Even with the robust preventative measures, cyber attacks can happen. The key is is not to panic and to have a plan, most organisations will call this a cyber incident response plan. Knowing what to do in the immediate aftermath can significantly mitigate the damage, limit data loss and speed up recovery.
A cyber attack on nursery chain, Kido claims to have stolen photos, names and addresses of around 8,000 children. The information includes parental details and carers and safeguarding notes.
The Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) is cyber security guidance for organisations that play a vital role in the day-today life in the UK and organisations should look to it as guidelines for helping keep data safe.
Joe Tidy, BBC's Cyber correspondent has published a blog about cyber crime in schools following the ICO issuing a warning about the 'worrying trend' of students hacking their own school and college IT systems for fun or as part of dares. We explore the situation and what you should do when it happens.
The Murky Panda (also known as Silk Typhoon) is a cyber threat that has had significant activity since 2023 and has targeted government, technology, academic, legal and professional services. Currently there are reports of the threats only in North America, however, as the Murky Panda has previously targeted compromises in the cloud, it is assumed that they will easily transition to attacks further afield. The threat group is a China-nexus group motivated by intelligence collection.
📢 This week the news has reported cyber attacks on several major UK retailers: Marks and Spencer, the Co-op and Harrods, all of which have given everyone a stark reminder of the ever-present and evolving threat of cyber crime.
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