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CYBER INSIGHTS: Monday 09 September 2024 – Today’s SME Cybersecurity News & Intelligence

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Gibraltar: Monday  09 September 2024 at 07:00 CET

CYBER INSIGHTS: The Latest SME Cybersecurity News & Intelligence …
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Welcome to Today’s Edition of CYBERInsights My Daily Roundup of the Latest European SME Cybersecurity News including: 1). SME Cyber Risk at all time high 2). UK AI and Cybersecurity Reform 3). Cyber Mitigation Explained

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1). SME CYBER RISK AT ALLTIME HIGH – UK Small Businesses Face Rising Cyber Threats as Attacks Surge. Lindy Cameron, CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has emphasized that small businesses are a vital component of the UK economy, yet they remain appealing targets for Cybercriminals. In a recent report, law enforcement authorities have pointed to a worrying increase in Cyberattacks aimed at SMEs with the most common threats including email compromise, ransomware & phone hacking

2). UK: NEW GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES AI & CYBERSECURITY REFORM – The new UK Labour Government under the stewardship of Sir Keir Starmer the former senior British prosecutor, has used the King´s speech last month to announce its new AI (Artificial Intelligence), Cybersecurity & Digital Information Bills. While AI policing will remain largely unchanged the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill aims to “strengthen the UK’s cyber defences” while the Digital Information & Smart Data Bill will be introduced, aimed at streamlining data use and sharing. Read our Full Analysis

3). WHAT IS CYBER MITIGATION  – A Guide to Attack Mitigation for SMEs in Europe – CyberKPI: Attack/Cyber mitigation is a detection and protection strategy used to safeguard networks, servers and applications by IT administrators in order to minimize the effect of malicious traffic and intrusion attempts. Attack Mitigation in SMEs in Europe plays a critical role in reducing the impact of Cybersecurity threats on their data.

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ABOUT IAIN FRASER – I am a Gibraltar based, Accredited Journalist, (*NUJ, IFJ & ONA) Authority Writer,  Commentator & Publisher of CYBERinsights and cover all aspects of Cybersecurity [Awareness, Threat Management, Best Practice Compliance & Mitigation] and report throughout Europe & the UK

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