Reaper ‘botnet’ could bring down internet, experts warn
Cyber experts have warned that a massive botnet named ‘Reaper’ that has been growing over the past few weeks could have the ability to bring down the internet. Experts at security specialist Check Point have spotted a collection of devices which have been deliberately hacked – sending surges of data to servers – causing them […]
NCSC first year anniversary of protecting the UK
A report published to mark the first year anniversary of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) protecting the UK from cyber threats has revealed that within 12 months the organisation received 1,131 incidents, with 590 classed as ‘significant’. Part of GCHQ, the NCSC focuses on cyber security for the UK. The incidents listed within the […]
Morrisons staff sue over data breach
Grocery giant Morrisons is being sured by thousands of current and former employees in a class action over damages brought about from a data leak. The case at London’s High Court follows a breach of security in 2014, when a former senior internal auditor, Andrew Skelton, working at the retailer’s Bradford HQ, posted the payroll information […]
GCHQ: Keeping the UK safe from cyber-attacks “as important as fighting terrorism”
The head of intelligence monitoring service GCHQ has said that keeping the UK safe from cyber-attacks is now as important as fighting terrorism – with increased funding from GCHQ being spent on making it a “cyber-organisation” as much as a counter-terrorism and intelligence organisation. Jeremy Flemming became the GCHQ director in March 2017, from a […]
Deloitte hit by cyber hack
Global accountancy firm Deloitte has been hit by a targeted hack, resulting in confidential emails and client plans being compromised. The attack is thought to have gone unnoticed for several months before the firm being alerted in March this year. The Guardian reported that the accountancy giant was the victim of a sophisticated hack that […]
VASCO and Nuvias expand distributor agreement
VASCO Data Security International and Nuvias have expanded their existing distributor agreement across EMEA in line with the demand for digital security solutions across the region. Nuvias will play a key role in driving further growth and meeting demand across EMEA for VASCO’s security solutions, including two-factor authentication, transaction data signing, e-signatures, identity management and […]
UK Public and education sector face major DNS threats
New research has revealed DNS-based attacks cost global organisations an average of over £1.7 million in 2016 alone, with UK councils, Government offices and schools affected badly. One in five (19%) of public sector sites and 11% of education bodies affected by DNS attacks say sensitive information was stolen, compared to 16% in the UK […]
HMRC site suffering from ‘serious’ security flaws
A researcher who spent 57 days trying to report a bug on HMRC’s online tax service site has said that the UK tax office must improve the way it handles website security problems – adding that finding the correct contact to report the issue to was even more challenging than actually finding the bug in […]
Nuvias appointed pan-EMEA distributor for Juniper Networks
Nuvias is now a pan-EMEA distributor for Juniper Networks’ full range of networking, security, data centre and cloud solutions. The firm will support Juniper’s continued growth plans for EMEA, particularly in the mid-to-high end enterprise market. Alongside Juniper, Nuvias has designed a full channel partner development and acceleration programme that complements Juniper’s existing channel strategy. […]
Retailer CeX suffers data hack
Tech trade-in retailer CeX has suffered a data breach, which could affect top to two million of its registered website customers. In an email to its customers, managing director David Mullins said it was investigating the breach “as a priority” and that they would be “taking a number of measures to prevent this from happening […]
