Colonial Pipeline attack reveals the real-world impact of cybercrime

For many people, the recent ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline, a major supplier of petroleum products to the Eastern U.S., demonstrated the serious damage that these kinds of attacks can do. In many past ransomware attacks, individual companies may have lost data, if they didn’t pay the ransom, but the greater public was largely immune to the effects. In …

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NCSC reveals plan to help secure UK SMBs

The UK government has released a new digital tool with a view to helping small businesses stay secure while doing business online. Called Cyber Aware, the new National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) tool is effectively a digital questionnaire designed to help determine each company’s level of cybersecurity preparedness. After they complete the questionnaire, business owners will receive a personalized list …

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