First dedicated cyber regiment joins British Army

British Army creates its first dedicated ‘cyber regiment because web attacks are now ‘every bit as deadly’ as those on the battlefield MoD launches the 13th Signal Regiment as the first dedicated Cyber Regiment   It will work with the Royal Navy and Air Force to provide secure comms networks  Its HQ in Dorset houses 250 specialist … Read more

Coronavirus UK: GCHQ says NHS targeted by cyber attacks

The NHS is being targeted by a campaign of cyber attacks since the coronavirus outbreak, the director of GCHQ has said. Jeremy Fleming said that GCHQ’s cybersecurity arm, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), had been supporting the health sector after it had been targeted by hackers. He told the Cheltenham Science Festival there were clear efforts … Read more

Ex jockey and TalkTalk CEO during £80m cyber attack who will lead UK’s test and trace scheme

The former chief executive of TalkTalk, who was at the helm of the company when it was hit by an £80 million cyber attack in 2015, will lead the UK’s test and trace scheme to tackle the coronavirus, set to launch tomorrow.  Baroness Dido Harding of Winscombe, 53, was raised on a Somerset pig farm … Read more

Ex jockey and TalkTalk CEO during £80m cyber attack who will lead UK’s test and trace scheme

The former chief executive of TalkTalk, who was at the helm of the company when it was hit by an £80 million cyber attack in 2015, will lead the UK’s test and trace scheme to tackle the coronavirus, set to launch tomorrow.  Baroness Dido Harding, 53, was raised on a Somerset pig farm and is the … Read more

Cyber hackers access details of 9 million EasyJet customers

Cyber hackers target EasyJet and access details of 9million customers in ‘highly sophisticated’ attack Airline said email addresses and travel details of 9million people were accessed Of those affected, 2,208 had credit cards stolen, easyJet told stock exchange  Risk of phishing fraud and number of cyber attacks have risen during pandemic  By Jack Wright For … Read more

In cyber Commons, Jeremy Corbyn is back where he belongs… and new boy Keir Starmer plays a blinder

There is a fairground spookiness to Parliament at the moment. Most areas are boarded up or deserted. The long, high vaulted corridors of the Palace of Westminster are so quiet you can actually hear the nibs of the security guards scratching. But amid the unnerving hush, two eye-popping events played out yesterday in the House … Read more

Michael Bublé rep says controversy over singer and his wife is ‘a failed effort of cyber bullying’

Michael Bublé and his wife are being cyberbullied, according to his rep. The Canadian entertainer, 44, and his wife, actress Luisana Lopilato, 32, were targeted in ‘a failed effort of cyber bullying’ by people after footage appeared to show him roughly elbowing her in a recent Instagram Live stream, his rep told E! Wednesday evening. … Read more

NHS delays annual cyber security checks due to coronavirus chaos 

NHS left vulnerable to hackers as its annual cyber security checks on systems across hospitals are delayed due to coronavirus chaos Digital transformation group NHSX announced the six month delay in checks Each NHS Trust and group has to return the annual cyber security checklists They are designed to ensure systems are not being left vulnerable … Read more

Cyber attack halts coronavirus tests at Czech hospital where an infected patient is being treated

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 5,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 140,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type … Read more