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University of Northampton 'severely impacted' by cyber attack
Latest in a series of attacks on educational establishments
Birmingham college falls victim to 'major ransomware attack'
The colleges says it is reverting to online teaching for one week starting Monday
NCSC launches CyberFirst Girls Competition - aims to boost female representation in cyber security
Women make up just eight per cent of the cyber workforce in the UK
Hackers are targeting Covid-19 vaccine distribution chain, IBM warns
Threat actors sending phishing emails in the name of a senior executive from a legitimate Chinese cold chain provider Haier Biomedical
NCSC advises online shoppers to be careful over Black Friday
The festive period is a potentially rewarding period for cyber criminals
A quarter of cyber security incidents are Covid-related, NCSC
Security agency reports a 20 per cent increase in the total number of incidents compared with the annual average
Oracle announces new dual-region UK Government Cloud operating from data centres in London and Wales
Data centres in England and Wales are linked by a high speed backbone
UK accuses Russian GRU military intelligence of conducting malicious cyber campaigns to sabotage Tokyo Olympics
British official have also disclosed details of Russian attempts to target 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in South Korea
Microsoft addresses RCE bugs in Windows Codecs Library and Visual Studio Code
CISA is advising users and admins to patch their systems as soon as possible
Russia accused of trying to hack into Covid-19 vaccine research in the UK, US and Canada
APT29 group is using publicly available exploits to conduct widespread scanning and exploitation against vulnerable systems, NCSC warns
Removing Huawei would cost billions and customers could experience blackouts, BT and Vodafone tell MPs
Telecoms giants urge caution, while Samsung says it's ready to take Huawei's place in the UK's 5G networks
Government set to phase out Huawei from British 5G networks within months, report claims
Huawei will be forced to use 'untrusted' microchips in its equipment due to recent sanctions imposed by the US, intelligence officials claim
NCSC advises telecom operators to maintain adequate stock of Huawei equipment in face of US trade sanctions
Intelligence officials fear Huawei may not be able to maintain critical updates and supplies, leaving the UK vulnerable
Make passwords at least 13 characters long and protect email with a strong passphrase, police advise
With Covid-19 related fraud through the roof it's time to review password policy, says South East Regional Organised Crime Unit
Threat groups are looking to steal Covid-19 research, NCSC and CISA warn
The organisations being targeted include healthcare bodies, medical research institutions, pharmaceutical firms and others
Redcar and Cleveland Council back up and running after ransomware attack
Cyber attack in February rendered Council's website and many payment systems completely inoperable
NHS rejects Apple-Google API in favour of centralised contact tracing system
Unlike Germany, Switzerland and Estonia, the UK has opted for a server-managed system for tracking Covid-19 infections
NCSC and CISA warn of ongoing coronavirus cyber threat
Spear-phishing emails from cyber crooks claim to provide information on Covid-19 from official sources
UK blames Russia's GRU for cyber attacks targeting Georgia
UK accuses Russia of being behind a string of cyber attacks on neighbouring states
Tracking the threat actors: NCSC's Eleanor Fairford on the evolving threats to the UK's critical infrastructure
'We're seeing ransomware increasingly deployed against utility providers, law enforcement and emergency response units'
UK targeted in 656 cyber attacks in the past 12 months, NCSC reveals
NCSC head Ciaran Martin points the finger of blame for the wave of cyber attacks targeting the UK at Russia, China, North Korea and Iran
Russian hackers hijacked Iranian cyber-attack infrastructure to launch attacks on the UK
Turla, linked to Russia's FSB security agency, hacked Iranian tools and infrastructure to mask its attacks on the UK, US and Middle East
No technical reason for Huawei 5G ban, claims House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
Telecoms operators haven't seen evidence of security risk from Huawei hardware - but will keep Huawei out of core networks anyway