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IoT Botnets and Infostealers Frequently Target Retail Sector
New research by Netskope Threat Labs has revealed that IoT botnets, remote access tools and infostealers were the key malware families deployed by attackers targeting the retail sector in the past year. The findings were revealed in a new report…
Why your data isn’t as safe as you think and what it could cost you
We’ve all been guilty of not backing up important files, only learning our lesson after losing family photos, documents or homework. But for businesses, not backing up data can be a costly mistake. To mark this year’s World Cloud Security…
Salt Security Launches AI-Powered Assistant Pepper
Today, API security company Salt Security have announced the release of Pepper, an in-product assistant and, notably, an AI-powered knowledge-based assistant. Salt is embracing the value of artificial intelligence (AI) with this capability, making it easier for customers to utilise…
#MIWIC2024: Dr. Iretioluwa Akerele, Co-Founder of Cyblack
Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2024’s Top 20 women selected…
Cato Shatters SASE Speed Record
Ahead of the 2024 Tokyo E-Prix, the team at Cato Networks have announced a new SASE throughput record of 10 Gbps without hardware upgrades. The record was achieved at the Porsche Studio Ginza. At 10 Gbps, Cato became the first…
Keeper Security Announces Passkey Support on Mobile Devices
Today, password management leaders Keeper Security have announced support for passkey management on iOS and Android mobile devices. With Keeper, passkeys are created, stored and managed in the Keeper Vault, and can be used to log in to websites and…
Expert Insight: Why do women feel cybersecurity isn’t for them?
Women represent only 30% of the global cybersecurity workforce, reflecting a slow growth rate and pervasive social inequalities. As we witness a concerning increase in cyber harm and a widening skills gap within the industry, it becomes imperative to engage…
Coro Secures $100 Million Funding Round
Coro, the leading cybersecurity platform purpose-built for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), today announced it has secured $100 million in Series D funding led by One Peak, with participation from existing investors Energy Impact Partners and Balderton Capital. This funding…
Cybereason Disrupt SIEM and XDR Market with New SDR Solution
Attack protection pros Cybereason have announced the launch of a new SIEM Detection and Response (SDR) solution with Observe. Cybereason’s SDR SaaS solution addresses issues with outdated SIEM architectures and enhances SOC effectiveness through the automated ingestion and enrichment of…
WatchGuard Threat Lab Analysis Shows Surge in Evasive Malware
WatchGuard® Technologies, a unified cybersecurity company, has announced the findings of its latest Internet Security Report, detailing the top malware trends and network and endpoint security threats analysed by WatchGuard Threat Lab researchers. Key findings from the data show a…
Big Issue working with NCSC, NCA and Met Police to investigate cyber incident
Researchers at Comparitech, the pro-consumer website providing information, tools, reviews and comparisons to help readers improve their cyber security and privacy online, have discovered that ransomware gang Qilin claimed credit on its website for stealing 550 GB of data from…
Acumen enters UK market offering expertise and market leading tooling to protect organisations against complex cyberattacks
A new cyber security services company has launched today, which pledges to deliver unparalleled expertise and cutting-edge technology to organisations. Headquartered in Glasgow, Acumen offers clients a fully managed 24/7 Security Operations Centre (SOC), while its roster of partners include…
Tackling DORA Compliance With a Focus on PAM
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2554) was born from a realisation that businesses, particularly those in financial services, rely increasingly on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and digital means to operate. The result of this digitalisation is predominantly…
Details of Millions of Voters and Several MPs Targeted in a Cyberattack by the Chinese State
The UK has officially attributed a major cyberattack on the Electoral Commission to China. The attack compromised the personal data of approximately 40 million voters, marking the first direct implication of China since the breach came to light. The breach,…
#MIWIC2024: Samantha Humphries, Senior Director of International Security Strategy at Exabeam
Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2024’s Top 20 women selected…
Over A Third of IT Leaders Are Ill-Equipped to Cope With AI-Powered Attacks
Today zero-trust, zero-knowledge and password pros at Keeper Security have released the findings of their 2024 Keeper Security Insight Report, The Future of Defence: IT Leaders Brace for Unprecedented Cyber Threats. The report found that emerging attack vectors were presenting significant…
Expert Insight: DEI and the Recruitment Wall
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives are now well established in cybersecurity with only 8% of businesses saying they did not have any, according to the ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study 2023. But while these are well-established internally, businesses are still…
Award Winning Cyber Start-up Raises £3m Led By Fuel Ventures To Empower Employees To Protect Themselves
Today, Think Cyber Security Ltd has announced that it has raised a £3 million late seed funding round to deliver measurable secure behaviour change. The multi-award winning, National Cyber Security Centre recognised firm offers an innovative and uniquely real-time Redflags® subscription…
What is a Deepfake?
