Tuesday, October 28 2025

News Roundups

Here you can access the latest 48hr Global News Roundups from DFM

We scour the internet to find the latest stories relating to:

DFIR, Cyber Investigations, Major Cyber Incidents, Exploits & Threat Intelligence, Law Enforcement, Policy,  and Standards & Compliance

We also provide an Editorial Perspective and a Reference List for further reading.

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National Cyber Awards 2024

31/07/2024

National Cyber Awards, set to take place on September 23rd 2024. Sponsored by leading organisations in cybersecurity, including Headline Sponsor BAE Systems, as well as IBM, Fortinet, Qualys, UK Cyber Security Council, Chartered Institute of Information Security, TechUK, SANS Institute, […]

DIGITAL INVESTIGATIONS – NEWS ROUNDUP – 24th May 2024

24/05/2024

Here are just some of the news events in the world of Digital Investigations.   Australia and New Zealand Need an Anzac Cyber Incident Review Board Many cyber attacks now straddle the Tasman Sea, such as last year’s data breach […]

DIGITAL INVESTIGATIONS – NEWS ROUNDUP – 22nd May 2024

22/05/2024

Here are just some of the news events in the world of Digital Investigations.   Spafford to Chair External Board for $45M Sandia Labs Digital Assurance Campaign WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Eugene H. Spafford, professor of computer science in Purdue […]

New privacy research pegs AI as a rival threat to cybercrime

22/05/2024

New research reveals the extent of concern regarding the future threat posed by AI and Machine learning to our privacy. Cybercrime is still seen as the main threat with 55%, but AI comes in close second at 53%.  Despite AI […]

UK MoD Personnel Data Breach

07/05/2024

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and its business support company, Shared Services Connected Ltd (SSCL), faced a significant data breach, initially largely attributed to the Russian ransomware group LockBit. However since the initial reports and based on the information […]

Apple’s Mercenary Spyware Alert

13/04/2024

An overview of what is going on Apple has recently issued an urgent warning to iPhone users across 92 countries, alerting them to the threat of highly sophisticated “mercenary spyware” attacks. This alert marks a concerning escalation in cyber threats, […]

Urgent Wake-Up Call: Cyber Security Report Uncovers Critical Areas for Improvement

12/04/2024

In an increasingly digital world, the importance of cyber security cannot be overstated. With each passing year, businesses and organisations face evolving threats that put their sensitive data and operations at risk. The Cyber security breaches survey 2024: technical report – […]

2024 Cyber Outstanding Security Performance Awards (Cyber OSPAs) Finalists Revealed 

05/03/2024

A global panel of Cyber Security professionals have reviewed a record number of Cyber OSPA nominations from around the world, and the list of finalists have been announced. The Cyber OSPAs were launched in 2021 to recognise and reward companies, […]

Urgent reform needed to improve accountability and performance of UK regulators

16/02/2024

“If the integrity and legitimacy of the UK’s regulatory system is to be preserved, the findings and recommendations in our report must be addressed by the Government, regulators and Parliament.” – Lord Hollick, Chair of the inquiry A House of […]