#cyber-crime

#cyber-crime

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 High-profile cyber attacks elevated cyber security and cyber crime to dinner table conversation in 2021, and although there was no repeat of the Colonial Pipeline incident in 2022, awareness of cyber issues among the general public has never been higher.And cyber criminals showed no sign of slowing down in 2022, even though ransomware attack volumes appeared to drop off for a time, in a trend likely linked to the war in Ukraine.

Although the C-suite are now keenly aware of the threats to their organisation, and how often they are attacked, many struggle to understand the terminology that cyber security professionals would consider everyday language, but to them sounds more like jargon.As a result, many are struggling to prioritise appropriate action on cyber issues, a new Kaspersky report has found.

Created by a Vietnamese gaming studio, Axie Infinity offers players the chance to breed, trade and fight Pokémon-like cartoon monsters to earn cryptocurrencies including the game's own "Smooth Love Potion" digital token.At one stage, it had more than a million active players.But earlier this year, the network of blockchains that underpin the game's virtual world was raided by a North Korean hacking syndicate, which made off with roughly $620 million in the ether cryptocurrency.

Police in England and Wales are in line for below-inflation increase increase in funding next year, according to proposals set out by the Government.Under the provisional settlement, the Home Office said forces will receive an additional 287 million in cash terms from central government in 2023-24.It will take overall spending to 17.2 billion  a 3.6% cash increase on the current year, well below the rate of inflation which remains above 10% although it is forecast to fall.