As threat actors continue to find new and innovative ways to access environments, Microsoft move closer to the adoption of a Zero Trust security posture with layered and broad defences. They remain committed to sharing intelligence to protect the community.
Cyber Security Monthly News – December 2020
In December's update, we see further stories of Covid-related hacking attempts as worldwide vaccination gets off the ground.
Cyber Security Monthly News – November 2020
In November’s news, Covid-related cybercrime has driven UK attacks to a record number.
Cyber Security Monthly News - March 2020
In March’s news, Microsoft releases 115 security updates on “Patch Tuesday” to address and resolve known security vulnerabilities within Windows operating systems and associated software – the biggest release in the company’s history. Besides this, there have been several SQL Server and Windows..
Cyber Security Monthly News - January 2020
In January's news - researchers have uncovered an unsecured database in the cloud containing sensitive information belonging to thousands of British citizens and a number of High Street banks were forced to halt foreign currency exchange following a ransomware attack on travel money supplier..
Cyber Security Monthly News - December 2019
In December’s news, there have been multiple data leaks after companies have failed to sufficiently secure their databases, as well as further advancements in AI, with it surpassing doctors in its ability to spot breast cancer from scans. Alongside this, there have been a number of SQL updates and..
Cyber Security Monthly News - November 2019
In November's news - AI is being used by both those creating and protecting against spam mail and a company discovered it had been the victim of several hacking events over a two year period after it was alerted to a storage drive being filled by an archive file left by the hacker.
Cyber Security Monthly News - October 2019
In October's news - AI usage continues to spread and evolve, malware attacks SQL 2012 and 2014, and critical security updates for Windows, SQL 2016, and SQL 2017 are released.
Cyber Security Monthly News - July 2019
In July's news - the Information Commissioner’s Office cracked down on GDPR breaches, giving Marriott a fine of nearly £100 million. Also, critical Windows and SQL Server updates.
Cyber Security Monthly News – May 2019
This month, both Google and Arm have continued to scrutinise Huawei amid security concerns, and reports from MalwareBytes have shown that the WannaCry virus still presents a very real threat. Also, Critical Windows and SQL Server updates, and CTP 3.0 for SQL Server 2019 were released.