Anyone who spends time online these days will either interact directly with deepfakes or come across discussions about them – as they are fast becoming an urgent matter for people to understand and lawmakers to control. While photo-editing and video-editing…
#MIWIC2024: Lianne Potter, Head of SecOps at ASDA and Cyber Anthropologist at Compromising Positions
Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2024’s Top 20 women selected…
#MIWIC2024: Chelsea Jarvie, CISO and Director at Neon Circle
Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2024’s Top 20 women selected…
The human impact of ransomware attacks: how can businesses protect their security professionals?
By Tony Hasek, CEO at Goldilock With the annual cost of cybercrime estimated to have cost UK businesses over £30.5 billion in 2023, leaders are constantly reminded of ransomware attacks’ monetary, operational and reputational impact. The halting of business operations,…
DTX + UCX Manchester is Back: Global brands, cutting-edge technology and world-renowned speakers take centre stage
Digital Transformation EXPO Manchester (DTX) has announced the dates for this years exhibition, with the events doors opening on 22- 23 May, for what is set to be one of the most exciting technology exhibitions of the year. DTX will…
Cybaverse launches new platform to streamline cyber security management for organisations and MSPs
Cybaverse, a cyber security services provide based in the south of England, has launched two new platforms to help end-user organisations and MSPs manage security more efficiently. Cybaverse.ai has been designed to streamline cyber security management, offering end-users with the…
MIWIC2024: Rebecca Taylor, Threat Intelligence Knowledge Manager at Secureworks
Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2024’s Top 20 women selected…
Keeper Security Bolsters Administrative Control Over Passwords and Privileged Access Management With UI Updates and Streamlined Onboarding
Today, Keeper Security, the leading provider of zero-trust and zero-knowledge cybersecurity software protecting passwords, passkeys, privileged access, secrets and remote connections, has announced significant improvements to its Admin Console User Interface (UI) and a new onboarding experience, reinforcing its commitment…
#MIWIC2024: Lisa Ventura MBE, Founder of Cyber Security Unity Ltd.
Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2024’s Top 20 women selected…
Enhancing the Polaris Software Integrity Platform: Synopsys Introduces Dynamic Security Testing Features
Synopsys has unveiled Synopsys fAST Dynamic, a fresh addition to its dynamic application security testing (DAST) solutions within the Synopsys Polaris Software Integrity Platform®. This offering empowers development, security, and DevOps teams to swiftly detect and address security flaws in…
Cato Unveils Industry First AI-driven Networking and Security Incident Detection and Response
Cato Networks, the leader in SASE, announced the addition of network incident detection and response tools to the Cato SASE Cloud platform. With Network Stories for Cato XDR, advanced AI algorithms instantly identify outages in customer networks and conduct root…
Pentest People Announces its Assured Service Provider status for NCSC’s Cyber Incident Exercising Scheme
Pentest People, the Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS®) and cybersecurity experts, today announces it has become one of only a few companies in the UK to be an Assured Service Provider in the recently launched National Cyber Security Centre…
ACI Worldwide and comforte AG Pave the Way for Payment Modernization with PCI DSS v4.0 Compliance
Comforte AG and ACI Worldwide have announced a partnership together to accelerate payment modernisation with global PCI DSS v4.0 Compliance. PCI DSS v3.2.1 will be retired on March 31, 2024, as it will underscore the need for businesses and companies…
#MIWIC2024: Andrea Cullen, Co-Founder of CAPSLOCK Education Ltd.
Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2024’s Top 20 women selected…
Nominations Open for 2024’s European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards
Today, Eskenzi PR are proud to announce that nominations are open for the 11th annual European Cybersecurity Bloggers Awards. The 2024 event is sponsored by KnowBe4, Keeper Security and Coro and supported by our media partners, Infosecurity Magazine and the…
23andMe sparks rethink about safeguarding data: on-premises vs. hybrid cloud strategies
Recently 23andMe, the popular DNA testing service, made a startling admission: hackers had gained unauthorised access to the personal data of 6.9 million users, specifically their ‘DNA Relatives’ data. This kind of high-profile breach made headlines globally, and naturally highlights the…
#MIWIC2024: Zinet Kemal, Cloud Security Engineer – Best Buy
Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2024’s Top 20 women selected…
Research Reveals That Infostealers Target Healthcare Sector Data
New research by Netskope Threat Labs has revealed that infostealers were the primary malware and ransowmare families used to target the healthcare sector. Healthcare was among the top sectors impacted during 2023 by mega breaches, an attack where over one…
ChatGPT Extensions Could be Exploited to Steal Data and Sensitive Information
API security professionals Salt Security have released new threat research from Salt Labs highlighting critical security flaws within ChatGPT plugins, presenting a new risk for enterprises. Plugins provide AI chatbots like ChatGPT access and permissions to perform tasks on behalf…
Expert Insight: How more diverse perspectives can lead to more innovative solutions
For some time now, there has been a worrying lack of the requisite skills around cloud security, data security, and application security. Especially within the mid and senior level. Part of the reason is that cloud architectures and the ever…
New Mimecast report finds cybercriminals capitalise on businesses’ biggest flaw: Human risk
Mimecast, a global cybersecurity company, today announced the publication of its “The State of Email and Collaboration Security 2024” (SOECS) report. According to the research, cyber threats are growing at an unprecedented pace, and the year ahead is fraught with…
i-confidential Receives EcoVadis Gold Sustainability Rating
i-confidential, a leader in cyber security consultancy services and a specialist provider of security resourcing, has announced it has achieved a Gold Sustainability rating from EcoVadis, one of the world’s leading providers of business sustainability accreditations. i-confidential notes that business…
#MIWIC2024: Lauren Zink, Manager of Security, Culture and Awareness at Indeed
Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2024’s Top 20 women selected…
ISACA Joins Forces with Erasmus+ for SHE@CYBER Project
ISACA has announced its participation in the Erasmus+ program’s SHE@CYBER project. This initiative, under the EC Cooperation partnerships in vocational education and training, is a concerted effort to address the cybersecurity skills gap in Europe, with a particular focus on…
#MIWIC2024: Blessing Usoro, Cyber for Schoolgirls
Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2024’s Top 20 women selected…
#MIWIC2024: Rosie Anderson, Th4ts3cur1ty.Company
Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2024’s Top…
What We Learned from These 3 API Security Breaches
They say, “Experience is the best teacher.” Well, they never said it had to be your experience. If we look closely, there are lessons to be learned from these five fateful API attacks that can help any organisation secure its…
Championing Diversity in Data Protection
By Jasmine Harrison PC.dp, Account Manager – Data Protection People Women play an important role in the field of data protection, bringing diverse perspectives and ethical considerations into an area that can be a minefield for many. This often leads…
International Women’s Day 2024: Inspiring inclusion for the next generation
International Women’s Day has long been an advocate for elevating and advancing gender equality within the technology industry. At the heart of this celebration is a collective commitment to recognise and celebrate the women who are not only making significant…
5 Reasons to Leverage MDR to Transform Your SecOps
Cybersecurity threats are evolving at an unprecedented pace, posing significant challenges to Security Operations (SecOps) teams worldwide. Managed Detection and Response (MDR) emerges as a crucial ally, offering a sophisticated blend of technology and expertise to fortify defenses. Read on…
Boston Red Sox Choose Centripetal as Cyber Network Security Partner
Threat intelligence pros, Centripetal have announced that it has been selected as the Official Cyber Network Security Partner for the Boston Red Sox and Fenway Park. Under the multi-year partnership, Centripetal will protect the Boston Red Sox by deploying its…
Chinese nation state actors to ramp up cyber espionage attempts in 2024
CYJAX, a threat intelligence provider, today announces its latest research, Broken China, analysing the turbulent socio-economic situation in China and how this will likely lead to an increase in cyber espionage activities by the PRC to give Chinese businesses a…
90% of Leaders Plan to Integrate AI into their Organisations in 2024
New research by Logicalis has revealed that AI, digital transformation and cybersecurity are the top priorities for tech leaders. The research was revealed in the company’s 10th annual CIO report, which surveyed over 1,000 CIOs globally. Despite economic uncertainty, 85%…
Exceptional Women Recognised for Contribution to Cyber Industry at Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards 2024
The 20 winners of the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards were announced at a ceremony held at the prestigious BT Tower in London on the 27th February 2024. The awards celebrated the achievements of women working in cybersecurity around…
Advanced Cyber Defence Systems (ADCS) to Showcase Innovative Attack Surface Management Solution at Cloud & Cyber Security Expo
Continuing on from their popular webinar series, Advanced Cyber Defence Systems (ACDS) are taking their ‘Think Like a Hacker’ series to The Cloud & Cyber Expo. At the event, the team will be demoing their cutting-edge Attack Surface Management solution.…
