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AI-enabled cyber attacks exacerbated by digital divide in UK
A new digital divide is threatening UK businesses, with those that fail to keep up with AI-powered cyber crime at risk of being targeted by would-be hackers. In a newly-released report, dubbed the Impact of AI on cyber threat from now to 2027, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warned threat actors are “almost certainly” using AI to support…
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Cyber attacks are costing UK firms billions every year – ransom payments, staff overtime, and lost business are crippling victims
Cyber attacks are costing UK businesses £64 billion a year in ransom payments, staff overtime, lost business, and other associated costs. Research from cybersecurity firm ESET shows that 53% of UK businesses have fallen victim to at least one attack over the last year, with 43% saying that it’s had a long-term impact on business growth. The top three most…
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SonicWall CEO Bob VanKirk hails ‘pivotal moment’ as firm unveils new MSP cyber solutions
SonicWall has announced a new suite of products and services designed to help MSPs deliver end-to-end cyber protection and profitable service expansion. The release includes two new, next-generation mid-range and high-end firewalls (NGFW) – the NSa 2800 and NSa 3800 – aimed at medium-sized businesses with advanced threat protection. There’s also a new Managed Protection Service Suite (MPSS) for firewall…
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Cyber attacks have rocked UK retailers – here’s how you can stay safe
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned organizations to tighten up their security practices following the recent cyber attacks on M&S, Co-op, and Harrods. The security agency is calling on firms to review their password reset policies, and in particular how IT help desks authenticate workers when they make a reset request. Organizations should be particularly cautious in the…
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Scattered Spider: Who are the alleged hackers behind the M&S cyber attack?
Scattered Spider appears to be the name on every security practitioner’s mind right now after reports linked the cyber criminal group to the M&S cyber attack. The high street retailer has been battling a ‘cyber incident’ for well over a week, with an attack severely disrupting systems and forcing it to suspend online sales. Exact details on the attack remain…
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Harrods hit by cyber attack as UK retailers battle threats
Harrods, the iconic luxury department store, has become the third UK retailer to be targeted by cyber criminals in the space of two weeks. The London-based retailer said on 1 May that it had “restricted internet access at our sites”, according to BBC News. “We recently experienced attempts to gain unauthorised access to some of our systems,” it said, adding…
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Everything we know about the Co-op cyber attack so far
The Co-op has shut down parts of its IT system after an attempted cyber attack, just days after M&S battled a cyber incident. In a statement, a spokesperson for the company said it observed “attempts to gain unauthorised access” to systems and moved swiftly to contain the issue. “As a result, we have taken proactive steps to keep our systems…
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‘China has almost doubled their aggression in cyber’: Kevin Mandia and Nicole Perlroth warn organizations aren’t waking up to growing APT threats
The threat posed by China-backed groups to enterprises is at an unprecedented level and continues to be underappreciated, according to experts in the field. Kevin Mandia, founder at Ballistic Ventures and former CEO at Mandiant and cybersecurity reporter and author Nicole Perlroth unpacked their personal experience responding to attacks by China-based groups in a live conversation at RSAC Conference 2025.…
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Cyber defenders need to remember their adversaries are human, says Trellix research head
Cybersecurity professionals must remember they are fighting real people, not abstract threats, and recognise the increasingly blurred lines between cybercriminals and nation-states. This was the message from John Fokker, head of threat intelligence at Trellix Advanced Research Center, during his RSA Conference 2025 keynote. Drawing on his background as a former Dutch high-tech crime unit officer, Fokker stressed the human…
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Blackouts in Spain and Portugal could be a cyber attack
Cybercriminals could be behind two massive national power outages affecting Spain and Portugal on Monday afternoon. At approximately midday ECT, electrical systems of all kinds started to break down across both nations, with only the countries’ islands unaffected. The French Basque Country is also reported to have suffered “brief power cuts”, according to Le Figaro. According to Spanish newspaper El…
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