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442% increase in vishing as GenAI-driven social engineering attacks increase; DPRK insider threats spike

Posted 9 months ago in Tech & Trends by Phil Alsop

CrowdStrike has released its 2025 Global Threat Report, exposing the growing aggression of China’s cyber operations, a surge in GenAI-powered social engineering and nation-state vulnerability research and exploitation, and a sharp increase in malware-free, identity-based attacks.

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UK SMEs will increase reliance on Managed Security Services

Posted 9 months ago in Tech & Trends by Phil Alsop

Research reveals and ranks the top reasons SMEs are purchasing cyber security services. These include the need for specialist support to manage increasingly complex cyber security solutions and the requirement to demonstrate legal, industry-specific and regulatory compliance.

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Report reveals record-breaking year for attacks

Posted 9 months ago in Tech & Trends by Phil Alsop

BlackFog has unveiled its 2024 State of Ransomware Report, a detailed analysis of ransomware activity from publicly disclosed and non-disclosed attacks globally.

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Wireless networks unprotected as threats to critical infrastructure escalate

Posted 9 months ago in Tech & Trends by Phil Alsop

The latest Nozomi Networks Labs OT & IoT Security Report finds wireless networks woefully unprotected as threat actors continue to gain deep access into critical infrastructure. In the 2nd half of last year, critical infrastructure organizations in the United States saw the highest number of attacks, with manufacturing at highest risk.

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96 percent of ransomware cases included data theft

Posted 9 months ago in Tech & Trends by Phil Alsop

New research reveals evolving threat tactics, the rising role of business email compromise, and the importance of proactive security measures.

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Policy shortfalls put public sector cybersecurity at risk, warn 68% of UK IT leaders

Posted 9 months ago in Tech & Trends by Phil Alsop

Cyber Assessment Framework promises transformation, but IT leaders demand more organisational funding to move cyber from being a “tick box” exercise.

Hybrid working 2.0 is here – don’t panic!

Neil Patel, Director, European Marketing & Business Development, and Alan Jones, Consumer Solutions & Marketing Manager, UK&I, both at D-Link Europe Ltd, discuss the practicalities of hybrid working, with particular reference to ways in which the home office can be upgraded to ensure an optimised, secure IT environment which, in turn, will lead to an optimised employee experience.

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442% increase in vishing as GenAI-driven social engineering attacks increase; DPRK insider threats spike

UK SMEs will increase reliance on Managed Security Services

Report reveals record-breaking year for attacks

Wireless networks unprotected as threats to critical infrastructure escalate

96 percent of ransomware cases included data theft

Policy shortfalls put public sector cybersecurity at risk, warn 68% of UK IT leaders

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