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Professional Security Magazine: What we need to look out for in 2025
  • by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
  • General

The IT security landscape is constantly evolving, and the next five years will likely see a mix of emerging threats, enhanced attack techniques, and new vulnerabilities. The year 2024 saw the introduction of several vulnerabilities including; Google Chromium V8, Apache Pulsar and Citrix NetScaler ADC to name a few. Additionally in 2024, we saw the […]

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MoD Cyberattack: Russian Hackers Expose Passwords, Spark Fears of Espionage and Operational Risks – Mike Gillespie, CEO, Advent IM

The recent announcement the Ministry of Defence has been hit by a major cyberattack and as a result has had a data breach where passwords belonging to nearly 600 employees were stolen and leaked onto the dark web. has raised a few eyebrows.  The attack is believed to have been carried out by Russian hackers […]

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CISOs will face growing challenges in 2025 and beyond

From Covid-19 to war in Ukraine, SolarWinds Sunburst, Kaseya, Log4j, MOVEit and more, the past five years brought cyber to mainstream attention, but what comes next? The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank looks ahead to the second half of the 2020s. Click Here to read the FULL Security Think Tank Article by Mike Gillespie and […]

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UK Data (Access and Use) Bill: What To Know

The bill aims to regulate various aspects of data access, usage, and protection, encompassing customer and business data, privacy, and electronic communications. It includes provisions for verifying individual identities, managing street apparatus information, maintaining birth and death registers, and ensuring standards for health and social care data. Additionally, it addresses smart meter communication licensing, information […]

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Black Friday: A Playground for Cybercriminals

Black Friday is not just a day of discounts but also a high season for cybercriminals who exploit the shopping frenzy to scam individuals and attack businesses. With the promise of massive discounts and limited time offers, this high traffic shopping season creates the perfect conditions for scams and cyberattacks. Rising Threats Recent years have […]

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