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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · Aug 13

New today, @kateoflaherty.bsky.social looks at the government consultation on banning ransom payments, and asks how easy it will be to implement.

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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 · Aug 12

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.

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Ten Things Learned from Government's Offensive Cyber Research

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · Aug 12

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.

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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 · Jul 23

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.

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Post-Quantum: Are Organisations Ready?

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · Jul 14

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.

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Wiper Malware: The Threat to Businesses

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · Jun 25

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.

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Why Are Some Businesses Still Shunning Cyber Insurance?

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · Jun 19

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.

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Managing Cyber Risks Within a Modern Attack Surface

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · Jun 19

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?'

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Retail Cyber-Attacks are on the Rise, Again

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · Jun 17

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.

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

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · Jun 4

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

SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · Jun 4

Full details on all of the winners of our SC Awards Europe are now available on our website -

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · Jun 3

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!

SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · Jun 3

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

SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · Jun 3

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...

SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · May 15

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.

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Is SaaS Expanding Your Attack Surface?

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · May 14

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.

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Is SaaS Expanding Your Attack Surface?

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · May 14

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.'

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Cyber Breaches Survey Analysis - Dealing with Cyber Breaches or Attacks

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · May 7

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.

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Cyber Breaches Survey Analysis - Awareness and Attitudes

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · May 5

"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.

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Dan Raywood @danraywood.bsky.social · May 5

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.

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11 Ways Heartbleed Changed Cybersecurity

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · Apr 24

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.

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PCI DSS Compliance: What Businesses Should Know

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · Apr 24

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.

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Top Ten Takeaways From the 2025 Verizon #DBIR

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · Apr 15

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.

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ClickFix: The Risk, and How to Protect Yourself

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · Apr 3

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.

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Ransomware Payments Ban: What it Means for Businesses

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SC Media UK @scmediauk.bsky.social · Apr 1

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...

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

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