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Latest cyberattack publications


Why are financial firms neglecting back office IT?

Prioritisation of customer experience is leaving financial firms exposed to systems failures and data breaches Glorious mobile experiences provided by challenger banks such as Monzo have redefined customer expectations and put pressure on incumbent financial firms to improve their outward facing tech. But spending by financial services firms on customer-friendly interfaces is coming at the expense of… 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


Two Iranians indicted for SamSam ransomware attacks

The FBI has identified two of the perpetrators responsible for long-running cybercrime that crippled hospitals, government agencies and institutions in US and Canada According to the FBI, Iranian residents Faramarz Shahi Savandi and Mohammad Mehdi Shah Mansouri were two of the culprits behind the notorious ransomware attacks that infected more than 230 entities and caused… Read More