Cybercrime

Phishing has become one of the most talked about threats in cyber security and so, quite rightly, organisations want to protect themselves against it.

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/trouble-phishing

It is easy to be tricked by a Unicode URL – don’t get caught on this hook!

https://www.grahamcluley.com/protect-browser-unicode-domain-phishing-attacks/

The figures cover six common types of online crime reported to Action Fraud.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/types-online-fraud-most-common-14348178

Check out the infographic for an insight into the main cyber-risks for retailers and consumers, and how to better protect yourself while shopping online

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/criminal-activities/online-shopping-security/

As the value of cryptocurrencies has risen, illicit cryptocurrency mining has become mainstream – and may have surpassed all other cyber crime

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/252435715/Cryptomining-is-top-attack-type-says-Malwarebytes

The NCSC have now updated and combined previous publications into a single piece of guidance around Mitigating Malware.

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/mitigating-malware

Everything from Instagram logins to Uber accounts are available to criminals on the dark web - and that's not even counting things like passport details and bank details. How to protect yourself

https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/criminals-can-buy-your-bank-12098272

Understanding cyber threats is key to defending the UK and ensuring it is a safe place to do business, says the National Cyber Security Centre

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/252435786/Understanding-the-cyber-threat-key-to-UK-defence-says-NCSC

Better online security education is needed for the coming generations, warns PwC's director of cyber security

http://www.businesscloud.co.uk/news/the-young-risk-their-entire-digital-life-with-bad-passwords

As cyber criminals concentrate on targeted, strategic, money-making attacks, they are likely to use GDPR fines as leverage to extort money from organisations

http://www.lpportal.eu/content/editorial/articles/web-and-mobile-fraud/gdpr-fines-could-become-weapon-choice-cyber-extortion/