Keeper Security Joins the AWS Partner Network
Providers of cloud-based zero-trust and zero-knowledge cybersecurity, Keeper Security have announced that it has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN). The APN is a global community of AWS Partners that leverage programmes, expertise and resources to build,…
Cato Networks Announces 59% Revenue Growth In 2023 Business Results
Cato Networks, the leader in SASE, today announced strong 2023 business results including 59% revenue growth, the addition of more than 700 new enterprise customers, ongoing channel expansion, and continued innovation across Cato’s pioneering SASE platform. “Nine years ago, we…
Synopsys Report: 74% of Codebases Harbour High-Risk Open Source Vulnerabilities, Up 54%
Synopsys has unveiled the ninth edition of its annual “Open Source Security and Risk Analysis” (OSSRA) report, indicating a significant surge in high-risk vulnerabilities affecting nearly three-quarters of commercial codebases compared to the previous year. In this 2024 OSSRA report,…
Cato Networks to Present on AI and SASE at Cloud Expo Europe and DevOps Live
Cato Networks, provider of the world’s leading single-vendor SASE platform, today announces that Senior Director of Security Strategy, Etay Maor, and Director of Product Marketing, Greg Duffy, will be speaking at the upcoming Tech Show London, within its Cloud Expo Europe…
Cyber Mindfulness Corner Company Spotlight: Jamf
At the IT Security Guru we’re showcasing organisations that are passionate about making cybersecurity a healthier, more mindful industry. This week, Aaron Webb, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Jamf, spoke to the Gurus about how leaders can approach the burnout crisis…
MIWIC24: Plexal Alumni Receive Multiple Nominations From Peers at This Year’s Awards
Plexal work with some of the UK’s most exciting start-ups, entrepreneurs and scale-ups who are building emerging technologies and operating across multiple sectors. Plexal help build community, foster talent, and launch graduating companies and professionals into success. They work in…
New Cybereason ‘True Cost to Business Study 2024’ Reveals it Still Doesn’t Pay to Pay
Cybereason has today announced the results of their third annual ransomware study, commissioned to better understand the true impact of ransomware to businesses. This global study reveals ransomware attacks are becoming more frequent, effective, and sophisticated: 56 percent of organisations…
Adarma Collaborates with Scottish Enterprise to Unveil Neurodiversity Strategy
Adarma has today announced its neurodiversity strategy in partnership with Scottish Enterprise, Scotland’s national economic development agency. The strategy supports Adarma’s continued commitment to attract, support, and empower people from diverse backgrounds into the cybersecurity sector, which will help combat…
ISC2 Collaborates with IBM to Launch Entry-Level Cybersecurity Certificate
ISC2 – the world’s leading nonprofit member organization for cybersecurity professionals – announced a partnership with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to launch the IBM and ISC2 Cybersecurity Specialist Professional Certificate. The new entry-level program, available exclusively via the Coursera platform, is designed to prepare…
Meet This Year’s Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Nominees: Part 3
The nominations for the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber awards are out! It’s always wonderful to read about the incredible women in our industry, who are making fantastic contributions and paving the way for others. This year we had so…
Meet This Year’s Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Nominees: Part 2
The nominations for the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber awards are out! It’s always wonderful to read about the incredible women in our industry, who are making fantastic contributions and paving the way for others. This year we had so…
Meet This Year’s Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Nominees: Part 1
The nominations for the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber awards are out! It’s always wonderful to read about the incredible women in our industry, who are making fantastic contributions and paving the way for others. This year we had so…
The Cyber Scheme launches training course for IoT/ICS security testers
The Cyber Scheme has announced availability of a new CSII Practitioner Training Course that has been developed as a comprehensive IoT/ICS hacking course. The aim of the course is to teach candidates all the skills they need to securely test…
“Dr. Zero Trust” Chase Cunningham Joins Keeper Security Public Sector Advisory Board
Today, Keeper Security have announced the appointment of Dr. Chase Cunningham to its Public Sector Advisory Board. Cunningham’s appointment reflects Keeper Security’s commitment to zero-trust security. Keeper’s early adoption of zero-trust architecture has become a model for national security and…
Cyber gaps in the supply chain — Bank of America breached in another vendor cyberattack
Third-party cyber-attacks remain one of the most significant threats facing organisations across the globe. Most recently, Bank of America, a multinational investment banking and financial services corporation, began notifying customers that a November 2023 hack against one of its service…
The Channel can help SMEs protect themselves from increasing security threats
Recent reports indicate that SME resellers specialising in security are optimistic about the future, expecting a better year ahead than the challenges they faced in the previous 12 months. With increasing cyber threats and the need for secure and reliable…
Own Company Unveils New Channel Partner Program
Own Company, a leading SaaS data platform, today announced the launch of a global Channel Partner Program aimed at empowering resellers and system integrators to proactively prevent their customers from losing mission-critical data and metadata. With automated backups and rapid,…
Quantum computing: The data security conundrum
One of the biggest challenges of digital technology today is around security systems and data. In response to this, sophisticated algorithms have been designed to encrypt data and protect it through frameworks known as symmetric cryptography. While this has proven…
Verizon Breach – Malicious Insider or Innocuous Click?
