Cybercrime

A spate of high-profile cyber attacks has highlighted the criticality of supply chain security and put new pressures on security leaders. How can we ensure that cyber security remains robust down the full length of supply chains?

https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Supply-chain-cyber-security-is-only-as-strong-as-the-weakest-link

Sophos researchers share some of the more common tactics ransomware gangs use to pressurise their victims into paying up

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252508752/How-ransomware-crews-pile-on-the-pressure-to-get-victims-to-pay

A coordinated operation by law enforcement has seen 150 taken into custody amid allegations of buying or selling illicit goods on the dark web

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252508657/DarkMarket-takedown-results-in-150-arrests

A recent spate of attempted Nobelium cyber attacks were mostly unsuccessful, but serve as a reminder to pay attention to some more fundamental aspects of security

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252508656/Cyber-experts-on-how-to-nobble-a-Nobelium-attack

Spending Review adds more than £750m of funding to improve cyber security resilience across government

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252508704/Government-commits-millions-to-security-investment

New data from Arkose Labs, a fraud deterrence platform, has revealed that Europe is seeing a noticeable spike in human attacks as the impact of the pandemic and job losses continues to take its toll. The latest insights report, which analyses data from seven billion sessions, has discovered an enormous 77% increase in human attacks, a surprising change in approach for cybercriminals given the already prolific nature of automated botnets.

https://securitynewsdesk.com/arkose-labs-human-originated-cyber-attacks-on-the-rise/

Retailer’s website and app back after attempted hack caused problems over the weekend

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252508597/Attempted-hack-causes-Tesco-website-outage

REvil has been forced offline by a multi-government hacking operation, marking the second time in 2021 that the group has gone dark

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252508564/Multi-government-operation-targets-REvil-ransomware-group

One of the UK’s leading insurance brokers is urging businesses to understand the cybersecurity risks associated with returning to the workplace.

https://businessnewswales.com/cybersecurity-risks-could-disrupt-businesses-on-their-return-to-the-workplace/

Cyber security should be something that all businesses have front of mind, in an online world where the risk:reward ratio is tipped, unfortunately, in the criminals’ favour.

https://www.nebrcentre.co.uk/post/cyber-crime-myth-busters