New today, @kateoflaherty.bsky.social looks at the government consultation on banning ransom payments, and asks how easy it will be to implement.
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Last week, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology put out results from its survey of red teamers. The results were interesting, and @danraywood.bsky.social Raywood looked at the top ten things we learned from the research.
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A new article by Sooraj Shah, he looks at how too many programs measure vulnerability coverage rather than actual exposure and why better prioritisation is needed.
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As Q-Day approaches, what progress has been made in securing businesses from quantum attacks so far, and what still needs to be done? @kateoflaherty.bsky.social look at developments and future plans in quantum and cybersecurity.
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Wiper malware was one of the top trends when #NotPetya hit in 2017, but according to some recent research, it's still a major threat. In a new article, @kateoflaherty.bsky.social looks at the incredibly destructive threat.
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In a new article, @kateoflaherty.bsky.social takes a deeper dive into why some businesses still aren’t taking out cyber insurance, despite rising costs of cybersecurity attacks and breaches.
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We're live in one hour with a new webinar, looking at 'Managing Cyber Risks Within a Modern Attack Surface' with guest speakers from Outpost24 joining @danraywood.bsky.social.
Join us at 3pm BST for the discussion.
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In a new article, @kateoflaherty.bsky.social looks at the recent re-emergence of attacks on retailers. The first major incidents in 11 years, we ask 'why are adversaries suddenly so interested in retailers?'
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Our editor @danraywood.bsky.social sat down with @thomlangford.bsky.social to talk about his new-ish role at #rapid7, processing threat intelligence and working with CISOs on strategy.
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Our last few SC Awards Europe were handed out to Mindgard, SentinelOne and Pen Test People at #infosec2025 this morning.
Full details on all of the winners of our SC Awards Europe are now available on our website -
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We'll publish all the winners of this year's SC Awards Europe tomorrow morning, but the TL;DR is @crowdstrike.com walked away with 5 awards for the second year running, winners included @proofpoint.com, Eset, Goldilock, Abnormal, Arctic Wolf, Claroty, Pen Test People and ISC2 amongst many others!
Our awards co-chairs Robert Rodger and Ian Thornton-Trump, and our senior Editor @danraywood.bsky.social proceedings.
Tonight we're live at the 2025 SC Awards Europe, we'll be sharing the results live on our X channel throughout the night - x.com/SCmagazineUK...
We're live in one hour, 3pm BST, looking at whether 'Is SaaS Expanding Your Attack Surface?'
Join @danraywood.bsky.social, Rob Gregg from AppOmni and Paul Simmonds to discuss the changing threat landscape, and what your solutions are to resolve it.
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We will be presenting a new live webinar tomorrow at 3pm BST, with guests Rob Gregg from AppOmni and Paul Simmonds from Cloud Security Alliance, moderated by @danraywood.bsky.social, discussing SaaS and the expanded attack surface.
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New today, @kateoflaherty.bsky.social continues our deep dive on the Cybersecurity Breach Survey, looking at the section 'Dealing with Cyber Breaches or Attacks.'
Included here are statistics on incident response, external reporting, and 'actions taken.'
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Today we started our extensive analysis of the Government's Cybersecurity Breach report, with @danraywood.bsky.social looking at the section on Awareness and Analysis.
We'll be covering this report's various sections and findings over the coming weeks.
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"Casinos don’t win because they avoid risk, but because they control it."
We need this mantra in cybersecurity: when you understand the odds better than your adversaries and constantly refine your playbook, you don’t just survive the game. You run it.
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A bank holiday listicle for you, a year on from my article about 10 years of #Heartbleed, here's 11 ways Heartbleed changed cybersecurity.
Been throwing this idea around my head and mobile notes for years, and time to get this down as a published piece.
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The compliance deadline for PCI DSS v4.0.1 passed on 31 March, so what is different and what should businesses be doing now? @kateoflaherty.bsky.social looks into the latest version of the payment security framework.
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This week saw the launch of the 18th edition of the Verizon #DBIR, and crammed full of useful information, here are our top ten takeaways from the 2025 edition.
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New today, @kateoflaherty.bsky.social looks at the emerging threat of ClickFix - how it works, who it is targeting and how to protect yourself against this phishing threat.
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A few days before the consultation period comes to an end, @kateoflaherty.bsky.social looks at what is being proposed, how realistic it is that payments could be banned, and what might the legislation look like in practice.
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We will be presenting a new, live webinar tomorrow at 3pm BST, with guest speakers Craig Balding and Matias Madou from Secure Code Warrior.
Covering "Benchmarking Security Skills and How to Ensure Secure-by-Design in the Enterprise." Join us here - insight.scmagazineuk.com/benchmarking...
New from me on @scmediauk.bsky.social, I talked to participants and competitors from the Cyber Security Challenge about their experiences and careers since their time involved with the games.
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Our first webinar of 2025 takes place at 3pm BST next Wednesday 2nd April.
We will be discussing 'Benchmarking Security Skills and How to Ensure Secure-by-Design in the Enterprise' with speakers Matias Madou and Craig Balding joining moderator Dan Raywood.
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New interview on SC UK, @danraywood.bsky.social met Dr Claudia Natanson, CEO of UK Cyber Security Council to discuss her concept of 'professionalisation' of cyber careers.
In short, pathways. competence, and let's stop talking of falling into cyber careers.
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New today, @danraywood.bsky.social looking at the impact of Cyber Security Challenge in its 15 year life.
We talk to those who worked for it, volunteered their time, and led it, and look at what success it had, and what led to its ultimate demise.
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A year on from the takedown of Lockbit by UK authorities, @kateoflaherty.bsky.social examines whether the group has really gone away, and whether similar takedowns will make the problem of #ransomware go away.
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