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How does the recent global IT outage affect me?

The recent news has been full of the global IT outage that affected many systems over the weekend, including airlines and patient access.  Although the incident was not caused by a cyber attack, it is important to note that it was a cyber incident which affects everyone.

A cyber incident is an event with threatens the confidentiality, integrity or availability of information systems, networks or the information they contain.

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Cyber attack on a University

During February there have been a number of attacks reported on Universities in the UK.  There were reports of hackers attacking the universities of Cambridge, Manchester and Wolverhampton.  Systems were affected at all sites.  The disruption is the latest reported attack by Anonymous Sudan.  It is thought the attacks are related to the UK's support of Israel in the Gaza conflict.

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Kent Councils Data Breach

The ICO has confirmed a data breach from Kent councils.  The breach was reported by three Kent councils who share the same IT support provider.  Canterbury, Dover and Thanet councils continue to be hampered by the disruptions of onlines services following a cyber incident.

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Phishing attacks targeting schools - alert from City of London Police

The City of London Police is warning schools across the UK to be vigilant against phishing attacks targeting school networks. Multiple schools have reported receiving suspicious emails containing malicious attachments that have infected their networks with malware.

Once infected, the school's email systems are used to send malicious attachments to other schools.

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Update on Advisory for Rhysida Ransomware

We have previously reported how the Rhysida Ransomware has focused on attacking the education sector.  Recently the CISA, FBI and MS-ISAC have released a new joint Cyber Security Advisory to disseminate known Rhysida ransomware indicators of compromise, detection methods, tactics, techniques and procedures identified through recent investigations.

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  2. NCSC Annual Review is published for 2023
  3. Learning from Data Breaches
  4. Windows 11 security ineffective against attacks on old devices
  5. International Counter Ransomware Initiative 2023 Joint Statement
  6. Resistant Cloud Backups
  7. Top Ten Cyber Security Misconfigurations
  8. ICO Reprimand: company suffered a ransomware attack
  9. The UK Online Safety Bill becomes an Act (Law)
  10. The importance of software updates (PaperCut vulnerability and Rhysida ransomware)
  11. Ransomware, extortion and the cyber crime ecosystem
  12. Schools under Cyber Attack: September 2023
  13. Cyber Resource: The Cyber Resilience Centre Group
  14. Email and Security: ICO recent guidance
  15. What to do in the event of a Cyber Attack
  16. Cyber Crime: AI Generated Phishing Attacks
  17. Cyber Attack: Exam Boards
  18. VICE SOCIETY - Ransomware attacks on schools
  19. Be Cyber Aware: USB Sticks
  20. Cyber Insurance in the Public Sector
  21. Types of Cyber Attacks: DDos Attack (Microsoft DDoS Attack in June)
  22. Cyber Attack: Manchester University
  23. Cyber Attack: Leytonstone School
  24. Be Cyber Aware: Firewalls
  25. Be Cyber Aware: Cyber attacks and transparency. A no blame culture
  26. Cyber Attack: Dorchester School
  27. Types of Cyber Attacks: Password Attacks
  28. Be Cyber Aware: Why regular software updates are important
  29. Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2023
  30. Cyber Attack: Wiltshire School
  31. Keeping your IT systems safe and secure
  32. Why we recommend using PIN codes on printers
  33. Types of Cyber Attacks: DDoS Attacks
  34. Types of Cyber Attacks: Phishing
  35. Types of Cyber Attacks: The Insider Threat
  36. Why your data is profitable to cyber criminals
  37. Types of malware and how they are linked to data protection
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  39. How a school fought back after a cyberattack
  40. Types of Cyber Attacks - Credential Stuffing
  41. January Cyber update - How Can Schools Help Prevent Cyber Attacks?
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  43. The Education sector now at highest risk of cyber attacks
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  45. Emails – good practice and minimising the risk of a data breach

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