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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

New today, @kateoflaherty.bsky.social looks at the government consultation on banning ransom payments, and asks how easy it will be to implement. insight.scmagazineuk.com/a-ransom-pay...

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A Ransom Payment Ban Is Coming, But How Realistic Is It?

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Last week, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology put out results from its survey of red teamers. The results were interesting, and @danraywood.bsky.social Raywood looked at the top ten things we learned from the research. insight.scmagazineuk.com/ten-things-l...

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Ten Things Learned from Government's Offensive Cyber Research

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

A new article by Sooraj Shah, he looks at how too many programs measure vulnerability coverage rather than actual exposure and why better prioritisation is needed. insight.scmagazineuk.com/why-fixing-t...

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Why Fixing the Wrong Vulnerabilities Costs CISOs More Than They Realise

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

As Q-Day approaches, what progress has been made in securing businesses from quantum attacks so far, and what still needs to be done? @kateoflaherty.bsky.social look at developments and future plans in quantum and cybersecurity. insight.scmagazineuk.com/post-quantum...

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Post-Quantum: Are Organisations Ready?

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Wiper malware was one of the top trends when #NotPetya hit in 2017, but according to some recent research, it's still a major threat. In a new article, @kateoflaherty.bsky.social looks at the incredibly destructive threat. insight.scmagazineuk.com/wiper-malwar...

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Wiper Malware: The Threat to Businesses

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

In a new article, @kateoflaherty.bsky.social takes a deeper dive into why some businesses still aren’t taking out cyber insurance, despite rising costs of cybersecurity attacks and breaches. insight.scmagazineuk.com/why-are-some...

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Why Are Some Businesses Still Shunning Cyber Insurance?

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

We're live in one hour with a new webinar, looking at 'Managing Cyber Risks Within a Modern Attack Surface' with guest speakers from Outpost24 joining @danraywood.bsky.social. Join us at 3pm BST for the discussion. insight.scmagazineuk.com/managing-ris...

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Managing Cyber Risks Within a Modern Attack Surface

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

In a new article, @kateoflaherty.bsky.social looks at the recent re-emergence of attacks on retailers. The first major incidents in 11 years, we ask 'why are adversaries suddenly so interested in retailers?' insight.scmagazineuk.com/retail-cyber...

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Retail Cyber-Attacks are on the Rise, Again

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Our editor @danraywood.bsky.social sat down with @thomlangford.bsky.social to talk about his new-ish role at #rapid7, processing threat intelligence and working with CISOs on strategy. insight.scmagazineuk.com/interview-th...

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Interview: Thom Langford, Rapid7 on Threat Intelligence and Security Strategy

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Our last few SC Awards Europe were handed out to Mindgard, SentinelOne and Pen Test People at #infosec2025 this morning.

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Full details on all of the winners of our SC Awards Europe are now available on our website - insight.scmagazineuk.com/library/term...

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

We'll publish all the winners of this year's SC Awards Europe tomorrow morning, but the TL;DR is @crowdstrike.com walked away with 5 awards for the second year running, winners included @proofpoint.com, Eset, Goldilock, Abnormal, Arctic Wolf, Claroty, Pen Test People and ISC2 amongst many others!

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Our awards co-chairs Robert Rodger and Ian Thornton-Trump, and our senior Editor @danraywood.bsky.social proceedings.

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Tonight we're live at the 2025 SC Awards Europe, we'll be sharing the results live on our X channel throughout the night - x.com/SCmagazineUK...

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

We're live in one hour, 3pm BST, looking at whether 'Is SaaS Expanding Your Attack Surface?' Join @danraywood.bsky.social, Rob Gregg from AppOmni and Paul Simmonds to discuss the changing threat landscape, and what your solutions are to resolve it. insight.scmagazineuk.com/saas-expandi...

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Is SaaS Expanding Your Attack Surface?

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

We will be presenting a new live webinar tomorrow at 3pm BST, with guests Rob Gregg from AppOmni and Paul Simmonds from Cloud Security Alliance, moderated by @danraywood.bsky.social, discussing SaaS and the expanded attack surface. insight.scmagazineuk.com/saas-expandi...

