Federal Cuts Put Local, State Agencies at Cyber-Risk
Federal Cuts Put Local, State Agencies at Cyber-Risk Summary Dark Reading reports that recent federal staffing and budget cuts to organisations such as CISA and the Centre for Internet Security…
Embracing the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Talent
Summary The article argues that the global cybersecurity workforce shortfall (NIST estimates ~3.4 million) is a critical risk and promotes student-run security operations centres (SOCs) as a scalable, practical solution.…
Cyberattack forces Jaguar Land Rover to tell staff to stay at home
Cyberattack forces Jaguar Land Rover to tell staff to stay at home Summary A cyberattack on British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) forced the company to tell factory and retail…
‘SEO fraud-as-a-service’ scheme hijacks Windows servers to promote gambling websites
SEO fraud-as-a-service scheme hijacks Windows servers to promote gambling websites Summary Security researchers at ESET have discovered a previously unknown hacker group, dubbed GhostRedirector, that has compromised at least 65…
CISA orders federal agencies to patch Sitecore zero-day following hacking reports
CISA orders federal agencies to patch Sitecore zero-day following hacking reports Summary On 4–5 September 2025 CISA added CVE-2025-53690 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue and ordered all federal civilian…
Qantas penalizes executives for July cyberattack
Qantas penalises executives for July cyberattack Summary Qantas has reduced short-term bonuses for its senior executives by 15 percentage points after a July cyberattack that exposed the personal information of…
Techie ended vendor/client blame game by treating managers like toddlers
Techie ended vendor/client blame game by treating managers like toddlers Summary A network engineer (anonymised as “Warren”) was dropped into a project to clear tickets after a hospital merger. One…
Knock-on effects of software dev break-in hit schools trust
Knock-on effects of software dev break-in hit schools trust Summary A cyberattack on Hull-based software developer Intradev in early August has led to personal data exposures for staff at several…
Huawei’s battery energy storage systems run out of juice in the UK
Huawei’s battery energy storage systems run out of juice in the UK Summary Sources say Huawei will discontinue sales of its battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the UK, with…
Fujitsu under fire for bidding on UK public sector deals despite Horizon scandal vow
Fujitsu under fire for bidding on UK public sector deals despite Horizon scandal vow Summary Parliamentarians have criticised Fujitsu for continuing to pursue UK public-sector work despite an earlier pledge…