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Report from NBC News on Foiled US Election Day Terror Plot

“ISIS-K, the Afghan branch of the Islamic State, directed an Afghan man’s foiled U.S. Election Day terror plot, according to two senior U.S. officials briefed on the matter. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, was arrested by the FBI last week in Oklahoma and is accused of planning to purchase two AK-47 rifles, 10 magazines and ammunition, and carry out a mass shooting attack on Election Day targeting large groups of people,…


 

Law Enforcement Targets Russian Hackers

Law enforcement agencies from the United States, United Kingdom, France and Spain, have announced that they have made arrests and taken down servers belonging to both LockBit who are a Ransomware as a Service (RAAS) provider and Evil Corp who are hackers from the Russian Cyber Underground. The co-ordinated action has seen various arrests made as well as sanctions applied to individuals currently residing in Russia and a number of…


 

More UK Cyber Problems

In the last few days yet more personal information has been obtained by hackers. A number of high profile recruitment agencies have been hacked and client information such as passports, driving licences, home addresses, business emails etc are all for sale on the Dark Web. In addition M D Diamonds an upmarket London jewllers has also been hacked and information between them and their clients is also for sale. Be…


 

Physical and Cyber Penetration Testing

Both physical and Cyber Penetration testing are vital tools for making sure you and your staff are as secure as possible. Essentially, we gain access to your premises both physically and your IT function. Some companies have conducted them, but often independent of each other. You might want to consider carrying them out at the same time. This will test your company security on both fronts together and allow you…


 

30,000 UK Credit Cards for sale on the Dark Web

Approximately 30,000 UK Credit Cards and all the details are on sale in a Hackers Forum on the Dark Web. The sensitive information for sale includes, names, addresses, CVV numbers and card numbers. This is another example of how data is being stolen, which can cause problems for so many people.        


 

Bodyguards for your Personal Security

It's a very sad trend but London is becoming a more violent place. Crime figures are going in the wrong direction and even more worrying is the fact that violence and sexual offences are very much on the rise. They are now the most reported crimes taking place in London. For peace of mind personal protection is one way of combating the current situation. RBJ Risk offer Close and Executive…


 

How Safe is Your Building from a Terror Attack

If you're constructing, designing or running an existing building, how safe is that building? What would happen in the event of a Terrorist attack? How safe are the people inside that building? These are questions all construction and facilities professionals should be asking themselves. Martyn's law will be coming into effect in the neat future, the consultation period finished over two months ago. Don't wait until it passes into law,…


 

“U.S. military bases throughout Europe have been put on heightened security alert status due to a potential terrorist attack, Fox News Digital has confirmed. "There is credible intel pointing to an attack against U.S. bases over the next week or so," a U.S. defence official told Fox News’ Lucas Tomlinson. The official, who declined to be identified because he was not authorised to speak to the media, did not elaborate…


 

Critical Incident Declared as Ransomware Attack Disrupts Multiple London Hospitals

Increases in Ransomware are set to continue. Operations have been cancelled at several of London's largest hospitals, and a critical incident emergency status declared, following a ransomware attack on a third-party provider leaving healthcare professionals without access to pathology services. The attack, which was detected on Monday, impacted a company called Synnovis that provides pathology services, such as blood tests for transfusions, to a number of healthcare organizations, according to…