Latest Cyber Security News
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NHS cyber-defender arrested in US
The 23-year-old cyber-security whizzkid Marcus Hutchins, who battled the WannaCry attack against the NHS in May, is due to appear in a US court charged...
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NHS hit with cyber attack in major incident
NHS services across England and Scotland have been hit with a major cyber attack, with reports of ambulances being diverted, patients urged to avoid some...
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Cybercrime
Govt Report Reveals Scale of Cyber Crime Facing UK Businesses
New government research reveals the extent to which UK businesses are vulnerable to cyber crime with two-thirds of large companies being hit by a breach...
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More Cyber Attacks Coming From Europe Than US, Study Finds
The number of cyber attacks coming from Europe were 50 per cent higher than those coming from the US during the first quarter of 2017,...
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Cyber Criminals Got Serious In 2016 – Report
Cyber criminals scaled new heights in 2016 by perpetrating a series of “extraordinary” attacks, including multi-million-dollar virtual bank heists and attempts to disrupt the US...
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Young People Go Into Cyber Crime ‘To Boost Online Rep’
Why do some young people become involved in cyber crime? New research from the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) shows that young cyber criminals are...
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UK firms ‘putting cyber security on back burner’
Businesses are putting cyber security “on the back burner” and should do much more to train staff, become cyber-aware and prepare for potential attacks, a...
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Cybercrime
Consumers more worried about cyber crime than physical crime, study suggests
Consumers are more concerned about the threat from cyber crime than they are physical crime, new research suggests. A survey of 1,250 people in...
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UK Cyber Security Apprenticeship Scheme Draws ‘Huge Response’
Nearly 1,250 people applied for just 23 apprenticeships in cyber security as the government’s National Cyber Security Programme continues apace. The successful recruits will be...
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IT Pros ‘More Concerned’ About Online Security
80 per cent of IT professionals are more concerned about the digital security of their organisations in 2017 than they were in 2016 as skills...