James Coker

London

Deputy Editor at Infosecurity Magazine

Deputy Editor at Infosecurity Magazine https://t.co/1qfYoZuBta

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M&S Confirms Customer Data Stolen in Cyber-Attack - Infosecurity Magazine

1 day ago | infosecurity-magazine.com | James Coker

M&S Chief Executive, Stuart Machin, said that the firm has written to customers to inform them that some personal information was accessed by threat actors
UN Launches New Cyber-Attack Assessment Framework

5 days ago | infosecurity-magazine.com | James Coker

The United Nations (UN) has developed a new cyber-attack assessment framework, building on and complementing existing models like the MITRE ATT&CK framework. The new United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDR) Intrusion Path framework is designed to analyze both malicious and security activities in the ICT environment.
PowerSchool Admits Ransom Payment Amid Fresh Extortion Demands

6 days ago | infosecurity-magazine.com | James Coker

Education technology provider, PowerSchool, has confirmed it paid a ransomware demand in an attempt to prevent cybercriminals from publishing stolen teacher and student data in the US and Canada. The North American school software supplier admitted to making the payment as it revealed that a threat actor contacted multiple school district customers in a fresh attempt to extort them using data from the December 2024 incident.
UK Cyber Essentials Certification Numbers Falling Short

6 days ago | infosecurity-magazine.com | James Coker

Over a decade since the launch of the UK’s Cyber Essentials scheme, the number of UK businesses which are certified is “nowhere near” enough, the government has admitted. Currently around 35,000 UK organizations are Cyber Essentials certified, according to the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
UK Launches New Cybersecurity Assessment Initiatives

6 days ago | infosecurity-magazine.com | James Coker

The UK has announced a series of new cybersecurity assessment schemes in a bid to push secure by design principles. Unveiled at the CYBERUK 2025 conference, the new initiatives are designed to enable firms to demonstrate their cyber resiliency, and boost confidence in the products and services used by organizations. The first scheme is the Cyber Resilience Test Facilities (CTFR) program.
"Nationally Significant" Cyber-Attacks Have Doubled, UK’s NCSC Reports

1 week ago | infosecurity-magazine.com | James Coker

The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has managed twice as many “nationally significant” cyber incidents from September 2024 to May 2025 as it did in the same period in the previous year. This figure was revealed by NCSC CEO, Richard Horne, during a keynote at the CYBERUK conference in Manchester, UK. He said the agency has managed more than 200 incidents overall since September 2024, including those that are nationally significant.
Passkeys Set to Protect GOV.UK Accounts Against Cyber-Attacks

1 week ago | infosecurity-magazine.com | James Coker

The UK government has unveiled plans to roll out passkeys across its digital services as it seeks to reduce the risk of hacks to people’s GOV.UK accounts. The aim is for passkeys to replace the current SMS-based two-factor verification system across these accounts by the end of 2025, the government revealed in an announcement during the CYBERUK 2025 conference in Manchester, UK. GOV.UK services cover a range of critical areas, including benefit claims, childcare support and tax credits.
UK Government Warns Retail Attacks Must Serve as a “Wake-up Call”

1 week ago | infosecurity-magazine.com | James Coker

The recent wave of cyber-attacks on UK retailers should serve as a “wake-up call” for businesses across the country, a senior government minister has warned. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden said that the recent incidents impacting household names like Marks & Spencer (M&S), the Co-op and Harrods, demonstrated that cybersecurity is not a luxury but an absolute necessity.
Woolworths’ CISO Discusses South Africa's Unique Cybersecurity Landsca

1 week ago | infosecurity-magazine.com | James Coker

Cybersecurity challenges can vary according to a range of factors, from industry type to geographical location. Robert Bainbridge, CISO at Woolworths, has worked as a cybersecurity professional in South Africa for close to two decades. He spoke to Infosecurity about some of the unique challenges he faces operating in this region, including in recruiting talent and facilitating cooperation and information sharing.
Ransomware Attacks Fall in April Amid RansomHub Outage

1 week ago | infosecurity-magazine.com | James Coker

Ransomware attacks declined significantly in April, partly as a result of the RansomHub gang experiencing infrastructure outages, according to a new analysis by Comparitech. The consumer awareness company logged a total of 479 ransomware attacks throughout the month. This marked a notable drop compared to the first three months of 2025 in which Comparitech recorded 530 in January, 973 in February and 713 in March.