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Is SaaS Expanding Your Attack Surface?

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

New today, @kateoflaherty.bsky.social continues our deep dive on the Cybersecurity Breach Survey, looking at the section 'Dealing with Cyber Breaches or Attacks.' Included here are statistics on incident response, external reporting, and 'actions taken.' insight.scmagazineuk.com/cyber-breach...

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Cyber Breaches Survey Analysis - Dealing with Cyber Breaches or Attacks

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Today we started our extensive analysis of the Government's Cybersecurity Breach report, with @danraywood.bsky.social looking at the section on Awareness and Analysis. We'll be covering this report's various sections and findings over the coming weeks. insight.scmagazineuk.com/cyber-breach...

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Cyber Breaches Survey Analysis - Awareness and Attitudes

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

"Casinos don’t win because they avoid risk, but because they control it." We need this mantra in cybersecurity: when you understand the odds better than your adversaries and constantly refine your playbook, you don’t just survive the game. You run it. @rapid7.com lnkd.in/ejz8NfWq

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Dan Raywood @danraywood.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

A bank holiday listicle for you, a year on from my article about 10 years of #Heartbleed, here's 11 ways Heartbleed changed cybersecurity. Been throwing this idea around my head and mobile notes for years, and time to get this down as a published piece. insight.scmagazineuk.com/11-ways-hear...

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11 Ways Heartbleed Changed Cybersecurity

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

The compliance deadline for PCI DSS v4.0.1 passed on 31 March, so what is different and what should businesses be doing now? @kateoflaherty.bsky.social looks into the latest version of the payment security framework. insight.scmagazineuk.com/pci-dss-comp...

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PCI DSS Compliance: What Businesses Should Know

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

This week saw the launch of the 18th edition of the Verizon #DBIR, and crammed full of useful information, here are our top ten takeaways from the 2025 edition. insight.scmagazineuk.com/top-ten-take...

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Top Ten Takeaways From the 2025 Verizon #DBIR

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

New today, @kateoflaherty.bsky.social looks at the emerging threat of ClickFix - how it works, who it is targeting and how to protect yourself against this phishing threat. insight.scmagazineuk.com/clickfix-the...

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ClickFix: The Risk, and How to Protect Yourself

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

A few days before the consultation period comes to an end, @kateoflaherty.bsky.social looks at what is being proposed, how realistic it is that payments could be banned, and what might the legislation look like in practice. insight.scmagazineuk.com/ransomware-p...

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Ransomware Payments Ban: What it Means for Businesses

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

We will be presenting a new, live webinar tomorrow at 3pm BST, with guest speakers Craig Balding and Matias Madou from Secure Code Warrior. Covering "Benchmarking Security Skills and How to Ensure Secure-by-Design in the Enterprise." Join us here - insight.scmagazineuk.com/benchmarking...

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Benchmarking Security Skills and How to Ensure Secure-by-Design in the Enterpris...

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Dan Raywood @danraywood.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

New from me on @scmediauk.bsky.social, I talked to participants and competitors from the Cyber Security Challenge about their experiences and careers since their time involved with the games. insight.scmagazineuk.com/cyber-securi...

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Cyber Security Challenge: Participants and Competitors on Experience and Careers

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Our first webinar of 2025 takes place at 3pm BST next Wednesday 2nd April. We will be discussing 'Benchmarking Security Skills and How to Ensure Secure-by-Design in the Enterprise' with speakers Matias Madou and Craig Balding joining moderator Dan Raywood. insight.scmagazineuk.com/benchmarking...

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Benchmarking Security Skills and How to Ensure Secure-by-Design in the Enterpris...

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

New interview on SC UK, @danraywood.bsky.social met Dr Claudia Natanson, CEO of UK Cyber Security Council to discuss her concept of 'professionalisation' of cyber careers. In short, pathways. competence, and let's stop talking of falling into cyber careers. insight.scmagazineuk.com/interview-cl...

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Interview, Claudia Natanson, UK Cyber Security Council on Professionalisation in...

