Almost half UK firms hit by phishing attacks

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ISSUE DATE: 13 March 2019 TOP STORIES Almost half UK firms hit by phishing attacks Almost half of UK organisations have been compromised in the past two years using phishing attacks, despite high levels of cyber awareness and training, research shows. READ MORE → Cyber attackers favouring stealthier attacks, says Darktrace Cyber attackers are moving away from ransomware to stealthier tactics, including banking Trojans and cryptojacking, an analysis of attack data reveals. READ MORE → RPA spend to increase after Brexit Organisations will spend 20-30% more as a result of admin overheads expected after the UK leaves the EU, but companies are unprepared and skills are in short supply, analysts say. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH King's College London IT chief says resisting digital disruption a ‘waste of time’ Speaking at the Cloud Expo Europe 2019 conference in London, King's College London chief architect, Ian Johns, opened up about how his past experiences of digital disruption informed his view that it's best to embrace it than fight back.  READ MORE → Defra criticised over no-deal IT systems plan The introduction of slower, burdensome systems brought about by the challenges of preparing for Brexit must not become the ‘new normal’, MPs warn. READ MORE → Many firms unaware of data exfiltration threat Many firms are unaware that they are being targeted by cyber espionage and that data is being exfiltrated from their networks by overseas adversaries, a security firm warns. READ MORE → Nationwide uses natural language processing to discover what annoys customers SAS has run a proof of concept at building society Nationwide, using artificial intelligence and natural language processing to determine how to improve customer correspondence. READ MORE →

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