The NHS should proactively fortify cybersecurity within its third-party software suppliers following recent damaging ransomware attacks, says Jonathan Lee from Trend Micro. He suggests implementing multi-factor authentication as standard, diversifying technology partnerships to avoid overreliance, and allocating resources to Trusts to tackle specific cybersecurity risks. The NHS’s cybersecurity defence must be acknowledged as a critical part of patient care and integrated into its main strategy.

Black Basta-like Microsoft Teams phishing leads to novel backdoor
A phishing campaign exploiting Microsoft Teams has been discovered deploying a unique PowerShell backdoor. Cybersecurity firm ReliaQuest identified an attack technique previously unseen in the