Cyber security predictions 2021 – view from the experts
With the Covid-19 outbreak causing serious security concerns for businesses around the globe and companies struggling to properly protect devices and networks from outsider threats, The Commentator interviewed an array of leading cyber security experts to uncover the biggest challenges this year and the impact they will have on business confidence and security over the next 12 months
- 26 January 2021
Confidence grows in public cloud despite security fears, says Barracuda study
Global survey of 800 IT chiefs uncovers evolving attitudes about cloud networking, with 56% of respondents struggling to ensure seamless availability and “always-on” access to cloud applications for their organisations.
- 20 January 2021
Business Email Compromise attacks have surged in popularity over 2020, says new Barracuda research
New report from Barracuda looks at the latest ways cybercriminals launch spear-phishing attacks and exploit compromised email accounts
- 18 December 2020
IBM identifies phishing threat to covid-19 vaccine ‘cold chain’
Cyber criminals are targeting vaccination efforts in the latest attack uncovered by IT industry experts
- 3 December 2020
HMRC reports 75% surge in email attacks during Covid-19 outbreak
Phishing scams on the rise as cyber criminals target lockdown-weary Brits with a series of new sophisticated attacks across email, text and phone networks
- 19 November 2020
Open University hit with 1 million email attacks in 2020
Cyber criminals launch over 1million individual attacks via spam, phishing and malware against the Open University in 2020, cyber experts warn of the risk to students
- 9 November 2020
Schools bombarded with thousands of spear-phishing attacks every month
Schools under attack from cyber crimianls with 3.5million spear-phishing attacks over the last few months, according to new research from Barracuda Networks
- 30 October 2020
HMRC hit with 5,000 malicious email attacks every day
New research into online attacks reveal over 1,000 phishing emails amongst the estimated 5,000 spam and malware assaults launched against HMRC's systems every single month
- 5 October 2020
Over 10,000 Covid-19 phishing scams reported to HMRC during height of pandemic
Records from HMRC show that over 10,000 reports were logged reporting phishing attemps associated with the theme of the Covid-19 pandemic. Security expert Chris Ross of Barracuda Networks warns of cyber risks to businesses.
- 18 August 2020
NHS hit with over 40,000 email attacks during Covid-19 outbreak
NHS Digital reports that over 40,000 spam and phishing emails were reported by doctors, nursers and health workers during the Covid-19 pandemic
- 12 August 2020
6,600 organisations scammed with ‘official email services’ so far in 2020
Hackers are using legitimate email services to impersonate employees and steal data, according to a major new analysis from Barracuda Networks
- 6 August 2020
One third of hackers dwell in hijacked email accounts for more than a week
New report from Barracuda Networks looks at how scammers are getting access to email accounts, how they’re using compromised accounts, and how businesses can protect against these attacks
- 23 July 2020
Barracuda introduces first global secure SD-WAN service built natively on Microsoft Azure
Barracuda Networks unveils a new secure SD-WAN service built natively on Microsoft Azure
- 17 July 2020
HSBC App phishing scam targeting workers using SMS during Covid-19 outbreak
A new HSBC-branded phishing scam is doing the rounds, targetting workers with a fake text message and directing them to a scam website, cyber experts warn of the risks
- 9 July 2020
Covid-19 HMRC text phishing scheme targets passport details of self-employed
Business owners across London bombarded with scam text messages purporting to be from HMRC, cyber expert Stav Pischits, CEO, Cynance, calls for companies to invest in employees' security training, cyber awareness and review and refresh internal procedures that deal with email security and teleworking
- 30 June 2020
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