Cybersecurity Trends 2021

Cybersecurity Trends to Look Out For in 2021

The global COVID-19 pandemic dominated all aspects of life in 2020 and pushed the workers of the world to switch to remote working. This resulted in a major shake-up of IT and security practices to which businesses have had to quickly adapt. Security experts have reviewed some key aspects that shaped cybersecurity through the pandemic …

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Online security: new OpenSSL flaws could enable hackers to intercept and exploit traffic between clients and servers

It has not been a good week for the open source encryption protocol OpenSSL. With an estimated 12,000 popular domains still vulnerable, a new way of exploiting the Heartbleed bug has been discovered which can steal information from wireless networks and the devices which connect to them. To compound matters researchers at Japanese security firm, Lepidum, have …

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Millions of vulnerable routers could be inadvertently helping to fuel the escalation in massive DNS Amplification DDoS attacks

If you ever wanted proof of the growing sophistication and skill of cyber-criminals, then you need look no further than Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. DDoS attacks let cyber-attackers temporarily suspend or crash the services of a host connected to the Internet. It had been thought that targeted security defences were sufficient to combat …

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Cyber security: ‘resilience’ is the key to thwarting cyber-attacks

Can any business ever defend against every potential cyber-attack or protect its networks from hackers? The short answer to that is no. Determined hackers are enterprising and surprisingly skilled at finding even the smallest chink in your business’ security network. So does that mean you shouldn’t bother with security at all? Well, no: on the …

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New study shows that most SMEs mistakenly believe they are immune from cyber-attack

Do owners of small and medium-sized business ever considered the fact that they may at some stage face the prospect of cyber-attack? The chances are the answer to that question is no. The reason for this is that they feel they are not big enough, or important enough to warrant attention from hackers; after all, …

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Cyber-defence: insurance is no substitute for security claim insurance underwriters

The UK’s leading energy companies have taken a battering over recent months, not just from the elements, but also from the insurance companies they have previously relied upon. It isn’t the high level of claims that are causing sleepless nights for insurance underwriters however: it’s the industry’s weak cyber-defences. Leading underwriting firms have expressed deep …

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Cyber-attacks: someone’s got a big new cannon claims Cloudfare’s chief executive

How seriously should governments and businesses take the threat of cyber- attack? Well, in the view of Matthew Price, chief executive of online security experts, Cloudfare, the answer is very seriously indeed. On his social media account he highlighted the scale of the problem by tweeting: “Someone’s got big new cannon – start of ugly …

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Security risk management: Kaspersky Labs identify cross-platform Java Bot used for DDoS attacks

Throughout much of 2013 Oracle and its programming language, Java, was rarely out of the news. However, since its Critical Patch Update (CPU) release in October 2013, things have remained relatively quiet. Until now, that is. Unfortunately Java-related security issues are once again making the headlines. Kaspersky Labs, have recently discovered more botnet malware designed …

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Cyber security: 12 internet users worldwide fall victim to cyber criminals every second claims new report

What’s the likelihood of your business being attacked by cybercriminals? Well, according to a recent report from Russia’s Interior Ministry, the answer is probably more likely than you might have expected. What happens in Russia might not appear to be especially relevant to UK businesses, but the issue of cybercrime transcends national borders: cyber-criminality has …

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Nearly 100,000 travel insurance customer’s credit card details compromised in cyber-attack

2013 ended just as it had begun with yet another cyber-attack against a firm holding customer data. The personal and confidential information of thousands of Staysure customers was stolen by hackers. The cyber-attack saw the credit card details of nearly 100,000 travel insurance customers compromised. The travel insurance provider has revealed that card payment details …

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Security risk management: Cyber-criminals will increasingly target mobile and BYO devices during 2014

Where will the biggest cyber security risks come from in 2014? Which new threats are businesses likely to face, and which vulnerabilities are most likely to be exploited by unscrupulous hackers? Well, according to security behemoth, McAfee, the major threat will come from ransomware – a type of malicious software that can be installed on …

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