May 2024 saw a number of high-profile breaches and cyber incidents, most notably the Ticketmaster breach affecting 560 million users.

April 2024 saw 652 security incidents with 5,336,840,757 records known to be breached. There were fewer incidents but higher numbers of records breached in the attacks compared to March. (3,478 publicly disclosed security incidents with 299,368,075 records known to be breached). March saw fewer records breached but a huge increase (388% rise) in total incidents.

February 2024 had 712 cyber breaches accounting for more than 719 million records being compromised. This compares to a whopping 4,645 cyber incidents in January with more than 29 billion records breached.

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Cyber Assessment Framework

The Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) from the NCSC is aimed at helping organisations achieve and demonstrate an appropriate level of cyber resilience.

Disrupting spear phishing

The NCSC has shared how to disrupt email phishing attacks that target senior executives or budget holders in your business.

Learning from the cyber mistakes of others

A retrospective review of cybersecurity from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) covering everything from malware and ransomware to supply chain attacks.

Advice to mitigate risk of targeting CISCO firewall platforms

The NCSC and partners issue advice to help network defenders mitigate targeting of CISCO firewall platforms. Here’s what businesses need to know.

Is it time to replace passwords?

Cyber security experts say it’s time to stop using passwords. As 64% of the public note that password resets are a top frustration, what would you like to see replace passwords?

Advice for organisations experiencing a ransomware attack

The NCSC has shared guidance for organisations considering payment in ransomware incidents.

Cyber security breaches remain a common threat

Half of businesses (50%) and around a third of charities (32%) report having experienced some form of cyber security breach or attack in the last 12 months. Read the Government report.