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3 June 2021 11:31

News spotlight: What can we learn from the US Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack?

On Friday 7th May, fuel supplies across North America were disrupted as the Colonial Pipeline, the major fuel pipeline connecting the East Coast, was attacked in the largest-known attack in US energy infrastructure. As the organisation’s systems begin to recover, Damon Small, technical director at NCC group, provides an overview of the attack and the lessons we can take from it.

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19 June 2020 06:11

As the cyber attack against Australia ramps up, it's time to take action

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has formally addressed Australia this morning, stating that our organisations are being targeted by a sophisticated state-based actor. The Government have attributed the ongoing malicious activity to a nation state actor because of the scale and nature of the targeting and the tradecraft being used. [1]As stated, this activity is not new but increasing. NCC Group has

14 April 2020 07:59

Thank you for taking care of us

As a thank you and to do our bit to help healthcare services around the world by delivering our mission of making society safer and more secure, we are offering the latest targeted ransomware cyber threat intelligence for the healthcare sector free of charge for the next few months.

14 April 2020 07:58

NCC Group offers free cyber threat intelligence to global healthcare providers

NCC Group, the global cyber security and risk mitigation expert, is offering unique threat intelligence free of charge to national Computer Emergency Response Teams, hospitals and national institutes of public health around the world, for the next few months to help them build cyber resilience.

7 April 2020 21:28

Sounds phishy? Be mindful #BeRemoteReady

Phishing attacks aren’t going away, and this fact, combined with a significant increase in people working from home, means that employers and employees need to be more mindful than ever. In our latest research, we analysed 1,300 phishing campaigns from our phishing simulation service, Piranha, used to help our customers learn more about phishing attempts.

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27 March 2020 00:19

Deepfake attack threat during Covid-19

Paul Vlissidis highlights the risk of deepfakes to organisations as they work in unfamiliar ways and stresses the importance of education, awareness and process to avoid falling victim...

28 February 2020 18:14

Updating your business resilience plan: advice for those concerned about COVID-19

With instances of coronavirus hitting the headlines each day, many organisations are looking to strengthen their business resilience plans. NCC Group’s director and senior adviser, Tim Rawlins, has provided some useful tips on how your organisation can put effective processes in place

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8 January 2020 13:56

Turning the cyber spotlight on the senior leadership team

Cyber Security is often likened to a stool, with the three legs representing people, processes and technology. In business and the public sector, creating the right balance of investment between these three vital components is the greatest challenge faced by cyber security decision makers today.

Subjects: Crises, Incident