The Health Secretary Matt Hancock has permitted GCHQ to access NHS data. According to HSJ, GCHQ now has the power to make the NHS disclose any information which relates to “the security” of the health service’s networks and information systems.

Recently a report published by Radware reveals that nearly 58% of the malicious bots traced in February 2020 by various IT security platforms mimic human behavior. It is a sign of worry for digital media websites. The study further highlights

Almost 3000 new Blockchain companies have been created in the UK since 2008, but there is a move towards funding rather than initial coin offerings (ICOs). According to research by MMC Ventures, 2700 Blockchain companies have been created in the

Despite promises from some ransomware groups to avoid targeting healthcare organizations (HCOs) during the COVID-19 crisis, multiple campaigns decided to activate in early April after months of planning, according to Microsoft. The firm’s threat protection intelligence team claimed that the

Europe’s data protection regulators are woefully under-staffed with technology experts and financial resources, meaning they can’t adequately enforce the GDPR against Big Tech’s legal firepower, according to new data from Brave. The web browser company claimed in a new report

Nearly two-thirds (64%) of global firms have experienced network security disruption due to the sudden recent shift to home working, with some predicting a major surge in data breaches, according to new reports out this week. IT services firm Neustar

New research from Barracuda Networks has revealed that cyber-criminals are increasingly using official reCAPTCHA walls to disguise malicious content from email security systems and trick unsuspecting users. reCAPTCHA walls are typically used to verify human users before allowing access to

Coronavirus has a direct impact on cybersecurity, threat actors taking advantage of the current situation to launch various attacks such as malware, phishing, fraud, and disinformation campaigns. In the current situation, most of the people started working remotely, so the

A free cybersecurity helpline was launched today by London digital privacy and security company Clario. The helpline is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is available to anyone in the world who needs support on how

An ongoing, multi-year cyber-espionage campaign targeted individuals in south-east Asia hundreds of times with malware that bypassed Google Play filters, according to Kaspersky. Active since at least 2015, the PhantomLance campaign is thought to be the work of OceanLotus (aka

Twitter has announced it is to switch off its SMS-based service in most countries for security reasons, marking the end of an era for the social network. When it was first launched, the service was specifically built around SMS, with

Shade ransomware first spotted in late 2014, also known as Troldesh or Encoder.858. The ransomware distributed specifically through malicious email attachments. The origin of the ransomware believed to be from Russia, the ransom notes found to be written in both

A model for a contact tracing app that protects personal data has been developed by an interdisciplinary team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). The researchers have created an encryption process that enables people who have come into close

A major US pharmaceutical firm has revealed that ransomware attackers recently encrypted its servers and stole corporate and employee data. ExecuPharm explained in a breach notification to the Office of the Vermont Attorney General that the incident occurred on March

Adobe released emergency security updates that resolve critical vulnerabilities with three of it’s most used products such as Adobe Illustrator, Bridge, and Magento commerce. Adobe Illustrator – APSB20-20 Security updates fixed 5 critical vulnerabilities with Adobe Illustrator 2020 for Windows