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One-Size-Fits-All Security Training Fits Nobody

Here's a curious thing about people, sometimes we crave the familiar, and sometimes we demand the novel. Go see Metallica live. What do you want? Enter Sandman. Master of Puppets. The songs you know by heart. Play some deep cut from a B-side and watch 50,000 people suddenly become very interested in their phones. But go see your favourite comedian and the contract flips entirely. Tell me a joke I've heard before and I'll ask for my money back. The difference?

Phishing Campaign Uses Fake Party Invites to Deliver Remote Access Tools

A large phishing campaign is using phony seasonal party invites to trick users into installing remote management and monitoring (RMM) tools, according to researchers at Symantec. “A highly active threat actor that specializes in using the ScreenConnect remote management and monitoring (RMM) software in its attacks has changed tactics and is now infecting its victims with multiple RMM tools, including LogMeIn Resolve and Naverisk,” Symantec says.

Blurred Chats, Bigger Risks

Think about your digital spaces. You’ve got your corporate email, which we all treat a bit like a high-security bank vault. We approach it with caution, we're suspicious of unfamiliar senders, and we’re primed to spot a dodgy attachment. Then, you have WhatsApp. That’s the digital equivalent of your living room. It’s comfy, familiar, and filled with people you (mostly) trust. Our guard is down.

UK's New Cyber Security and Resilience Bill: What Does It Mean For Critical Infrastructure Organisations?

In recent weeks, the UK government has announced the introduction of its new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill. The bill aims to strengthen cyber defences for organisations that fall within the scope of critical national infrastructure (CNI), including the NHS, energy, water and transport sectors, ultimately making these industries more resilient to increasing cyber threats.

EMEA Finance and Banking: A Sector Under Siege

The finance and banking sector across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) faces extraordinary cybersecurity challenges, according to KnowBe4’s Cyber Risk in Finance and Banking Across EMEA report. While digital transformation has revolutionized operations and customer engagement, it has also created vulnerabilities that threaten the stability of the entire financial system.

Report: Deepfake Attacks Are on the Rise

A new report from Entrust warns of an increase in deepfake attacks, which now account for one in five biometric fraud attempts. Additionally, instances of deepfaked selfies have increased by 58% over the past year. “This rise in deepfakes is part of a broader trend of increasingly sophisticated attacks driven by injection attacks, which surged 40% year-over-year,” Entrust says.