Category Security

Payments Lobby: Anti-APP Fraud Policy Could Increase Scams

The payments industry has warned the government that proposals to combat Authorized Push Payments (APP) fraud could have “unintended consequences”, including widespread fraud. APP fraud occurs when scammers pretending to be a trusted organization trick victims into transferring money to…

NCSC Launches Cyber Risk Management Toolbox

The National Cyber ​​Security Center (NCSC) has released updated guidance on cyber risk management. This guidance is designed to make the advice more accessible and customizable, even for those new to the field. Developed based on user feedback, research from…

Over Half of UK Banks Are Exposing Customers to Email Fraud

Security experts have warned that the majority of the UK’s largest financial institutions have failed to protect their customers from email fraud with patchwork implementations of DMARC. The Domain-Based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) protocol prevents email-based fraud and…

Millions Face RepoJacking Risk on GitHub Repositories

Security researchers have uncovered a critical vulnerability called RepoJacking that affects millions of GitHub repositories. According to an advisory published last week by Aqua Security Software, RepoJacking allows attackers to execute code within an organization’s internal environment or within a…