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Cyber criminals and other threat actors are looking to kick their activities into a higher gear as three major upcoming events provide the perfect opportunities to launch phishing and other cyber-attacks.

It’s been another busy week in the world of cyber security. The ongoing war in Ukraine has seen NATO warn of a growing cyber threat, and all eyes were on the US for signs of any attacks aimed at causing disruption to the mid-term elections.

While many organisations spend thousands on preventative cyber security tools, many make the mistake of overlooking the fact that cyber criminals are spending less time relying on brute force to gain access to protected information and more time on manipulating or bribing employees into giving up personal information.  

This week we learned how one ransomware group is responsible for the vast majority of ransomware attacks this year and a new report from the NCSC highlighted the true scale of cybercrime in the UK.

One of the biggest challenges cyber security leaders need to grapple with in today's world is that malicious actors aren't always distant entities but are often people you work with on a day-to-day basis. The reality is that any employee or contractor with physical access to IT systems can leak private information and cause a data breach.  

Ever since WannaCry first brought ransomware to the world’s attention in 2017, organisations have struggled to keep up. During the first half of 2022, there were a total of 236.1 million ransomware attacks reported worldwide. 

Panicked responses to a cyber-attack can often result in a race against risk that leads to rash and costly actions. 

With UK Politics overshadowing cyber news we would like to highlight these cyber security incidents, the main events beingthe firing of Germany’s cyber security chief due to his ties with Russia and the release of a new report showing that UK businesses are experiencing an unprecedented number of cyber attacks. 

Phishing attacks may be the most common form of cyber-attack but that doesn’t mean that you’re helpless in the face of the threat.With Cyber Awareness Month now is a great time to test your employees. One of the best and effective ways to reduce the risk posed to your organisation is to run cyber security phishing tests to help your employees learn what they should keep an eye out for.

It’s been another busy week for cyber security incidents and with the holiday season rapidly approaching and the cost of living crisis cyber criminals will be seeking to take maximum advantage.

It’s official, Integrity360 is the Best Cyber Consultancy of the Year after scooping the top prize at the EU Cyber Awards in Dublin last week.  

It’s been a week that’s highlighted the true impacts a cyber-attack can have on both businesses and nations with it being revealed that one such attack came close to a NATO member triggering Article 5 in response. Here’s the stories that made this week’s headlines.