imperative to secure digital infrastructures. From endpoint attacks that are designed to gain unauthorized access, steal data, and extort […]

Opinion

Computer Virus and Corona Compared; Evolving Threats, Defence Strategies

Corona isn’t the only virus in the world of course. There’s the old-school computer virus, which has been around for decades and keeps morphing and adapting. We chatted with BAE Systems to understand the close […]