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    Most Business Leaders Only Prioritise Cyber Security After a Major Breach, Report Finds

    2022-08-17

    Cyber Security News: The observations of “numerous” businesses ended up unveiled in a policy paper, released currently by the Department for Society, Media, and Sport (DCMS), which investigated the encounters of cyber attacks on UK firms.

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    Cybersecurity Firm Darktrace Confirms Preliminary Approach from Thoma Bravo

    2022-08-15

    Nasdaq: British cybersecurity firm Darktrace Plc DARK.L said on Monday it was in the early stages of discussions with tech investment firm Thoma Bravo regarding a possible cash offer.

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    Inflation, Cybersecurity Key Concerns for UAE Investors

    2022-08-08

    Zawya: Inflation, cybersecurity and risk of a potential recession are key concerns for UAE investors, with as many as 45% of them holding off on big purchases and 72% concerned about the long-term impact on retirement savings, a report said.

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    Tory Leadership Contest Ballot Papers Delayed Over Security Fears

    2022-08-04

    BBC: The party said it had changed its plans for the contest, which will decide the next prime minister, after consulting with security agency GCHQ.

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    LockBit Claims Ransomware Attack on Italian Tax Agency

    2022-07-26

    Bleeping Computer: Italian authorities are investigating claims made by the LockBit ransomware gang that they breached the network of the Italian Internal Revenue Service (L'Agenzia delle Entrate).

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    BlackRock-Backed Round Values Cyber Firm Acronis at $3.5 Billion

    2022-07-26

    BNN Bloomberg: Cybersecurity provider Acronis raised $250 million in new funding from institutional investors earlier this year to expand its business, including through acquisitions and hiring.

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    EIS Fund Custodian Suffers Data Breach After Cyber-attack

    2022-07-20

    Portfolio Adviser: Hackers have infiltrated a London-based fund administrator and custodian’s IT system, potentially putting customers’ personal data at risk. Mainspring notified clients earlier this week it had suffered a data breach, following a targeted ransomware attack on the morning of 12 July.

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    Small Cybersecurity Teams Face Greater Risk from Attacks than Larger Enterprises

    2022-07-13

    Dark Reading: Cynet, the world’s first provider of an autonomous, end-to-end, fully automated extended detection and response (XDR) platform, today announced the results of its second annual “CISO Survey of Small Cyber Security Teams." 

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    Hackers Posing as Merkel Target ECB's Lagarde - German Source

    2022-07-12

    U.S. News: Unidentified hackers attempted to trick European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde into letting them open a messaging app account in her name by posing as former German chancellor Angela Merkel, a German source said.

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    UK Warns Lawyers Not to Advise Ransomware Payments

    2022-07-12

    Security Week: In a letter addressed to UK lawyers dated July 7, 2022, the UK’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), have reiterated – with teeth – the official stance on not paying a ransom.

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