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In March 2022, there were 88 publicly disclosed cyber security incidents that accounted for 3,987,593 breached records. This means in the first quarter of 2022 the total number of breached records is 75,099,482. Many of March’s cyber security incidents occurred internationally, with only a handful of breaches in the UK. Russian government sites hacked Officials […]

As the conflict between Ukraine and Russia continues, government and cybersecurity agencies around the world are warning of the risk of cyber warfare, and the potential fall-out for businesses from state sponsored attacks. Companies are not and cannot be infallible when it comes to cybersecurity, but they can do everything in their power to reduce […]

If you can call more than 5 million breached records “low”, February figures are actually below average for cybersecurity incidents. There were 83 data breaches or cyber incidents in February, accounting for 5,127,241 breached records. As news broke of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, there was a flurry of related security incidents towards the end of the month. […]

If you have an Android device and you use the Outlook app to access emails, then you will need to double check your software and potentially even upgrade your phone. Android has announced that from 23 May 2022, they will no longer be offering support and updates for Outlook, if you are using the Android […]

At the end of 2021, we hosted our Eurolink team awards, featuring such categories as “biggest gossip” and “office clown” as voted for by their peers. In amongst the hilarity, we also had a few more serious categories, such as the “Customer Choice” Award, recognising the hard work of our customer service team, as voted […]

Whenever you enter a new password on a website, it is likely that your browser prompts you to “save this password” for next time. There are of course some great advantages to this. You don’t have to remember them, it speeds up the process of your next login, and depending on which browser you are […]

2021 was typified by numerous Covid-related challenges, including of course the continued need to offer home- and hybrid-working, which in many cases has exacerbated the challenge of maintaining good cybersecurity. This has led to an extensive list of published cybersecurity breaches for 2021, which may indicate a massive uptick in cybersecurity incidents, or more likely, […]

After a bumper 2021, filled with data breaches, ransomware, cybersecurity flaws, and massive incidents, but also leaps forward in cybersecurity training, defences, and awareness, we could only hope that 2022 would offer a promising start. Unfortunately, breach trends continue, led by dedicated hacking attacks, rife ransomware, and businesses and individuals who are still neglecting even […]

December saw 74 publicly known security incidents, which is slightly less than the previous month. These December incidents accounted for 219,310,808 breached records. Another Cyber Attack on T-Mobile   After suffering a cyber-attack in August 2021, T-Mobile has been rocked by another big data breach in December. This attack saw customers accounts being accessed, according […]