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

New today, @danraywood.bsky.social looking at the impact of Cyber Security Challenge in its 15 year life. We talk to those who worked for it, volunteered their time, and led it, and look at what success it had, and what led to its ultimate demise. insight.scmagazineuk.com/the-legacy-o...

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The Legacy of the Cyber Security Challenge

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

A year on from the takedown of Lockbit by UK authorities, @kateoflaherty.bsky.social examines whether the group has really gone away, and whether similar takedowns will make the problem of #ransomware go away. insight.scmagazineuk.com/lockbit-take...

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LockBit Takedown: One Year On

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Dan Raywood @danraywood.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

The sudden closure of Skybox at the start of this week is one of the biggest of 2025 so far. I talked to Tufin CEO Ray Brancato - who purchased assets and IP - on how the deal came about, who approached whom and what happens to the Skybox customers now. insight.scmagazineuk.com/interview-ra...

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Interview: Ray Brancato, Tufin on the Skybox Acquisition

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

In the last of our series on 2025's most popular predictions, @danraywood.bsky.social takes a look at large language models. Can they be influenced, how are they trained, and could they be part of an application security breach? insight.scmagazineuk.com/llm-predicti...

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LLM Predictions: Large Language or 'Lost Loads Mate'?

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

In our penultimate article looking at 2025 security predictions, Kate O'Flaherty looks one of the most contentious - remote working. How are remote employees being managed and secured, and which tech tactics can be used to aid them? insight.scmagazineuk.com/remote-worki...

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Remote Working Security: 2025 Predictions

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

As we near the end of National Apprenticeship Week, @danraywood.bsky.social looks at whether the apprentice scheme could aid the talent shortage, or are people on apprenticeships being exploited on low wages? insight.scmagazineuk.com/apprenticesh...

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Apprenticeships: Solution to Skills Shortage, or Working Hard on Minimum Wage?

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

The UK version of the Cyber Security Challenge contest is to close at the end of March “after 15 brilliant years.” insight.scmagazineuk.com/cyber-securi...

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Cyber Security Challenge Announces Plans for Closure

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

The fourth UK government cybersecurity longitudinal survey is out. Last year we broke it up into five long articles, this year (for now) here's some of the statistics that caught our eye. Links to last year's articles at the bottom of this link - insight.scmagazineuk.com/budgets-and-...

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Budgets and Awareness Up, Impersonation Attacks Still Prominent

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Some more coverage from Check Point's #CPX2025 conference: new CEO Nadav Zafrir praises forward thinking, community collaboration and innovation, but also said “security has become a little bit about bells and whistles, and celebrities and sports cars.” insight.scmagazineuk.com/cpx2025-ceo-...

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CPX2025: CEO Lauds Innovation in Face of Attacks, Calls for Digital Trust

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

"Cutting DEI programmes is not just short sighted, it’s counterproductive" says Dr Andrea Cullen from CAPSLOCK, and that diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) are not just nice to have initiatives, they are a necessity. insight.scmagazineuk.com/diversity-sh...

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Why Diversity Should not be Removed from Cyber in 2025

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

New today, @danraywood.bsky.social talked to @heatherlowrie.bsky.social about the move to a new social platform - and if it is time to consider some new conduct and behaviour rules on this platform. insight.scmagazineuk.com/interview-he...

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Interview: Heather Lowrie - Time for New Social Media Conduct Rules?

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

It's Data Privacy Day! Today we look at whether citizens are empowered by latest regulations and rules, or if it is putting extra strain on businesses. insight.scmagazineuk.com/who-benefits...

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Who Benefits From Data Privacy Day?

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

New in our series of the most cited predictions, Kate O'Flaherty looks at the state of ransomware in 2025. insight.scmagazineuk.com/ransomware-p...

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Ransomware: Predictions and Actions in 2025

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

A white paper released this week from the World Economic Forum and University of Oxford determined that the use of AI cannot be performed in isolation and organisations need to ensure that the associated risks are proactively understood and managed. insight.scmagazineuk.com/world-econom...

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World Economic Forum Provides Guidance on AI Use

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