Signicat, a pan-European leader in digital identity, has achieved another European milestone by integrating the Italian e-identity system, SPID (Sistema Pubblico di Identità Digitale), into its electronic identity portfolio. Being the first international aggregator to offer SPID, Signicat enables companies and public administrations across Europe to seamlessly interact with SPID users for customer onboarding and authentication purposes. […]

The number of cybersecurity breaches for UK financial services firms has tripled from the years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023, with the highest number of breaches being reported within the pensions sector. A report from the international law firm, RPC, highlighted that the number of breaches reported to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has increased from 187 to […]

Orange Cyberdefense, a European leader in cybersecurity services, has announced the launch of a new security orchestration and automated response ‘as-a-Service’ offering that provides cost-effective automation to streamline security, IT and business operations. By automating response-based actions through to the end user and driving a faster mean time to respond (MTTR) to security threats, AutoXR addresses the need […]

Bridewell, a leading UK cybersecurity firm, has announced it has been accredited by the Government’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to provide CHECK penetration testing to government, public sector bodies and organisations under the UK’s critical national infrastructure (CNI). CHECK-authorised penetration tests on CNI systems and networks are conducted by verified companies using NCSC-recognised methods […]

Integrity360, one of the leading pan-European cybersecurity specialists, has announced that it has invested €8 million in its new Security Operations Centre (SOC) facility in Dublin.  Based in the high-tech, fully secure Termini building in Sandyford, the new facility spans 16,000 square feet and comprises the SOC and seven customer suites, as well as a training and innovation centre. It is also equipped […]

Orange Cyberdefense, one of Europe’s leading providers of cybersecurity services, is accelerating the deployment of its cybersecurity activities in Switzerland following the acquisition of SCRT and Telsys last November. These two sister companies, which are headquartered in Morges (VD) and have around 100 experts in cybersecurity and related services based in Morges, Geneva, Berne and […]

NatWest Group has announced that it is expanding its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) – including AWS’s Generative AI solutions — to more rapidly drive towards its goal of helping 10 million people manage their financial well-being per year by the end of 2027. The move […]

Ransomware incidents are on the rise and thus fuelling the ongoing ransomware pandemic that industry leaders are trying to grapple with. Check Point’s 2023 Mid-Year Security Report has revealed that 48 ransomware groups have breached over 2,200 victims. JUMPSEC’s research supports this by revealing that in the first half of 2023, UK ransomware attacks rose […]

The Finnish Olympic Committee (FOC) and WithSecure (formerly known as F-Secure Business) have announced a partnership that aims to bring outcome-based security to Finland’s sports community. The partnership enables the FOC and WithSecure to work together to create a safer, more equitable environment for sports and athletics in Finland. It includes technical and administrative tracks to assess […]

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded BAE Systems an £89 million contract to enhance front-line connectivity for military personnel, linking small reconnaissance drones, combat vehicles, fighter jets, aircraft carriers and military commands. Modern battles are fought across land, sea, air, space, cyber and electronic warfare. Rapidly evolving technologies mean each domain is highly contested […]