Mimecast, a leading global human risk management platform, announced today the acquisition of Code42, a leader in insider threat and data loss protection. Expanding on the success of their existing technology partnership, this acquisition marks a critical step in Mimecast’s…
Category: IT SECURITY GURU
CISOs and CIOs confront growing data protection challenges in the era of AI and cloud
Keepit, a global provider of a comprehensive cloud backup and recovery platform, today released a survey conducted by Foundry, as well as a study based on in-depth interviews conducted by Keepit. Both reveal critical gaps in disaster recovery strategies and…
Privilege escalation: unravelling a novel cyber-attack technique
Cyber criminals are notoriously relentless and unforgiving in their quest to exploit vulnerabilities through ever-evolving tactics. Organisations may believe that their security frameworks are robust, but when confronted with unprecedented attack methods, nobody is entirely immune to infiltration. Earlier this…
Enhancing the cybersecurity talent pool is key to securing our digital future
As the global digital industry continues to grow, there has been an increased demand for both businesses and Governments to prioritise cybersecurity. Cybercrime rates are quickly rising as according to Cybersecurity Ventures, damage costs are set to increase by 15%…
Worldwide IT Outages: Cybersecurity Experts Weigh In
Today (19th July 2024), outages have been reported across almost every facet of society, from airlines and airports, supermarkets and banking to communication services, NHS and trains. EDR org Crowdstrike said the problem was caused by “a defect found in…
Esteemed International Cyber Expo Advisory Council Expands
International Cyber Expo have announced the expansion of its world-class Advisory Council, now composed of 40 industry leaders from the fields of physical and cyber security. The Advisory Council, chaired by Ciaran Martin, Former CEO of the National Cyber Security…
Cyber Community Reacts: King’s Speech and AI Legislation
“My Government is committed to making work pay and will legislate to introduce a new deal for working people to ban exploitative practices and enhance employment rights. It will seek to establish the appropriate legislation to place requirements on those…
Digital Transformation EXPO (DTX) – Your Home of Digital Transformation
DTX brings together creative minds and technology practitioners with the tools needed to drive change, enhance experiences and improve efficiencies across today’s organisations. Covering cloud and infrastructure; software engineering and DevOps; data and AI; and cyber security, the event showcases…
First Annual OSC&R Report Reveals 95% of Organizations Have at Least One Severe Security Risk Within their Software Supply Chain
OX Security, the pioneer in Active Application Security Posture Management (Active ASPM), today issued the OSC&R community’s inaugural software supply chain threat report, “OSC&R in the Wild: A New Look at the Most Common Software Supply Chain Exposures.” Based on…
Global tech innovation initiative unlocks Singapore as key growth market for international startups
Plexal, the innovation company solving society’s challenges through collaboration, the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) and National University of Singapore (NUS) have partnered for a new international initiative – CyberBoost. Extending across two streams initially, CyberBoost: Build will support…
Authy breach exposes data of millions – what to look out for if you use it
The exposure of millions of users’ phone numbers in the recent breach of Twilio’s 2FA app, Authy, has serious implications for users, who are now at a significantly heightened risk of phishing attacks and SIM swapping, endangering their privacy and…
Report reveals that three quarters of UK businesses have been impacted by AI-powered cyber threats
Darktrace, a global leader in cybersecurity AI, has today released its UK State of AI Cybersecurity Report, which surveyed over 200 security leaders and practitioners across a broad array of industries. The research asked security leaders their thoughts on the…
Cyber Confidence at MSPs high, despite falling victim to data breaches
New research conducted by CyberSmart, a leading provider of SME security solutions indicates that nearly all MSPS report high rates of cyber confidence across their organisations, despite the vast majority having experienced at least one data breach in the past…
RockYou2024: 10 BILLION unique passwords exposed – what now?
The “RockYou2024” data leak has exposed nearly 10 billion unique plaintext passwords. This breach, discovered by researchers and shared on a popular hacking forum, represents a dramatic increase in the threat of credential-stuffing attacks. The dataset, posted by a user…
Cato Networks Named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Single-Vendor SASE
Cato Networks, the SASE leader, today announced that Gartner, Inc. has recognised the company as a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Single-Vendor SASE. “Cato’s true SASE platform is the antidote to IT complexity that persists in the…
SQR Wins Isle of Man Government Contract
SQR, a leading provider of digital identity solutions, has won a major contract with the Isle of Man Government. The fast-growing Isle of Man based firm has been selected in partnership with software development and digital transformation experts, PDMS, to…
Keeper Security Launches Zero-Knowledge Remote Browser Isolation in Keeper Connection Manager
Keeper Security has introduced Remote Browser Isolation, a new component of Keeper Connection Manager. Remote Browser Isolation provides users with secure access to web-based assets such as internal web applications and cloud applications – using any standard web browser. Remote…
IT Security Responsibilities for Online Start-Ups
In this digital world we live in, online start-ups are emerging rapidly, harnessing the power of the internet to reach global audiences and deliver innovative solutions. However, with the increased digital presence comes an elevated risk of cyber threats. For…
UK law firms feeling pressure to prioritise business continuity over cybersecurity
The never-ending fragmentation of IT, driven by the rapid and constant evolution of Legal Tech, is causing huge cyber defence issues for UK legal firms, according to a new report from Managed Threat Detection & Response Provider, e2e-assure. The complexity…
Protecting our data in a world of rising cyber attacks
In today’s volatile digital climate, the security of workers’ and customers’ data and information, as well as the finances and intellectual property of organizations themselves, continues to be questioned. Data sits at the very heart of the world’s largest companies,…