SEGA Europe outmanoeuvres cyberthreats with Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks, a global cybersecurity leader, has announced that SEGA Europe, the distribution arm of interactive game publisher SEGA Games Co., Limited, chose the Palo Alto Networks Security Operating Platform as the standard for its security operations, providing centralised cybersecurity detection and prevention for its London headquarters and five...
Belfast university offers MSc cybersecurity scholarships
Queen’s University Belfast is helping secure Northern Ireland’s status as a global cybersecurity hub by offering 40 full scholarships worth over half a million pounds for its specialist Applied Cyber Security MSc programme. The move, announced at an event held in Belfast, is in direct response to the growth of...
SophosLabs Uncut releases detailed malware analysis of new ransomware called MegaCortex
According to Sophos, a global leader in endpoint and network security, MegaCortex was a relatively little-seen malware that suddenly spiked in volume on May 1. Sophos has seen MegaCortex detections in the US, Canada, Argentina, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Ireland, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Australia. The ransomware has manual components similar to...
Plans announced to introduce new laws for Internet-connected devices
Plans to ensure that millions of household items that are connected to the Internet are better protected from cyberattacks have been launched by the UK government’s Digital Minister, Margot James. Options that the government will be consulting on include a mandatory new labelling scheme. The label would tell consumers how...
