A look back at news, views and more over the past couple of weeks, taken from our last Cyber Security Insights newsletter and other sources.
Catch up on the latest threats, research, advice and events – in fact, all things cyber – at your convenience.
What's New?
Cyber security giant FireEye hacked
Cyber security giant FireEye has confessed its most secure servers have been compromised.
Microsoft Teams critical patch required
Organisations urged to prioritise patching the zero-click remote code execution vulnerability.
Gone phishing
Mysterious phishing campaign seeking to collect credentials from organisations developing COVID-19 shipping containers.
Round Table Discussions
In November Reliance acsn and techUK organised a round table with NHS trusts to discuss the challenges they continue to face in cyber space. Here is a summary of the themes that emerged.
What's next
The Boardroom: 5 years on
With many board members shifting their mindset from ‘if’ to ‘when’ they will be attacked, has their approach to cyber security changed?
What You Might Have Missed
On the offensive: The UK’s new Cyber Force
Funding announcement for defence highlighting the focus on the military cyber capabilities
Attacks aimed at vaccine organisations
Microsoft have released details around recent attacks aimed at organisations working on COVID-19 vaccines
Critical Drupal vulnerability requires urgent attention
File upload restrictions can be bypassed by adding a second file extension to malware
AI Pioneer receive highest accolade
Professor Nick Jennings, Reliance ACSN Advisory Board Member awarded British Computer Society’s LoveLace Medal