A household name among American media companies, Verizon Communications on Wednesday began notifying employees that an insider may have gained access to their data. According to the breach notice to the Maine Attorney General, an unauthorized employee opened a file…
Keeper Security Available on Apple Vision Pro
Password manager Keeper Security announced this week that users can log in to applications on the new Apple Vision Pro™ with Keeper, providing secure and seamless access to content on the revolutionary new device. As spatial computing becomes a reality…
Centripetal and Platform 94 Join Forces to Bring Cybersecurity Defence to Irish Companies
Almost one in five Irish firms experienced a significant cyber attack or data breach in 2022, according to research by Aon. It’s no wonder that Irish businesses are concerned about cybersecurity, with ever evolving threats and new and novel attack…
Safer Internet Day: Cybersecurity Experts Weigh In
Happy Safer Internet Day to all those who celebrate! Cybersecurity experts from across the industry have weighed in on how we can use the internet in a safer way, both professionally and personally, in an age of increasing attacks and…
Fragmented cybersecurity vendor landscape is exacerbating risks and compounding skills shortages, SenseOn research reveals
The majority of large enterprises spend an average of 3-5 months integrating and training teams on each new security solution – at the expense of threat hunting, vulnerability scanning and security awareness training However, major contradictions are rife, with 76%…
ThinkCyber and Plexal Join BT as Sponsors of The Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards 2024
Eskenzi PR are proud to announce that ThinkCyber, the innovators of measurable secure behaviour change with their Redflags® software, and Plexal, the innovation company solving society’s challenges through collaboration with government, start-ups and industry, have joined BT as sponsors for…
A Comprehensive Overview Of Nanotechnology And Applications Of Nanotechnology
What Is Nanotechnology? Nanotechnology is concerned with nano-scale materials and structures. Nano-scale refers to particles and devices that are less than 100 microns in size. A sheet of paper has a thickness of 100,000 nano-meters, while a person who stands…
What is HTTP Request Smuggling and HTTP/2 Downgrading?
Have you heard of the term HTTP Request Smuggling? What about HTTP/2 Downgrading? Well, these are vulnerabilities that can be exploited by cybercriminals when there are issues between the front-end and back-end of websites. If left unresolved, these can result…
Salt Security Joins AWS Lambda Ready Program
Today, API security company Salt Security has announced that it has been accepted to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Lambda Ready Program. Salt now supports and simplifies deployments to AWS Lambda, allowing customers to capture API traffic flowing through serverless environments…
AI-Powered Attacks and Deepfake Technology Fuel Cyberattack Concern
Today, password security pros, Keeper Security have released the key findings from its latest survey about the state of cybersecurity and the burgeoning threats that are keeping cyber professionals up at night. The survey of more than 800 IT security…
Introducing meaningful AI features for information security in 2024
Nick Graham, Chief Technology Officer at information security software business Hicomply discusses the recent surge in interest around artificial intelligence. He explains why his company is focused on developing AI tools that deliver benefits over media buzz. There’s been a…
Ransomware Research Reveals Millions Spent Despite Do Not Pay Policies
Research commissioned by Cohesity, a leader in AI-powered data security and management, reveals the majority of companies are paying ransoms and breaking their ‘do not pay’ policies. The research polled from over 900 IT and Security decision-makers, 301 from the…
SAS joins fight against cybercrime as NCRCG National Ambassador
This week, the National Cyber Resilience Centre Group (NCRCG) – a strategic collaboration between the Home Office, policing, academic and National Ambassador partners – has welcomed AI and analytics leader, SAS, on board as a National Ambassador. In taking up…
Navigating the Landscape of Advanced Email Security Threats with Optimism
In the contemporary digital era, email remains one of the most predominant forms of business communication. With its unrivalled efficiency and ubiquity, email bridges gaps between organisations and their global workforce, facilitating seamless collaboration. However, this prevalence has also placed…
Q&A – Dr. Ryan Heartfield: 3 things to remember when securing your Industrial OT environment
For as long as digital systems have exerted control over physical machines and their output, the need, and associated questions in how to proportionately secure them have existed. Manufacturing, agriculture, critical national infrastructure, and healthcare to name but a few,…
Previous Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Winners: Where Are They Now?
