The Guardian Company Cyber Security Posture
theguardian.comGuardian News & Media (GNM) publishes theguardian.com, one of the world’s leading English-language newspaper websites. It also has a presence in the US and Australia as Guardian US and Guardian Australia. Traffic from outside of the UK now represents around two-thirds of the Guardian’s total digital audience. In the UK, GNM publishes the Guardian newspaper six days a week, first published in 1821, and the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper, The Observer. The Guardian is renowned for its agenda-setting journalism including, most recently the Cambridge Analytica, Paradise and Panama Papers investigations as well as the Pulitzer Prize and Emmy-winning NSA revelations.
The Guardian Company Details
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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The Guardian Risk Score (AI oriented)Between 900 and 1000
This score is AI-generated and less favored by cyber insurers, who prefer the TPRM score.
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The Guardian Company Scoring based on AI Models
| Model Name | Date | Description | Current Score Difference | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVERAGE-Industry | 03-12-2025 | This score represents the average cybersecurity rating of companies already scanned within the same industry. It provides a benchmark to compare an individual company's security posture against its industry peers. | N/A | Between 900 and 1000 |
The Guardian Company Cyber Security News & History
| Entity | Type | Severity | Impact | Seen | Url ID | Details | View |
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| The Guardian | Ransomware | 75 | 2 | 12/2022 | THE2217231222 | Link | |
Rankiteo Explanation : Attack limited on finance or reputationDescription: The British daily newspaper ‘The Guardian’ faced a serious ransomware cyber incident. The company claimed that ‘there has been some disruption to behind-the-scenes services’, but the online publication is largely unaffected, as stories continue to be written and published on the Guardian’s website and app. The incident impacted parts of the company’s IT infrastructure, prompting management to tell employees to work remotely. | |||||||
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Guardian News & Media (GNM) publishes theguardian.com, one of the world’s leading English-language newspaper websites. It also has a presence in the US and Australia as Guardian US and Guardian Australia. Traffic from outside of the UK now represents around two-thirds of the Guardian’s total digital audience. In the UK, GNM publishes the Guardian newspaper six days a week, first published in 1821, and the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper, The Observer. The Guardian is renowned for its agenda-setting journalism including, most recently the Cambridge Analytica, Paradise and Panama Papers investigations as well as the Pulitzer Prize and Emmy-winning NSA revelations.
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The Guardian Cyber Security News
Online criminals attacking HSBC ‘all the time’, says head of UK arm
Ian Stuart tells MPs that cybersecurity is biggest expense as bank systems face scrutiny after M&S and Co-op attacks.
Scattered Spider hackers in UK are ‘facilitating’ cyber-attacks, says Google | Cybercrime
A group of hackers labelled “Scattered Spider” have been linked with attacks on UK retailers Marks & Spencer, the Co-op and Harrods, with Google ...
UK cybersecurity agency warns over risk of quantum hackers
The UK's cybersecurity agency is urging organisations to guard their systems against quantum hackers by 2035, as the prospect of breakthroughs ...
M&S says some personal data was taken in cyber-attack | Marks & Spencer
Marks & Spencer has revealed that some personal information relating to thousands of customers was taken in the cyber-attack that has ...
UK underestimates threat of cyber-attacks from hostile states and gangs, says security chief
The UK is underestimating the severity of the online threat it faces from hostile states and criminal gangs, the country's cybersecurity ...
Co-op forced to shut down part of IT system after hack attempt
The Co-op has been forced to shut down parts of its IT system after discovering an attempted hack only days after Marks & Spencer faced a ...
Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats | US national security
The Trump administration has publicly and privately signaled that it does not believe Russia represents a cyber threat against US national ...
‘Aggressive’ hackers of UK retailers are now targeting US stores, says Google
Alphabet warns of 'Scattered Spider', network of hackers reportedly behind cyber-attack against UK retail giant M&S.
Schumer says cyber operations pause against Russia gives Putin ‘free pass’
Top Democrat calls Trump's move to retreat from fight against Russian cyber threats 'a critical strategic mistake'
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