20 February 2026

Kashif Nazir, Technical Manager, Cloudhouse

On 28 October 2023, staff arriving at the British Library discovered a catastrophe unfolding. Key systems were encrypted, servers were offline, and digital catalogues had vanished. By mid-morning, the crisis management plan was invoked and the National Cyber Security Centre was engaged. One of the world's most prestigious cultural institutions – custodian of over 170 million items spanning three millennia – had fallen victim to a sophisticated ransomware attack.

More than two years after the attack, full restoration continues with some services still scheduled for recovery. This isn't just another cybersecurity cautionary tale. It's a story about what happens when decades of technical debt collide with modern threats and when structural vulnerabilities endemic across the sector finally come home to roost. Most importantly, it's a roadmap that every library, archive, museum, and university needs to study before facing their own reckoning.

18 February 2026

Portnox has announced a major expansion of its Zero Trust Network Access solution, extending credential-free access beyond web and on-premises applications to include enterprise console-based applications.

Organisations can now eliminate passwords and credentials from administrative access via Remote Desktop Protocol, Secure Shell, Virtual Network Computing, and Teletype Network. This removes the attack vector responsible for 80 per cent of data breaches whilst maintaining the frictionless user experience that has defined Portnox ZTNA. As enterprises accelerate digital transformation to support hybrid work, cloud migration, and AI adoption, every new initiative expands the attack surface faster than security teams can adapt.