Over the last four years, The Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards have celebrated some of most inspirational women from across the cybersecurity industry. From CISOs to students, the awards aim to celebrate everyone, no matter what stage of their…
Data Privacy Day: Privacy budgets expected to decrease in 2024
According to new research from ISACA, two in every five (41%) privacy professionals in Europe state their budgets are underfunded and over half (56%) expect them to decrease this year. Anticipated drops in privacy budgets come despite half (53%) of organisations…
Data Privacy Day: Privacy budgets expected to decrease in 2024, new research from ISACA reveals
According to new research from ISACA, two in every five (41%) privacy professionals in Europe state their budgets are underfunded and over half (56%) expect them to decrease this year. Anticipated drops in privacy budgets come despite half (53%) of organisations…
Data Privacy Day 2024: Part 1
With Data Privacy Day coming up, we spoke to cybersecurity industry experts about the latest data privacy trends… Allon Mureinik, senior manager, software engineering at the Synopsys Software Integrity Group: “In today’s world of social media and open-source development, sharing…
Data Privacy Day 2024: Part 2
With Data Privacy Day coming up, we spoke to cybersecurity industry experts about the latest data privacy trends… Alex Hazell, Head of Legal and Privacy for Acxiom EMEA, says: “In 2024, we can no longer discuss data privacy without talking…
Nineteen Group acquires SASIG
Today, the award-winning Nineteen Group, who runs a number of industry events and exhibitions such as the International Cyber Expo, has announced that it has acquired The Security Awareness Special Interest Group (SASIG), a networking and thought leadership forum for…
The sophistication of cybercriminals intensifies with emerging strategies for cashing in or causing chaos
While tried and true tactics like phishing and malware are here to stay, there are always new approaches to watch out for in the cybersecurity space. Experian’s 11th annual Data Breach Industry Forecast includes six predictions for 2024 that focuses a global lens…
‘Mother of all breaches’ uncovered after 26 billion records leaked
Yesterday, the security team at Cybernews announced what will likely prove to be the largest data breach of all time. In joint effort with security researcher Bob Dyachenko, the Cybernews team found an open instance on the web containing billions…
Cato Networks Introduces World’s First SASE-based XDR
Cato Networks, the leader in SASE, announced the expansion of the Cato SASE Cloud platform into threat detection and incident response with Cato XDR, the world’s first SASE-based, extended detection and response (XDR) solution. Available immediately, Cato XDR utilizes the functional and operational capabilities of the Cato…
Public Sector Cyberattacks Rise By 40% in 2023
Cyber attacks against government agencies and public sector services increased by 40% in the second quarter of 2023 compared to the first, a new report by KnowBe4 has highlighted. The Cybercrime in the Public Sector report examines the most popular…
Keeper Security Announces Partnership with St. Anna Children’s Cancer Research Institute
Today, password pros Keeper Security have announced a partnership with St. Anna Children’s Cancer Research Institute (St. Anna CCRI), a renowned Austrian healthcare institution based in Vienna. St. Anna CCRI is a renowned paediatric cancer research institute. Keeper will provide…
Top Unexpected Ways to Utilise a Password Manager for Enhanced Security and Organisation
Password managers have become integral tools for individuals and businesses alike. They are primarily known for securely saving and managing login credentials so users don’t have to remember them all or write them down, where they could be compromised. However,…
71 Million Emails Added to Have I Been Pwned From Naz.API Stolen Account List
Almost 71 million email addresses linked to compromised accounts from the Naz.API dataset have been incorporated into the data breach notification service of Have I Been Pwned. The Naz.API dataset, consisting of 1 billion credentials, is an extensive compilation derived…