UK Regulator: HIV Data Protection Must Improve
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has called for “serious improvements” to data protection processes for …
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UK Police Setup Thousands of Fake DDoS-For-Hire Websites
The National Crime Agency (NCA) of the United Kingdom revealed that it had built several fake DDoS-for-hire service websites to track down …
PwC UK partners with ReversingLabs to bring software supply chain security to third-party risk management
Advisory and professional services giant PwC UK is partnering with security firm ReversingLabs to develop a third-party risk management …
Key Findings: UK Cybersecurity Breaches Survey 2022
The National Cyber Strategy 2022 supports researching cyber resilience amongst UK educational institutions, businesses, and charities to …
UK Ransomware Incident Volumes Surge 17% in 2022
Attacker-reported ransomware incidents increased by 17% annually in the UK last year, despite a global decline in overall volumes, …
UK.gov bans TikTok from its devices as a ‘precaution’ over spying fears
The United Kingdom government has banned use of Chinese social media platform TikTok among ministers and officials on their work devices as …
UK bans TikTok on government devices over data security fears
Social media app TikTok has been banned on UK government electronic devices, the Cabinet Office has announced. The ban, announced by the …
UK Crypto Firm Loses $200m in Cyber-Attack
UK crypto startup Euler Labs has suffered a devastating cyber-attack, in which threat actors managed to steal close to $200m from its DeFi …
UK refreshes national security plan to stop more of China’s secret-stealing cyber-tricks
Britain’s domestic intelligence service MI5 will oversee a new agency tasked with helping local organizations combat Chinese cyber-spies …
WhatsApp and UK government on collision course, as app vows not to remove end-to-end encryption
Graham Cluley is an award-winning security blogger, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry …
UK retailer WH Smith struck by cyberattack
U.K. retailer WH Smith PLC has been struck by a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of some company …
Intruder alert: UK retailer WH Smith hit by another cyber attack
Less than a year after its online greetings card subsidiary Funky Pigeon was attacked, WH Smith has admitted someone broke into its …
Intruder alert: UK retailer WH Smith hit by another data leak
Less than a year after its online greetings card subsidiary Funky Pigeon was attacked, WH Smith has admitted someone broke into its …
Cybersecurity layoffs in 2023: What to expect?
The economic downturn predicted for 2023 will lead to layoffs but cybersecurity workers will be least affected, says the latest (ISC)² …