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Hacktivism’s changing faces
Online hacktivism is not new: it has been around almost as long as the public internet. But the make up, and goals, of hacktivist groups has changed over the years. Today’s hactivist is less likely […]
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Ransomware: can transparency bring security?
Everyone in cybersecurity knows ransomware is a problem. What’s less clear, is how we can defend against it. Despite the coverage ransomware generates, it’s hard to put an exact figure on ransomware attacks. All the […]
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Ransomware: should payments be banned?
Ransomware now accounts for as much as 90% of cyber attacks. And over the last 10 years, ransomware has grown steadily in volume, but also as a threat. Ransomware is not just about encrypting data; […]
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Critical National Infrastructure: changing threats, a changing response
Critical national infrastructure is constantly under attack, from an ever greater range of threat actors. Not all the attacks are reported, of course, and governments and businesses go to great lengths to protect their systems, […]
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Cyber: crime’s digital economy
Cybercrime, in all its various forms, is a growing threat to any organisation that operates online. Despite improvements in IT security, criminal groups continue to probe defences, exploit weaknesses and attack systems in cyberspace. Usually, […]
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Open source: a security risk?
Open source code forms the foundations of a vast amount of enterprise software, web applications and even the code that powers consumer devices, from media players to cars. But security, and open source, do not […]
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Defending healthcare in cyberspace
Healthcare is coming under an increasing volume of cyber attacks, especially since the pandemic. And attacks are spreading to smaller healthcare outfits, such as ambulance services, suppliers to the healthcare system, and the pharmaceutical industry. […]
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Nation state cyber attacks: an unstoppable force?
Nation state cyber attacks pose a risk to any organisation operating online. But nation state attacks can be quite different to cybercrime incidents, even when they use similar attack vectors. Some nation state attacks aim […]
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Critical infrastructure, cyber threats, and lessons from Ukraine
In this episode we look at the continuing threats to critical national infrastructure, or CNI. National infrastructure is under attack from both nation state actors, and from ransomware gangs and other crime groups. And, as […]
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Surviving a ransomware attack
When IT director Tony Mendoza discovered his company under attack by a ransomware group, there was no playbook for how to respond. He and his team had to react — at speed — to a […]