Last week, the IT Security Guru team attended Cydea’s Risk Management Platform launch in London. After the event, Robin Oldham, CEO and Founder of Cydea, sat down with the Gurus to answer some questions about risk management and why it’s…
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Female Tech Duo take Flight to Dubai to Launch the future of Cyber Leadership
Two formidable female tech leaders have joined forces to launch an innovative new leadership development and mentoring platform for the cyber community – Leading Cyber. Danielle Phillips, Founder and Managing Director of Durham based Inside Out, and Director at CyberNorth has collaborated with…
Coalition Finds More Than Half of Cyber Insurance Claims Originate in the Email Inbox
Coalition, the world’s first Active Insurance provider designed to prevent digital risk before it strikes, today published its 2024 Cyber Claims Report, which details emerging cyber trends and their impact on Coalition policyholders throughout 2023. The report found that more…
AI-driven cyber attacks to be the norm within a year, say security leaders
Netacea, the bot detection and response specialist, today announced new research into the threat of AI-driven cyberattacks. It finds that most businesses see “offensive AI” fast becoming a standard tool for cybercriminals, with 93% of security leaders expecting to face…
Expert Insight: ‘Minding the Gap’: How can we work to make cyber accessible for women?
According to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), only 17% of the UK cyber sector workforce is female, and this is down from 22% in 2022. To make matters worse, we’re fighting a losing battle against an ever-increasing…
KnowBe4 acquires UK’s Egress to create advanced AI-driven platform to manage human risk
KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Egress, a leader in adaptive and integrated cloud email security. Egress’ Intelligent Email Security suite…
Google’s Core Update is ‘Biggest’ Algorithm Update in History
Search giant Google is currently undergoing one of its biggest algorithm updates in its history, sources are told. The online search platform which manages more than 8 billion searches per day is doing a significant update to its internal systems…
Expert Insight: Outdated Recruitment Methods Are Impeding The Global Cyber Army
Cybersecurity is ‘inclusive’ by nature: no one is exempt from the fallout of the expanding cyber threat landscape. The notion, therefore, that some groups of individuals are offered fewer opportunities to join the cyber industry than others is frankly absurd.…
Mandiant’s M-Trends Report Reveals New Insights from Frontline Cyber Investigations
Mandiant, part of Google Cloud, today released the findings of its M-Trends 2024 report. Now in its 15th year, this annual report provides expert trend analysis based on Mandiant frontline cyber attack investigations and remediations conducted in 2023. The 2024…
#MIWIC2024: Melissa Chambers, CEO and Co-Founder of Sitehop
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…
ACDS Launches Revolutionary OBSERVATORY Solution: Redefining Attack Surface Management
Advanced Cyber Defence Systems (ACDS) has unveiled its groundbreaking Attack Surface Management (ASM) solution: OBSERVATORY. Engineered with a comprehensive three-pronged approach—Discovery, Validation, and Insight—OBSERVATORY offers an unparalleled level of network security. As the number of internet-connected devices explodes, organisations struggle…
UK’s Cydea introduces new way to quantify risk management
Cydea, the cyber risk management provider, has announced the Cydea Risk Platform, set to quantify threats in financial terms to businesses, allowing them to visualise the consequences of different business security-related scenarios. By giving a monetary value to risks and…
Report Reveals Healthcare Industry is Disillusioned in its Preparedness for Cyberattacks
Kroll, the leading independent provider of global risk and financial advisory solutions, has released the State of Cyber Defense: Diagnosing Cyber Threats in Healthcare report, exposing the healthcare industry’s disillusionment in terms of its cyber maturity. The research reveals that…
Goldilock Partners with organisation behind NATO’s largest cyber defence exercise
Goldilock, the British cybersecurity startup behind a unique physical network isolation solution, has partnered with CR14, a cyber defence organisation established by the Estonian ministry of defence and host of NATO’s operative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE), to conduct…
Police apprehend global cyber gang implicated in large-scale fraud
The Met Police, a long with a host of other global law enforcement agencies, have dismantled a criminal gang that used a technology service to facilitate fraudulent text messages, leading to theft from victims. The scam primarily targeted younger individuals…
Keeper Security Offers Built-In Passphrase Generator to Strengthen Security
Today Keeper Security have announced the addition of a passphrase generator to Keeper Web Vault, with support on mobile and for the browser extension coming soon. The release also includes an update to the existing password generator which provides users…
Human Risk: An Organisation’s Biggest Problem and Greatest Opportunity
Organisations often lean on the ‘People, Process, and Technology’ (PPT) framework as a way of demarcating value streams and driving action. When managed well, the triad works in unison to ensure a comprehensive and layered approach to defence. But what…
Flyfish Review – How Reliable are this Company’s Payroll Management Solutions?
Running a business in today’s competitive landscape can be tough, especially if you want to expand internationally. Doing it alone can be overwhelming, which is why companies like Flyfish can be invaluable. They specialize in corporate payroll solutions and offer…
Pentest People Becomes the First Leeds-based Cybersecurity Company to Achieve NCSC’s Cyber Advisor (Cyber Essentials) Accreditation
Pentest People, the Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS®) and cybersecurity experts, today announces it is the first Leeds-based cybersecurity company to become a qualified and approved Cyber Advisor (Cyber Essentials) on the NCSC’s Cyber Advisor scheme. Developed in partnership…
#MIWIC24 Cyber Marketeer of the Year: Laura Reilly
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 this year’s winner of the Paula Brici…