Cyber Threats Facing UK Small Businesses

Podcast: Threat Analysis : Cyber News for Small Business · The Small Business Cyber Security Guy

Opublikowano: 2026-09-30

Cyber Threats Facing UK Small Businesses In today’s episode of Threat Analysis, Mauven MacLeod explores pressing cybersecurity threats impacting UK small businesses. The discussion begins with ValleyRAT, a sophisticated malware posing as innocuous software discovered by AlienVault OTX. This threat utilises DLL sideloading to gain backdoor access to organizations’ systems, recording keystrokes and siphoning data without detection. Despite its current focus on China and India, businesses linked to these regions should heighten their security measures. Next, the episode examines the ‘Spring Ring’ voice phishing campaign analysed by Unit 42. This vishing scheme targets employees on platforms like Microsof...