Article: New body IMCSO launched to raise cybersecurity services standard - published 5 months ago. Content: The International Maritime Cyber Security Organisation (IMCSO), an organisation which aims to raise the standard of cyber security risk assessment across the maritime industry, has been launched. The IMCSO has devised a certification programme for security consultants and a professional register, helping shipping organisations to confidently select expe... https://securityjournaluk.com/imcso-launched-raise-cybersecurity-standard/ Published: 2024 06 18 09:34:50 Received: 2024 06 18 09:47:04 Feed: Security Journal UK Source: Security Journal UK Category: Security Topic: Security |
Article: Protecting your business from a phishing attack - published about 1 year ago. Content: In our last blog post, we established that phishing attacks are one of the most common forms of cyber attacks (the 2023 Cyber Security Breaches Survey found that 89% of businesses suffered phishing attacks). This staggering figure highlights the importance of making sure your business is protected, and your people are cyber aware. In fact, phishing is one ... https://www.nwcrc.co.uk/post/protecting-your-business-from-a-phishing-attack Published: 2023 11 07 12:36:04 Received: 2024 06 18 09:46:31 Feed: North West Cyber Resilience Centre Source: National Cyber Resilience Centre Group Category: News Topic: Cyber Security |
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Article: NWCRC celebrates fourth birthday - published about 1 year ago. Content: Having launched in November 2019, the North West Cyber Resilience Centre is now celebrating its fourth birthday. On top of that, we recently celebrated reaching the milestone of 1000 signed-up business members across the North West. The centre has grown enormously - and continues to grow - since it was initially set up as a trial partnership for Greater M... https://www.nwcrc.co.uk/post/nwcrc-celebrates-fourth-birthday Published: 2023 11 15 12:30:48 Received: 2024 06 18 09:46:30 Feed: North West Cyber Resilience Centre Source: National Cyber Resilience Centre Group Category: News Topic: Cyber Security |
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Article: Small businesses are at risk on Black Friday - published about 1 year ago. Content: The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has this month launched a campaign focused on enhancing online security during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend of 24-27 November. Don’t become a statistic During last year’s festive shopping period, over £10 million was lost to cyber criminals. This year, experts are encouraging users to increase thei... https://www.nwcrc.co.uk/post/small-businesses-are-at-risk-on-black-friday Published: 2023 11 17 07:16:54 Received: 2024 06 18 09:46:30 Feed: North West Cyber Resilience Centre Source: National Cyber Resilience Centre Group Category: News Topic: Cyber Security |
Article: Economic downturn creates opportunities for scammers - published 12 months ago. Content: The UK’s fraud prevention community, CIFAS, has recently published its 2023 Fraudscape report. In it, they reveal that small businesses have become targets for threat actors, due to the current economic climate. According to the report, gross lending to SMEs in 2022 was £65.1billion, up 12.8% from 2021 as businesses struggle with energy and living costs. A... https://www.nwcrc.co.uk/post/economic-downturn-creates-opportunities-for-scammers Published: 2023 11 23 13:39:36 Received: 2024 06 18 09:46:30 Feed: North West Cyber Resilience Centre Source: National Cyber Resilience Centre Group Category: News Topic: Cyber Security |
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Article: Building resilience through training - published 12 months ago. Content: In some of our latest blogs, we’ve outlined many of the risks and challenges that small businesses face when it comes to cyber security, such as phishing attempts, financial scams and ransomware attacks. It can be difficult to know where to start when it comes to protecting yourself, your business and your reputation. Unfortunately, being cyber resilient doe... https://www.nwcrc.co.uk/post/building-resilience-through-training Published: 2023 12 01 13:43:15 Received: 2024 06 18 09:46:30 Feed: North West Cyber Resilience Centre Source: National Cyber Resilience Centre Group Category: News Topic: Cyber Security |
