UK ministers tell UK businesses to ‘step up’ cyber defences Tech Ministers have announced a new push to force firms to strengthen their cyber defences against AI-powered attacks, as Britain’s cyber industry has swelled to £14.7bn. According to new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) figures, Britain’s cyber sector saw a 11 per cent rise in the past twelve months, while the number of companies [...]
Shoplifting cost retailers £400m last year Retail British retailers lost out on nearly £400m last year due to shoplifting, despite falling numbers of violent theft and abuse. Violence and abuse against shopkeepers occurred 1,600 times per day on average, down 20 per cent from 2,000 last year, according to a crime report published by the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The Crime and [...]
Why your mobile phone is now more valuable than your passport Partner Partner content, in association with NOTO. A £6 trillion global financial cybercrime epidemic is being fought with technology that in some cases predates the smartphone, leaving financial institutions and consumers exposed, an expert has warned. Chris Thomas, Chief Revenue Officer at NOTO, a company providing next generation technology to combat financial crime, highlighted that the [...]
UK cyber attacks will inevitably increase, HP boss warns November 24, 2025 It is inevitable that the number of cyber attacks faced by UK companies will increase in the coming years, the Northern European boss of technology giant HP has warned. Speaking on an up-coming episode of City AM‘s Boardroom Uncovered podcast, Neil Sawyer added that businesses should “stay ahead of the game” in order to help [...]
Labour trails plans to fight cyberattacks October 30, 2025 The UK government is set to take further action to bolster national cyber resilience, City AM understands, as cybercrime continues to surge across the country. High-profile attacks on businesses, from smaller firms to major supply chains, have unveiled deep cracks and vulnerabilities in the economy. Tech secretary Liz Kendall told City AM: “We’re working really [...]
£1.9bn price tag makes JLR Britain’s most expensive cyber attack October 22, 2025 The cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has been estimated to cost the UK around £1.9bn, in what experts are calling the most economically damaging hack in British history. Research from the Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC), a non-profit group that tracks major cyber incidents, found that around 5,000 organisations across the country were affected [...]
Jaguar Land Rover restarts engine production after cyberattack October 6, 2025 Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has restarted manufacturing at its Wolverhampton engine plant, making a key step in recovering from its major cyberattack that forced the British automaker to halt production for over a month. The car giant confirmed it had begun a “controlled, phased restart of operations” following the attack, which hit its IT systems [...]
Will the ‘Brit card’ ID redefine privacy in the UK? September 29, 2025 Just last week, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans for a new digital ID system, or so-called ‘Brit card’, aimed to provide UK citizens and legal residents with a smartphone-based identity card. By the end of the current parliament in 2029, digital ID is set to become mandatory for ‘right to work’ checks. The government [...]
Co-op expected to reveal financial hit from cyber attack September 21, 2025 The Co-operative Group is expected to shed light on the impact of a damaging cyber attack in its first financial update since being targeted by hackers. Shoppers were faced with empty shelves and issues with payments during the fallout from the cyber incident in April, as a raft of retailers were hit. On Thursday, the [...]
How the City can help fight back against emerging threats September 8, 2025 Britain is embroiled in a shadow war, and as threats evolve so must the business models we use to fight back, says Mark Wheatley We may not be in the middle of a full-blown conflagration. But we are embroiled in something like a shadow war. The threats we in Britain face today – from cyberattack [...]