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Airbus commercial aircraft IT system suffers cyber breach

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus said it has detected a security breach that targeted its commercial aircraft business information systems, resulting in unauthorised access to employees’ personal data In a press release, Airbus said its cybersecurity experts are investigating the incident to determine its impact and origins. “This incident is being thoroughly investigated by Airbus’ experts who… Read More


Global ransomware attack could cost businesses $200bn

A global ransomware cyber attack could cost $193bn and affect more than 600,000 businesses worldwide, says Singapore-based Cyber Risk Management (CyRiM) project CyRiM is a research project that is attempting to create effective cyber risk insurance by gauging the potential economic damage of cyber attacks to businesses. Although based in Singapore, its founding members include… Read More


US missile defence systems fail cybersecurity audit

Security controls and processes for ballistic missile defense system (BMDS) not consistently implemented leaving technical information exposed, according to a security audit released by the US Department of Defense Inspector General (DOD IG) A US DOD cybersecurity audit of US missile defence systems has revealed officials are failing to implement basic cybersecurity controls such as… Read More


68% of UK businesses hit by a cyberattack this year

New research from RedSeal reveals UK industry needs greater support from the government against mounting cyber threats  Fears over the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union might have dominated the business press in 2018, but new research from security vendor RedSeal has outlined the equally real, present (and arguably larger), danger posed by cyberattackers to… Read More