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Article: Keep your business social media accounts safe - published 12 months ago. Content: Social media hacking is the most common cyber-dependent fraud, reported to Action Fraud. On top of this, a 2022 report from the National Cyber Security Centre found that social media hacking increased by 25%, and cyber crime overall grew by 40%. It’s also important to remember, the true scale of social media hacking is likely to be far greater than the repo... https://www.nwcrc.co.uk/post/keep-your-business-social-media-accounts-safe Published: 2023 12 06 16:48:20 Received: 2024 06 18 09:46:30 Feed: North West Cyber Resilience Centre Source: National Cyber Resilience Centre Group Category: News Topic: Cyber Security |
Article: Cybersecurity insurance should be the last line in your defence - published 12 months ago. Content: Cybersecurity insurance is certainly an important piece of the puzzle. If the worst happens, it can help to cover significant financial losses thus limiting the damage to your company. Like with any type of insurance though, you really don’t want to be in a position to have to use it. Your insurance should only be called upon if every other line in your de... https://www.nwcrc.co.uk/post/cybersecurity-insurance-should-be-the-last-line-in-your-defence Published: 2023 12 07 13:32:25 Received: 2024 06 18 09:46:30 Feed: North West Cyber Resilience Centre Source: National Cyber Resilience Centre Group Category: News Topic: Cyber Security |
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Article: QR code phishing: the rising threat and Microsoft's response - published 11 months ago. Content: A rising threat has surfaced in the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats, catching many businesses off-guard. Scammers can use QR code phishing campaigns, frequently sent via email, with links to malicious content. This innovative method bypasses conventional online detection systems, enticing victims with seemingly legitimate prompts like password res... https://www.nwcrc.co.uk/post/qr-code-phishing-the-rising-threat-and-microsoft-s-response Published: 2023 12 13 15:56:29 Received: 2024 06 18 09:46:30 Feed: North West Cyber Resilience Centre Source: National Cyber Resilience Centre Group Category: News Topic: Cyber Security |
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Article: CySec Professionals Ltd announced as new regional ambassador - published 11 months ago. Content: CySec Professionals Ltd has joined the NWCRC as a regional ambassador. Business owner, cyber security consultant and trainer Steven Cockcroft MSc will support the not-for-profit police-backed organisation with his broad experience of consulting and training delivery spanning multiple industries, market sectors and organisations of all sizes. DI Dan Gianna... https://www.nwcrc.co.uk/post/cysec-professionals-ltd-announced-as-new-regional-ambassador Published: 2023 12 15 09:25:13 Received: 2024 06 18 09:46:30 Feed: North West Cyber Resilience Centre Source: National Cyber Resilience Centre Group Category: News Topic: Cyber Security |
Article: Key priorities for cybersecurity in 2024 - published 10 months ago. Content: Looking ahead to 2024, the ever-growing cyber threat landscape should remain a high priority for all businesses across the North West. The majority of small and medium businesses don’t have their own cyber security teams. The NWCRC was created to provide trusted police-backed support for those businesses, to help them with training, education and support to ... https://www.nwcrc.co.uk/post/key-priorities-for-cybersecurity-in-2024 Published: 2024 01 12 10:58:07 Received: 2024 06 18 09:46:30 Feed: North West Cyber Resilience Centre Source: National Cyber Resilience Centre Group Category: News Topic: Cyber Security |
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Article: Beware of the rising Facebook scam threatening your business account - published 10 months ago. Content: An increasing number of scams on Facebook targeting business accounts have been brought to our attention. Individuals pretend to be Facebook administrators and send messages to businesses claiming that their accounts will be deleted soon because they violate Facebook's terms and conditions. They accuse businesses of infringing copyright and trademark rights ... https://www.nwcrc.co.uk/post/beware-of-the-rising-facebook-scam-threatening-your-business-account Published: 2024 01 16 18:48:03 Received: 2024 06 18 09:46:30 Feed: North West Cyber Resilience Centre Source: National Cyber Resilience Centre Group Category: News Topic: Cyber Security |
