New research from Venafi details the proliferation of machine identities resulting in increased outages and breaches. Venafi, the inventor and leading provider of machine identity management, has announced the findings of a global CIO survey outlining the average number of machine identities per organization at the end of 2021, which reached nearly a quarter of […]

April is Stress Awareness month, a month designed to highlight the dangers of the modern stress epidemic. As Anne Tiedemann, SVP People & Investor Relations at Glasswall, said: “Stress is unavoidable and the workplace is often one of the most stressful environments that we experience. Research by the CIPD found that 79% of HR leaders […]

NETSCOUT Systems has announced findings from its bi-annual Threat Intelligence Report. During the second half of 2021, cybercriminals launched approximately 4.4 million Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, bringing the total number of DDoS attacks in 2021 to 9.75 million. These attacks represent a 3% decrease from the record number set during the height of […]

New research from Thales has found that malware, ransomware and phishing continues to plague global organisations. In fact, one in five (21%) have experienced a ransomware attack in the last year, with 43% of those experiencing a significant impact on operations. First seen in the late 1980s, with the PC Cyborg Virus, the frequency and […]

SoSafe, one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity awareness providers worldwide, has published its Human Risk Review 2022. A survey by Allianz Insurance also shows that cyberincidents are the number one business risk worldwide. At the RSA Conference 2021, Chuck Robbins, CEO, Cisco, spoke of US$6 trillion in damages per year. The interface between man and machine […]

Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, has released its annual Cyber Protection Week Global Report 2022. The report which surveyed over 6,200 IT users and IT managers from small businesses to enterprises across 22 countries – including the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – exposes some of the most critical shortcomings appearing in cyber protection practices […]

We ‘go phishing’ Bernard Brantley at Corelight, who tells us about life inside and outside the office. 1. What would you describe as your most memorable achievement in the cybersecurity industry? I am really proud of the work I did at Microsoft. I was able to revamp how network security was viewed and executed within some […]

Vectra AI, a leader in threat detection and response, has released a new Security Workforce report highlighting how mounting pressure on security professionals is creating a health crisis in cybersecurity. According to findings in the report – Breaking Point: Is mounting pressure creating a ticking time bomb for a health crisis in security – two […]

Adam Burns, Director of Cybersecurity at Digital Guardian by HelpSystems, offers some top tips for building a culture of cybersecurity and ensuring productive communication between the CISO and the board. Technology is no longer just the backbone of a business, it’s the driving force. The complex set of skills required to advance an organisation in […]

Enterprises are realising the importance of increasing their security capabilities to provide an extra layer of protection. Here, LastPass explores why password managers remain a valuable addition for organisations requiring extra layers of protection for their employees. LastPass, a global leader in password management, has released the findings of an IDC Global Survey on Identity and […]