Has ASOS Been Hacked? What We Know and How Customers Can Stay Safe

Has ASOS Been Hacked? What We Know and How Customers Can Stay Safe If you received an “ASOS Hacked” notification on your phone, you’re not alone. You’re probably wondering whether your ASOS account is at risk. You may also be concerned about your password, personal information or bank details. Here’s what we know so far, […]

Cyber Security for Manufacturers: Why Cyber Essentials Is the Best Place to Start

Cyber is the last thing on your mind With AI, climate change, Brexit and dare I mention Trump, running a business right now must feel like a game of whack a mole. For manufacturers specifically, margins are being squeezed from every direction, with the cost of energy, wages and raw materials increasing dramatically; the thought […]

30% of UK Manufacturers Suffered a Cyber Incident: Is Your Business Ready?

30% of UK manufacturers suffered a cyber incident. What happens if you’re next? New research from Make UK found that 30% of UK manufacturers experienced a cyber incident in the last 12 months, either directly or through their supply chain. Only around half have an incident response plan in place. That’s the bit that should probably […]

Common PIN Codes Put Users at Risk: Are You One of the 27%?

Common PIN Codes Put Users at Risk: Are You One of the 27%? In today’s digital world, strong security habits are more important than ever. From online banking and mobile phones to workplace systems and personal apps, PIN codes are often one of the first lines of defence protecting sensitive information. Yet many people continue […]

Cloudflare Outage: What Happened and What It Means for You

Summary Yesterday, many people across the internet experienced issues accessing websites, applications, and online services. Pages didn’t load, logins failed, and some sites returned generic server errors. If you ran into this, you weren’t alone a major service provider experienced an unexpected disruption. What Happened? The outage was caused by a system issue at Cloudflare, […]

What is Crowdstrike and What Happened?

Following 8.5 million Microsoft devices being hit by a faulty software update from CrowdStrike causing global chaos, we look at what happened, how, and why. The Worst Cyber Event In History The scale of effects of the disruption caused make this event, which began on 18 July (Microsoft) or 19 July (according to CrowdStrike), makes […]