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Cyber chiefs warn that Covid-19 remote working 'increasing risk' of breaches
Remote working during the Covid-19 outbreak is set to put thousands of businesses at risk of a potential cyber attack or data breach, according to research conducted by Centrify
- 7 April 2020
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire Service secures mobile devices with Absolute Software
Leading fire service secures devices with Absolute Software solution to protect data and prevent cyber attacks
- 7 April 2020
Covid-19: 27% of UK CEOs fail to address staff on impact of the crisis
New polling of UK business decision-makers has revealed that 27% of UK CEOs have yet to directly address staff about the impact of the Covid-19 crisis, with 34% hiring in external IT support to improve remote working systems.
- 2 April 2020
Appeal raises £25,000 in supplies for Harlow’s Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Generous members of the public have made donations totalling over £25,000 in gifts of essential supplies for doctors and nurses tackling the Covid-19 crisis at Harlow’s Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, in a campaign organised by Nimbus Hosting
- 1 April 2020
Universities leading Covid-19 fight blocked millions of email attacks last year
Universities leading the fight against Covid-19 virus successfully blocked millions of phishing and malware attacks last year, according to official figures
- 31 March 2020
40% of UK businesses axe banking applications due to ‘slowcoach’ diligence processes
Covid-19 crisis prompts urgent review around access to banking finance as polling research from Encompass Corporation reveals that nearly four in 10 companies have withdrawn from banking applications due to slow approval processes
- 30 March 2020
Cyber criminals cash-in as Covid-19 email phishing attacks rise 667%
Barracuda Networks Threat Spotlight report reveals sharp rise in Cornovirus email attacks, including NHS scams, offers to sell protective masks and fake messages from the World Health Organisation
- 26 March 2020
Gurhan Kiziloz launches Lanistar with ambition to become £1bn ‘banking alternative’ fintech company
Serial entrepreneur secured £2m seed funding for the formation of new disruptive fintech company with 45 fulltime staff and plans to launch a new consumer banking product
- 26 March 2020
Covid-19 crisis: a third of companies lack the tech to manage remote working
Research from Leonne International, the global private equity provider has revealed that 33% of UK businesses say they lack the technology and IT infrastrcture to manage long-term remote working
- 24 March 2020
UK businesses expect ‘substantial’ revenue drop due to Covid-19 crisis
Research from Leonne International reveals that over half of UK businesses expect a subnstantial revenue drop in the next few months due to the Coronovirus outbreak, with nearly on third planning to make redundancies
- 23 March 2020
National Gallery blocked 2million cyber attacks last year
Leading London art gallery was hit by nearly 2million cyber attacks last year, according to newly released figures. These included 18,378 spam emails and 443,741 attempted connection emails
- 23 March 2020
Q&A with Christy Wyatt, CEO of Absolute Software on dealing with COVID-19
In a special interview, Absolute Software’s global CEO Christy Wyatt offers her insights and expertise into the security issues facing businesses amidst the COVID-19 crisis and offers guidance around how companies can continue to operate despite the disruption
- 19 March 2020
Cyber security chiefs respond to Covid-19 with support for companies
Cyber securtiy industry leaders have unveiled a series of new measures to during the Coronavirus crisis and issued warnings about the security risks to companies
- 19 March 2020
Zoho launches small business emergency subscription assistance program
New programme introduced to provide up to 20,000 of Zoho's small business customers free access to their existing Zoho applications for up to 3 months.
- 19 March 2020
Student Loans Company hit by 5.5 million email attacks
Huge number of malware, phishing and spam attacks designed to steal confidential financial data of students, as Tessain chief Tim Sadler warns of the dangers of 'particularly effective' phishing attacks
- 17 March 2020
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