The details of about 130,000 UBS staff were leaked after a cyber attack on a procurement service provider used by the Swiss banking giant. A private bank in Switzerland, known as Pictet, was also affected by the cyber attack on Chain IQ earlier this month, which saw hackers steal employee information. The hack, which included…
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By Published: 04 Jun 2025 The widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) applications and services is driving a fundamental shift in how chief information security officers (CISOs) structure their cyber security policies and strategies. The unique characteristics of AI, its data-intensive nature, complex models, and potential for autonomous decision-making introduce new attack surfaces and risks…
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The security operations centre (SOC) has served public sector cyber teams well over the years, but it is fundamentally a reactive tool, and now needs to be superseded by something else to address not just alerts about in-progress security events, but the underlying risks that lead to them, all in the service of “doing” cyber…
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Cyber security has long been likened to building a fortress: thick walls, watchtowers, and a moat separating the inside from the outside. This perimeter-focused approach thrived for decades, but in today’s hyper-connected digital world, resources and users extend beyond traditional fortress boundaries, providing attackers with expanded opportunities for engagement. Recent cyber attacks have only underscored…
Over the past few weeks, VMware customers holding onto their perpetual licenses, which are often unsupported and in limbo, have reportedly begun receiving formal cease-and-desist letters from Broadcom. The message is as blunt as it is unsettling: your support contract has expired, and you are to immediately uninstall any updates, patches, or enhancements released since…
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With millions of businesses now using Amazon Web Services (AWS) for their cloud computing needs, it’s become a vital consideration for IT security teams and professionals. As such, AWS offers a broad range of cyber security tools to secure AWS-based tech stacks. They cover areas such as data privacy, access management, configuration management, threat detection,…
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Financial technology (fintech) companies have a strong security posture but are at risk from third-party weaknesses, according to analysis. In its latest report, SecurityScorecard stated that the fintech sector ranked highest of all sectors studied when it came to security posture, but it found potential third-party weak links could open the door to security breaches.…
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It’s no surprise to me that financial services organisations missed the 17 January2025 deadline to be in compliance with the European Union’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). I personally have not met a CIO or CISO who thought this deadline was realistic.Even back in January, research from Orange Cyberdefense saw 43% of respondents in the…
Mitre’s Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Program – which last week came close to shutting down altogether amid a wide-ranging shakeup of the United States government – has designated cyber exposure management specialist Armis as a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA). This means it will be able to review and assign CVE identifiers to newly discovered…
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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) throughout the UK are losing £3.4bn every year as a result of inadequate and unfit-for-purpose cyber security measures, with more than 30% of businesses having no form of security protections in place whatsoever, and over a quarter being targeted multiple times every year, according to a report produced by Vodafone…
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