by Martyn Wingrove Shipping needs an anonymous reporting scheme for cyber threats and attacks to prevent the same mistakes happening time and again. All shipping companies face cyber threats, regardless of…
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US imposes new Russia sanctions over cyber-attacks
The US has slapped sanctions on five Russian companies and three Russian individuals for allegedly aiding Russia’s main intelligence agency. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the measures were to counter…
Cyber threat is now on everybody’s radar
by Edwin Lampert Just three short years ago the cyber security threat in the maritime industry was largely dismissed. Attitudes varied according to the size of an organisation and type of trade.…
NHS given a lashing for lack of action plan one year since WannaCry
Cyber resiliency of the UK’s health service still in disarray By Kat Hall Nearly a year has passed since the unprecedented WannaCry cyber attack and the UK’s NHS has yet…
Ransomware tops malicious attack charts
Ransomware has become the most popular form of malware used in cyber-attacks, suggests a study. Almost 40% of all successful malware-based attacks involved ransomware suggests the annual Verizon data breach…
NHS Digital adds £10m to prospective cyber security contract
By Owen Hughes NHS Digital has raised the value of a contract through which it hopes to procure the services of an external cyber security partner for its security operations…