In today’s digital age, where technology is deeply ingrained in our daily lives, ensuring the cybersecurity of our educational institutions has become paramount. K-12 schools are increasingly becoming targets for cyberattacks, highlighting the urgent need for robust cybersecurity measures. With…
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Synopsys Introduces Polaris Assist: AI-Powered Application Security Assistant
Synopsys has unveiled Polaris Assist, an innovative AI-powered application security assistant incorporated into the Synopsys Polaris Software Integrity Platform®. Leveraging advanced Large Language Model (LLM) technology alongside Synopsys’ deep knowledge in application security, including robust coding patterns, vulnerability detection rules,…
Keeper Security Forges Cybersecurity Partnership With Williams Racing
Today, Keeper Security joins Williams Racing as an Official Partner on the eve of the F1 Miami Grand Prix. Trusted by thousands of businesses and millions of individuals globally for its zero-trust and zero-knowledge cybersecurity software, Keeper’s branding will appear…
UK to Take Steps in Helping Protect Consumers Against Cyber Threats from Smart Devices
The UK has taken a pioneering step by introducing new laws aimed at safeguarding consumers against hacking and cyber-attacks while using internet-connected smart devices such as baby monitors, televisions, and speakers. Under these new laws, manufacturers are required to adhere…
APIContext’s Global Cloud API Performance Report Show A Decline In Cloud API Availability
APIContext has unveiled its 2024 Cloud Service Provider API Report, offering an in-depth examination of the performance of leading cloud service providers in the essential API domain. This annual global analysis scrutinised data stemming from 650 million API calls across…
Cato Networks to Showcase New Security Evasion Tactics at RSA Conference 2024
Cato Networks, the SASE leader, today announced that Cato CTRL, the SASE leader’s cyber threat intelligence (CTI) research team, will demonstrate threat actors’ latest tactics designed to capitalise on organisations’ complex security architectures during presentations at the upcoming RSA Conference…
Salt Security Enhances API Security Platform with OAuth Protection Package
Salt Security have announced the release of its new multi-layered OAuth protection package to detect attempts to exploit OAuth and proactively fix vulnerabilities. Salt is enhancing its API protection platform with a comprehensive suite of new OAuth threat detections and…
Interview: Cydea’s Risk Management Platform, Understanding Not Eliminating Risk
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…
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…