Cybercrime

The NCSC is investigating a large-scale Domain Name System (DNS) hijacking campaign that has reportedly affected government and commercial organisations worldwide.

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/alerts/alert-dns-hijacking-activity

The trend of cryptomining replacing ransomware as the most popular money-generating activity by cyber attackers appears to be confirmed by malware stats for the past year

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252456240/Ransomware-in-decline-report-confirms

HR and finance department employees are targets for more sophisticated phishing attacks. These departments collect and store valuable data that attackers want.

https://searchhrsoftware.techtarget.com/feature/Phishing-attacks-are-top-employee-data-breach-threat-for-HR

Using public procurement as a means of boosting cyber security is the top recommendation for 2019, according to a report based on expert views

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252456151/Public-procurement-key-to-cyber-security

The government should name and shame companies whose cyber security measures fail to protect consumers’ data and firms should implement Active Cyber Defence, an academic report urges

 https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252456180/Name-and-shame-firms-with-poor-cyber-security-government-told

Notorious British hacker-for-hire jailed for cyber attacks on a Liberian telco after an international criminal justice operation

Millions of industrial remote controllers are open to cyber attack because of vulnerabilities in the radio frequency technology used, a study has revealed

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252455894/Millions-of-industrial-remote-controllers-open-to-attack

All-female classes in cyber-skills are being set up by the GCHQ intelligence service, in an attempt to recruit a wider range of online security experts.

Security professionals in training can now benefit from real-time threat intelligence data, thanks to a partnership between Digital Shadows and Immersive Labs

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