UK spies waging cyber attacks to ‘weaken adversaries’ including Russia and Iran

GCHQ has revealed details of the UK’s National Cyber Force (NCF), which it says carries out cyber operations on a daily basis to protect against threats to the UK, including espionage, terrorism and serious crime. With weeks to go until Read More …

UK: TikTok to be blocked from parliamentary devices and network over cyber security fears

The commissions of the House of Commons and House of Lords have announced they will follow the move taken by the government on official devices, citing the need for cyber security. A parliament spokesman said that TikTok “will be blocked Read More …

UK minister asks National Cyber Security Centre to look into safety of app

UK security minister Tom Tugendhat has asked the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to look into TikTok after governments around the world have begun banning it from their work phones. The Chinese-owned video sharing app is increasingly under the European Read More …

ECB: The Quick and the Dead – building up cyber resilience in the financial sector

The proliferation of cyber threat actors combined with an increase in remote working and greater digital interconnectedness is raising the risk, frequency and severity of cyberattacks.[1] Increasingly, cyber criminals are launching ransomware attacks and demanding payment in crypto. Cyberattacks related to Read More …

One Month to Go: UK Cyber Week Event Will Help Businesses Fight Back Against Cyber Crime

Over 100 world-class speakers, hackers and disruptors working together to bridge knowledge gap between cyber and business communities London, UK, 7 March 2023 – Award winning event organiser, ROAR B2B, today announces the launch of UK Cyber Security Week event Read More …

US Launches Aggressive National Cybersecurity Strategy

The Biden administration is pushing for more comprehensive federal regulations to keep the online realm safer against hackers, including by shifting cybersecurity responsibilities away from consumers to industry and treating ransomware attacks as national security threats. The plan is part Read More …

US-CERT and ICS-CERT Transition to CISA

Today, CISA retired US-CERT and ICS-CERT, integrating CISA’s operational content into a new CISA.gov website that better unifies CISA’s mission. CISA will continue to be responsible for coordinating cybersecurity programs within the U.S. government to protect against malicious cyber activity, Read More …

European Commission bans TikTok from employees’ phones

The Commission said in a statement that all its employees will have to comply by March 15. This measure aims “to protect the Commission against cybersecurity threats and actions which may be exploited for cyber-attacks against the corporate environment of Read More …