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
4 August 2022 –CREST, the international not-for-profit, membership body representing the global cyber security industry, in consultation with the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), has announced the OWASP Verification Standard (OVS), a new quality assurance standard for the global application security industry. CREST OVS provides mobile and web app developers with greater security assurance and accredited organisations with enhanced access to the growing app development industry. (more…)
August 5, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban
With the rising number of IoT devices, which is expected to surpass the 20 billion mark by next year, there are a lot of big changes to anticipate. (more…)
October 29, 2019
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Cyber security provider F-Secure is creating a new unit dedicated to building on the company’s tradition of providing the best protection in the industry. (more…)
June 26, 2019
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Insurance company Hiscox has estimated that small businesses in the UK are the target of an average 65,000 attempted cyber attacks per day – a figure that ranged between 900 and 359,000 per 24 hours over a three-week survey period. While most of these attacks are successfully repelled, says Mike Hamilton, CEO of Ziften, around three small businesses are hacked every minute. (more…)
June 18, 2019
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Hack In The Box (HITB), known for its cutting-edge technical talks and trainings in computer security, is launching its global event to be held in Abu Dhabi, UAE from 12-17 October 2019. HITB+CyberWeek will bring together the world’s top thinkers and cyber security experts to share their latest knowledge, ideas and techniques among security professionals but also students.
Dhillon Kannabhiran, founder and CEO of Hack in the Box, said, “We live in a digital world that’s changing fast. To solve the next generation of cyber security problems, we need to act now in developing the next generation of cyber security warriors.”
“We need to change the way we teach students – to be less formulaic and to use more hands-on creative problem solving through real world cyber security challenges. That’s why we’re bringing more than just our cutting edge talks and trainings for professionals to HITB+CyberWeek – we’re also developing specific content and challenges for the wider student population.”
HTIB+CyberWeek will feature:
“With HITB security conference events in Amsterdam, Singapore, and UAE, we believe we’re breaking down the boundaries between regions and creating the right environment for a fascinating mix of ideas, networking among like-minded people, and most importantly the sharing of knowledge. Let’s face it: our digital world has no boundaries and we believe there should be no limits to the way we collaborate, the way we share research and how we train the next generation of cyber warriors. Next generation problems need next-generation ideas, solutions and skills. A hacker mindset is critical to this,” said Dhillon.
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May 10, 2019
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Cyber security technology commercialisation company, Crossword Cybersecurity plc, has released insights from its global review of academic cyber security research. The new database looked at nearly 1,200 current and past research projects from academic institutions in the United Kingdom, United States, Europe, Australia, and Africa. (more…)
January 11, 2019
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Nearly half of young people are risking their future personal online safety thanks to a rising trend of ‘re-data-ships’. The stark warning comes after a survey by a UK Government-funded cyber security programme found that young people have regularly shared their passwords or PINs with boyfriends and girlfriends. (more…)
January 3, 2019
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
For many Swiss companies, the risk of cyber attacks and data theft is now part of their day-to-day lives. The country needs to train many more experts of its own – people who will be familiar with the multifarious kinds of cyber risks and know how to tackle them. (more…)
October 24, 2018
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Only a third of organisations in the UK have company insurance that covers them for a cyber security breach and for the financial impact of data loss. This compares to 40% globally, according to figures from NTT Security’s latest Risk:Value report, (more…)
September 20, 2018
Posted by: Anasia D'mello