Cybersecurity remains a critical challenge for both small and large businesses, particularly as workforces continue to work from home, and with the amount of cyber attacks increasing. Yet, a recent survey found that 41% of employees are still not provided with adequate cybersecurity training, and 33% of companies are not offering any cybersecurity awareness training to users who work remotely, as John Trest, chief learning officer at VIPRE Security, reports. (more…)

March 28, 2023

Posted by: Shriya Raban

Oxford, U.K. 9 March 2023 – Sophos, a global provider of cybersecurity as a service, has introduced advances in its portfolio of endpoint security offerings. New adaptive active adversary protection; Linux malware protection enhancements; account health check capabilities; an integrated zero trust network access (ZTNA) agent for Windows and macOS devices; and more improve frontline defences against advanced cyberthreats and streamline endpoint security management. (more…)

March 10, 2023

Posted by: Shriya Raban

SentinelOne, an autonomous cybersecurity platform company, has announced its membership in the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) to further support the U.S. government’s strategy to secure the cyber ecosystem and critical infrastructure. (more…)

January 17, 2023

Posted by: Shriya Raban

With the dramatic rise of ransomware, nation state-sponsored threats and new zero-day vulnerabilities, cybersecurity teams are under siege. The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) recently published its 2022 Cybersecurity Threat Landscape which claimed that 10 terabytes of data are stolen monthly in ransomware attacks, says Bernard Montel, EMEA technical director and cybersecurity strategist, Tenable. (more…)

November 10, 2022

Posted by: Shriya Raban

These days, the line between our online and offline lives is becoming increasingly indistinguishable, whether in the workplace or at home. October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, a campaign that encourages individuals, businesses and institutions to take time to educate themselves about cyber risks and online safety practices. Although no models are truly impenetrable, we’re zeroing in on zero trust architecture as the number one thing your organisation can do to make it harder than ever for attackers to bust in, says Matthew Margetts, director of sales and marketing at Smarter Technologies. (more…)

October 11, 2022

Posted by: Shriya Raban

The digital landscape is an integral facet of our everyday lives and defending it from cybercrime is crucial. Cyber-incidents can cause catastrophic consequences for businesses and government alike, so it is imperative that organisations secure critical infrastructure against ransomware attacks and protect sensitive customer data. To tackle the mercurial threat landscape, new cybersecurity techniques are needed to counteract the increasingly sophisticated tactics of hackers, says Ross Brewer, vice president of EMEA & APJ at AttackIQ, discusses how businesses can utilise new cybersecurity techniques to counter an expanding attack surface.

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October 6, 2022

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Given its increasing reliance on connected products, production, and enterprises, the manufacturing industry is particularly vulnerable to cyber risks. In a survey conducted earlier this year, nearly half of the executives surveyed said that they lack confidence that they are protected from external threats, and it is increasingly important for organisations to assess their risk profile and preparedness in the event of a breach or cyberattack, says Stefan Turi, business development lead at Industrial Networks & Security Services.

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September 30, 2022

Posted by: Shriya Raban

London, UK. 25 August 2022 – Cyber security professionals are more worried about day-to-day stress and lack of career progression than suffering a cyber-attack, according to The Chartered Institute of Information Security’s (CIISec) 2021/22 State of the Profession report – the seventh annual survey of the cyber security industry. In the survey of 315 security professionals, a third (32%) of respondents said they are kept awake by job stress, a quarter (25%) by lack of opportunity, and only 22% by their organisation suffering a cyber-attack. (more…)

August 26, 2022

Posted by: Shriya Raban

London, UK. 11 August 2022 – Cybereason, the XDR company, launched the Cybereason Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Mobile App that allows Defenders the power of a security operations centre (SOC) at their fingertips. With the Cybereason MDR Mobile App, Defenders can further reduce the mean-time-to remediation by suspending an attack’s lateral movement directly from their mobile device. (more…)

August 12, 2022

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August 1, 2022

Posted by: Shriya Raban