The Cyber Resilience Pledge has now launched in response to a signifcant rise in the threat landscape – with UK businesses now under near-constant cyber-attack. In fact, the NCSC reports cyber crimes to occur every six seconds, costing organisations £14.7 billion annually. Over 60 businesses, including Nationwide, Microsoft and Cloudflare, have already committed to the […]
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicking off on June 11th, North America will host the world’s biggest footballing tournament before a global audience of more than 6 billion fans. But, while eyes will be glued to the pitch, another hotly contested battle will unfold behind the scenes: a relentless fight between security teams and […]
BT Business is launching a comprehensive new suite of cyber security tools to help the UK’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) deal with the rapidly escalating threat of cybercrime. Recent BT research revealed a 300 per cent year-on-year increase in malicious scanning activity, with connected devices now probed an average of 4,000 times a day, […]
The first half of 2026 has been defined by nation-state adversaries targeting UK enterprises, reports NetScout. Earlier this year, the UK Government Cyber Action Plan, backed by £210 million, pledged to fortify supply chain defences. In April, Dr Richard Horne, CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), warned that the UK faces “tumultuous uncertainty” […]
The second half of 2025 saw Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) under siege from persistent hacktivist groups. Threat actors such as Keymous+ and NoName057(16) maintained activity across the area, despite coordinated law enforcement operations designed to take down these groups. According to NetScout’s latest DDoS Threat Intelligence Report, over 8 million attacks […]
The UK Space Agency says it has earmarked £210 million (€242.8m) to strengthen cyber resilience across the UK’s Government Cyber Unit to coordinate risk management and incident response across departments. The aim for these new measures is to make online public services more secure and resilient, so people can use them with confidence – whether […]
Amid a wave of high-profile cyberattacks, technology and SaaS companies have been named among the best in the UK for cyber policies – but the worst for operational resilience, according to research. The Cyber Culture Clash Report, by compliance training provider Skillcast, analysed the gap between written cybersecurity policies and real-world practice in the largest […]
Amid rising geopolitical tensions and increasingly sophisticated digital threats, Telenor has released its annual Nordic security report, calling for a stronger and more coordinated regional approach to security and preparedness. The report highlights the growing interdependence of critical services such as power and digital infrastructure and calls on governments and industry to act jointly to […]
Cobalt Iron, a provider of SaaS-based enterprise data protection, has been granted a US patent for its technology for cyber event analytics and automated security optimisations. US Patent Office patent No. 12088612, issued on September 10th 2024, outlines machine learning techniques that improve and optimise cyber inspection and protection operations initiated by various security conditions […]
Research from post-quantum security speacialist, Naoris Protocol, highlights a stark reality: IT directors at major global firms are preparing for an unprecedented surge in cyber threats driven by AI, machine learning,and the Metaverse. As cyber criminals deploy increasingly sophisticated attacks, organisations plan significant security budget increases over the next two years. A global study of […]