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EU expands scope of its cyber rules as NIS 2 agreed
The EU has agreed changes to its cybersecurity rules. On 22 November 2022, the “NIS 2 Directive” received approval from the European Parliament. Yesterday, the text was also adopted by the Council of the EU, clearing the path for this to become law. What ...
Are you on top of your cyber supply chain risk? If not, new NCSC guidance may help
Is your organisation one of the mere 7% of businesses who review the cyber risks posed by your wider supply chain, or one of the 93% that don’t? If it’s the latter, the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSCs) new supply chain guidance may help. Designed ...
Managing cyber risks: key lessons from the Interserve decision
This morning, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced that it had fined Interserve Group Limited (Interserve) £4,400,000 for breaches of the UK GDPR which came to light following a May 2020 cyberattack. This is the fifth enforcement decision...
One tech tip a day keeps the hacker away: NCSC publishes new guidance on how to keep IP safe in cyberspace
Cyber risks, and the reputational fallout that might ensue, are not a new addition to the woes that keep IP practitioners up at night. Thankfully there are a growing number of resources to help you tackle this evolving threat. For example, back in May thi...
Organisations could face new security requirements under ‘cyber duty to protect’ plans?
Government call for information suggests new security requirements could be introduced to protect online accounts and user data from hackers Last year saw a 159% increase in unauthorised access to personal information (including hacking) and an 89% rise i...
Do you know how to manage your cyber supply chain risk?
NCSC joins international partners to publish new supply chain guidance. As organisations continue to shore up their own cyber defences, cyber criminals are increasingly looking for other routes into their systems. High profile supply chain attacks such ...
Latest Government Cyber Breaches Survey published
On Wednesday 30 March, the Government published its 2022 Cyber Security Breaches Survey. The survey, which is now in its seventh year, informs government policy on cyber security and can help organisations learn more about what their competitors, and the ...
Cyber risk in uncertain times: NCSC urges UK organisations to bolster online defences and follow its ‘heightened threat’ guidance
On Monday, the world’s largest carmaker Toyota was forced to close all of its factories in Japan for a day due to a suspected targeted hack of one its key suppliers. Similar attacks have been made against a wave of Western companies including US broadband...
Tackling cyber supply chain risk: new laws proposed
From reports of cyber attacks at the UK’s Foreign office and European oil facilities to crisp shortages caused by a ransomware attack at KP snacks, cyber is again hitting the headlines. It is no surprise then that the government has recently said in its 2...
New UK Cyber Strategy promotes ‘whole-of-society’ approach
We’d been promised the UK’s new National Cyber Strategy in Q4 2021 and yesterday (15th December), just before the Christmas break, it arrived. It replaces the current strategy, and follows publication of the Government’s Integrated Review earlier this yea...