NHS England and the national data guardian have announced changes to their cyber security measurement and self-report system for health and social care organisations. The NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) will transition away from using the NDG’s 10 data security standards and adopt the National Cyber Security Centre’s Cyber Assessment Framework. The transition began on 2 September.

Iranian Hacker Group Handal Claims Breach of Israeli Defense Firm
The international cybersecurity community was alerted to a major data breach involving Israeli military infrastructure. Handala, a recognized Iranian nation-state threat actor, claims to have