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Article: Cheshire Cyber Security Programme launched - published 9 months ago. Content: Today we launched our Cheshire Cyber Security Programme at the Cheshire Retail and Business Crime Conference at Crewe’s Mornflake Stadium. The event was hosted by Police and Crime Commissioner John Dwyer, in partnership with Cheshire Constabulary, the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU) and North West Cyber Resilience Centre (NWCRC). Ses... https://www.nwcrc.co.uk/post/cheshire-cyber-security-programme-launched Published: 2024 02 15 15:13:03 Received: 2024 06 18 09:46:30 Feed: North West Cyber Resilience Centre Source: National Cyber Resilience Centre Group Category: News Topic: Cyber Security |
Article: Cyber vulnerabilities in primary and secondary education - published 9 months ago. Content: Global average weekly attacks on the education sector was at 2,281 in the first half of 2023, down 1% compared to the same period in 2022 according to this report. This places education firmly at the top of the list, followed closely by Government and healthcare. These sectors are most at risk due to their valuable data combined with, in many cases, grossly ... https://www.nwcrc.co.uk/post/cyber-vulnerabilities-in-primary-and-secondary-education Published: 2024 02 21 10:30:06 Received: 2024 06 18 09:46:30 Feed: North West Cyber Resilience Centre Source: National Cyber Resilience Centre Group Category: News Topic: Cyber Security |
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Article: Further and higher education institutions suffer weekly cyber attacks - published 9 months ago. Content: In the latest Cyber security breaches survey 2023, it was found that a whopping 85% of higher education organisations and 82% of further education institutions identified breaches or attacks. In 2023, it was reported that The University of Manchester suffered a data breach, with the attacker potentially gaining access to data from 40,000 students and 12,000 ... https://www.nwcrc.co.uk/post/further-and-higher-education-institutions-suffer-weekly-cyber-attacks Published: 2024 02 23 11:09:07 Received: 2024 06 18 09:46:30 Feed: North West Cyber Resilience Centre Source: National Cyber Resilience Centre Group Category: News Topic: Cyber Security |
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Article: Online identity theft is a key driver of cyber attacks - published 9 months ago. Content: New research from IBM has found that cyber attackers are using real accounts to gain access to IT systems and websites, instead of hacking into the system. This ‘path of least resistance’ means this method has seen an increase by a huge 71%, from the previous year. The report found that 50% of cyber attacks in the UK now involved the use of valid existing ac... https://www.nwcrc.co.uk/post/online-identity-theft-is-a-key-driver-of-cyber-attacks Published: 2024 03 11 14:44:54 Received: 2024 06 18 09:46:30 Feed: North West Cyber Resilience Centre Source: National Cyber Resilience Centre Group Category: News Topic: Cyber Security |
Article: Urgent new cyber warnings for North West businesses - published 7 months ago. Content: Half of all businesses have reported a cyber breach in the last 12 months, and of those 44% went on to experience cyber crime. The Government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2024 also found that there were an estimated 7.78 million business cyber crimes of all types over the past year. Worryingly, the report also found that since having a cyber breach, on... https://www.nwcrc.co.uk/post/urgent-new-cyber-warnings-for-north-west-businesses Published: 2024 04 19 10:25:34 Received: 2024 06 18 09:46:29 Feed: North West Cyber Resilience Centre Source: National Cyber Resilience Centre Group Category: News Topic: Cyber Security |
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Article: Three Business announced as the new regional ambassador for the NWCRC - published 7 months ago. Content: The North West Cyber Resilience Centre (NWCRC) has announced that Three Business - the B2B arm of Three UK - has joined us as a new regional ambassador. The telecommunications business will use its technical expertise to help the NWCRC tackle the ever-growing threat of cyber crime for businesses. Three Business also joins existing regional ambassadors Siem... https://www.nwcrc.co.uk/post/three-business-announced-as-the-new-regional-ambassador-for-the-nwcrc Published: 2024 05 03 10:56:48 Received: 2024 06 18 09:46:29 Feed: North West Cyber Resilience Centre Source: National Cyber Resilience Centre Group Category: News Topic: Cyber Security |
