A software outage that has affected the running of the NHS 111 service across the UK has been confirmed as a ransomware attack.

Over 100 of the UK’s retail brands have written to police and crime commissioners in England and Wales, calling on them to commit to making retail crime a priority in local policing strategies.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine immediately slowed the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and set the global economy on a course of lower growth and rising inflation according to the OECD. In its latest economic outlook, the organisation forecasts global growth to decelerate sharply to around 3% this year and 2.8% in 2023, well below the recovery projected in the previous outlook issued last December.

Ransomware attacks have increased by 24% in Q2 of 2022 according to the latest threat report by digital security specialist Avast.

The International Air Transport Association has launched AVSEC Insight, an online platform offering users a range of open-source information to aid in identifying potential security risks and threats to their operations and businesses.

Integrated risk management platform RiskSmart has launched in the UK following an investment of over £1m from NPIF Maven Equity Finance and other institutional investors.