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BitDam ATP protects LSH Auto UK from malicious and phishing email
2020-01-08 03:01

BitDam, provider of cybersecurity solutions that protect enterprise communications from advanced threats hidden in files and links, announced that its BitDam Advanced Threat Protection solution is now installed at LSH Auto UK Ltd, part of the world's largest Mercedes-Benz Dealer Group, in an effort to cost-effectively enhance the company's email security posture. PCM advised LSH to look at BitDam to help it to neutralize corporate risk as well as provide protection for customers who may be compromised as a result of phishing attacks.

This page is currency unavailable... Travelex scrubs UK homepage, kills services, knackers other sites amid 'software virus' infection
2020-01-03 05:53

Foreign currency mega-exchange Travelex said on Thursday it was forced offline by a "Software virus" infection, bring down a number of currency-exchange websites with it. The outage at Travelex has had a knock-in effect in that it knackered currency-swap services for a number of UK banks and organizations relying on the exchange.

Job Search: Head of UK's National Cyber Security Center
2019-12-30 13:03

As NCSC Head Ciaran Martin Steps Down, Other Countries are Emulating ModelWanted: A new chief executive to assume command of Britain's growing National Cyber Security Center, part of GCHQ. As...

Say GDP-aaaR: UK's Information Commissioner pours £275k fine into London pharmacy's teaspoon
2019-12-23 10:30

Half a million docs, including patient names and medical records left at back of premises A pharmacy that left around half a million documents, including customers' personal information and...

What's that? Encryption's OK now? UK politicos Brexit from Whatsapp to Signal
2019-12-20 14:00

Take a break from calling for the end of e2e, so they can switch encrypted chat apps It's not just the European Union the UK's ruling party wishes to leave. According to the Guardian, the recently...

Alleged Member of 'Dark Overlord' Hacker Group Extradited From UK to US
2019-12-19 15:00

A UK national suspected of being a member of the notorious hacker group called The Dark Overlord has been extradited to the United States, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday. read more

Jet2 hacker who deleted every account on UK company's domain cops 5 months in jail
2019-12-18 16:51

Insider threat: Ex-techie took just 13 minutes to almost wreak havoc The man who hacked northern England airline Jet2 will spend five months in prison after what a Crown court judge called "the...

BlackBerry tells UK High Court that security outfit SentinelOne is its direct rival
2019-12-18 15:15

Non-compete legal brouhaha reveals how once-mighty handset biz now sees itself BlackBerry, the former phone handset company, has accused rival security business SentinelOne of systematically...

HelpSystems Acquires UK-based Content Protection Firm Clearswift
2019-12-03 15:57

RUAG, a Switzerland-based firm that develops and markets civil and military technology applications for use in space, in the air and on land, has announced the sale of its cybersecurity...

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UK parcel-tosser Yodel plugs tracking app's random yaps about where on map to snap up strangers' tat
2019-12-03 10:02

Shipped from expensive shop X? In the shed, you say? Researcher spots badness Parcel wrangler Yodel has corked up a security hole in which random user data leaked to people using its Android app.…