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State-backed cyber attackers are sophisticated, well-resourced and increasingly disruptive. Experts tell us why no organisation is immune – and what effective defences look like.

As companies shore up their enterprise network defences against cyber attacks, with varying degrees of success, the cyber hygiene of their supply chains is often overlooked. We look at vulnerabilities and how organisations can reduce the risks.

The work of protecting and defending your business from cyber attacks is never done. As part of Cyber Security Awareness Month, we share the ongoing actions you should take to shore up against the criminals’ next breach attempt.

Human behaviour is essential to cyber resilience. Explore how organisations can build a culture of continuous vigilance and the practical steps management can take to embed shared responsibility and reinforce good cyber habits across the workforce.

The news is currently full of AI agents ‘going rogue’, wreaking untold havoc beyond their designated tasks. This Cyber Security Awareness month, we talk to an expert who advises on deployment, to separate fact from hype.

Almost half of all cyber attacks involve ransomware, a technology fast evolving into a far more dangerous threat to companies’ networks, with many underprepared for an attack. What are the critical steps businesses should take after a ransomware attack?

In the rush to adopt AI technology, ethical and risk considerations are not being prioritised. Professor Edward Harcourt, who is speaking at our Global Ethics Day event on 23 October, shares three ethical factors must be considered when using AI.

Cuts to the capital gains tax (CGT) annual exempt amount have brought more individuals within scope of CGT. In this episode we explain how to avoid common errors made when applying the rules to disposals of cryptoassets.

New HMRC guidance on mandatory registration of tax advisers clarifies the position for trustees. Limited details are available on the transition process that firms with an agent services account (ASA) will need to follow.

The way in which income tax is calculated will change from April 2027, as separate rates of tax are introduced for property income and changes are made to the beneficial ordering rule for allowances and reliefs.

In this special bonus episode, we hear exclusively from the Department for Business, Innovation Science and Trade (BIST) on the government’s plans for corporate reporting, the Modernising Corporate Reporting (MCR) agenda. It’s a potentially huge change and the government wants to implement it quickly, so now is the time to address its implications.

In its latest one-to-many campaign, HMRC is asking taxpayers with investments in offshore funds to check that they have included any income and gains on their self assessment (SA) tax return and paid the correct amount of tax due.

Vishing – or voice phishing – makes it easy for criminals to pose as an organisation’s IT department, using social engineering techniques to steal credentials and MFA codes, giving them access to networks. Here we look at how it works and how to guard against it.

Alongside company directors, people of significant control (PSCs) need to have their identity verified with Companies House. Here are the criteria to determine who is a PSC within your organisation.

Following a consultation period, the Financial Conduct Authority has finalised rules requiring in-scope listed companies to report against UK Sustainability Reporting Standards on a ‘comply or explain’ basis.