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Article: Don’t let hackers get their hooks into you - published 6 months ago. Content: Phishing is usually an entry point to a cyber attack, and must be prevented as it can lead to much worse cyber incidents. 84% of businesses have received phishing emails, social media posts or text messages in the past year, found the latest cyber security research by the Government. Put simply, phishing attempts are messages that are sent to your business... https://www.nwcrc.co.uk/post/don-t-let-hackers-get-their-hooks-into-you Published: 2024 05 21 09:56:52 Received: 2024 06 18 09:46:29 Feed: North West Cyber Resilience Centre Source: National Cyber Resilience Centre Group Category: News Topic: Cyber Security |
Article: The rise of mobile phishing and cyber attacks - published 6 months ago. Content: Mobile cyber security is one of the most pressing concerns for businesses right now. Data from Cloudmark found that 48% of phishing attacks are on mobile phones and this number is set to double every year. The Cloudmark report found that the five most common types of mobile phishing are: Messaging apps - 17.3% Social media - 16.4% Email - 15.4% G... https://www.nwcrc.co.uk/post/the-rise-of-mobile-phishing-and-cyber-attacks Published: 2024 05 22 11:37:55 Received: 2024 06 18 09:46:29 Feed: North West Cyber Resilience Centre Source: National Cyber Resilience Centre Group Category: News Topic: Cyber Security |
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Article: Spear phishing - what to look out for - published 6 months ago. Content: Spear phishing attacks are specific phishing attacks that target individuals through malicious emails. Businesses are frequently targeted as they are used to working with large amounts of money and have multiple employees to target. As the name suggests, spear phishing is highly targeted around specific people or groups. Fraudsters will spend a lot of time... https://www.nwcrc.co.uk/post/spear-phishing-what-to-look-out-for Published: 2024 06 04 11:43:33 Received: 2024 06 18 09:46:29 Feed: North West Cyber Resilience Centre Source: National Cyber Resilience Centre Group Category: News Topic: Cyber Security |
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Article: European Businesses Anticipate More Cybersecurity Attacks, But Feel Unprepared for Them - published 5 months ago. Content: LONDON, June 18, 2024--Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the leading connectivity cloud company, today released a new study focused on cybersecurity ... https://finance.yahoo.com/news/european-businesses-anticipate-more-cybersecurity-080000833.html Published: 2024 06 18 08:11:27 Received: 2024 06 18 09:43:06 Feed: Google Alert – cybersecurity Source: Google Alert Category: News Topic: Cyber Security |
Article: Cybersecurity Checklist: 9 Ways to Stay Safe on Your Summer Travels | Tripwire - published 5 months ago. Content: Whether you're jetting off to exotic destinations or embarking on a road trip closer to home, it's important to remember that cybersecurity should be ... https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/cybersecurity-checklist-ways-stay-safe-your-summer-travels Published: 2024 06 18 08:16:55 Received: 2024 06 18 09:43:06 Feed: Google Alert – cybersecurity Source: Google Alert Category: News Topic: Cyber Security |
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Article: Networking giant Cisco plans to create cybersecurity hub in Taiwan - Verdict - published 5 months ago. Content: Cisco, a US-based networking technology company, is planning to establish a cybersecurity centre in Taiwan, reported Reuters. https://www.verdict.co.uk/cisco-plans-taiwan-cybersecurity-hub/ Published: 2024 06 18 08:43:15 Received: 2024 06 18 09:43:06 Feed: Google Alert – cybersecurity Source: Google Alert Category: News Topic: Cyber Security |
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Article: Crossword Cybersecurity soars amid potentially 'transformational' deal - Shares Magazine - published 5 months ago. Content: Shares in Crossword Cybersecurity PLC leapt on Tuesday after it signed a three-year exclusive partnership to jointly market Rizikon, ... https://www.sharesmagazine.co.uk/news/market/1718700480563903700/crossword-cybersecurity-soars-amid-potentially-transformational-deal Published: 2024 06 18 08:49:51 Received: 2024 06 18 09:43:05 Feed: Google Alert – cybersecurity Source: Google Alert Category: News Topic: Cyber Security |
Article: DevSecOps Sênior/Especialista - Jobgether - published 5 months ago. Content: Kalendae is hiring a remote DevSecOps Sênior/Especialista. Find out what is required and apply for this job on Jobgether. https://jobgether.com/offer/66711ba77f4fdab8ddc8d5e5-devsecops-senior-especialista Published: 2024 06 18 05:31:26 Received: 2024 06 18 09:26:25 Feed: Google Alert - devsecops Source: Google Alert Category: News Topic: DevSecOps |
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