Cybersecurity

Why 2026 will be the toughest year yet for cyberattacks

The UK Government has unveiled a £210 million cyber action plan to secure online public services and protect people’s data as more services move online.  The plan aims to strengthen defences across departments, re...

London councils hit by cyberattack

A new cyberattack has once again disrupted key London councils, affecting Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, triggering widespread IT outages. With 2025 ending as the most severe...

ExtraHop Report finds ransomware payouts hit record highs as attackers adapt 

ExtraHop, a leader in modern network detection and response (NDR), has released the 2025 ExtraHop Global Threat Landscape Report, offering a comprehensive analysis of the ever-shifting cybersecurity environment. The...

Public-facing applications become a prime target for cybercriminals

Cisco Talos, a threat intelligence research organisation, released its Incident Trends report for the third quarter of 2025, highlighting the latest threat trends, top ransomware families and new attacker tactics....

Will the UK’s ban achieve what it sets out to do?

Britain’s public sector ransomware payment ban aims to disrupt the criminal business model, but questions remain over its practicality and impact. Stephen Boyer of Bitsight examines what it means for government bodies a...

Just 6% of software security firms are providing cybersecurity for AI systems

Cybersecurity experts at OnSecurity have analysed the most recent research results from the AI and Software cybersecurity market analysis report from the UK government’s website. Findings indicate that 6% of software s...

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