Free cyber assessment now available for Scottish organisations
With the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recently reporting 2.7 million cases of cyber fraud in the UK over 2021-22, organisations must be on the…
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New botnet uses compromised credentials to brute-force WordPress websites
Description: Researchers at FortiGuard Labs have recently published a report detailing a new botnet, named GoTrim, seen scanning the web for self-hosted WordPress websites and using compromised credentials to…
Abertay cyberQuarter announces founding partners
Abertay University has announced the first founding partners connected to its Abertay cyberQuarter centre – Scotland’s new hub for cybersecurity research, development and economic growth….
Cyber Tips for the Festive Season
As the Christmas holidays approach, your organisation may be starting to wind down, and workloads/hours may be reduced. Unfortunately, hackers take advantage of this time….
Microsoft warns of increasing cyber attacks from Russia this winter
Description: Microsoft has published a report warning of an increase in cyber attacks from Russia, particularly on Ukraine and NATO allies. The organisation notes that Russia’s battlefield…
Information-stealing malware sees spike in popularity
Researchers at Accenture’s Cyber Threat Intelligence team have written a report documenting a surge in the popularity of information stealing (infostealer) malware on the dark web. The…
Working Together to Secure Scotland
This article was written by DCC Malcolm Graham, Police Scotland. As the service of first and last resort, policing will always respond to keep people…
Critical remote code execution vulnerability found in Quarkus Java Framework
Description: Security researcher Joseph Beeton at Contrast Security has discovered a remote code execution vulnerability within the popular Java framework Quarkus, made for Java virtual machines. A…
New North Korean spyware actively looks for phones connected to compromised Windows devices
Description: Researchers at ESET have documented in a report a new form of malware with a wide range of spying capabilities that can act as a backdoor to systems…