The majority of UK parents are in the dark when it comes to advising their children on a career in cybersecurity, research from global cybersecurity training provider, SANS Institute, shows. The findings reveal that 63% of parents in the UK would either not be able to answer questions on how to get a job in […]

Kingston Digital Europe Co LLP, the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, a world leader in memory products and technology solutions, has held an awareness session on data security best practices at Emirates College of Technology (ECT), in Abu Dhabi. The initiative was taken to address the cybersecurity challenges in the region and how […]

Hilding Arrehed, Vice President of Cloud Services, Physical Access Control, HID Global, discusses how cloud based access control systems are set to provide new opportunities to deliver seamless, even more secure and consistent user experiences. The use of cloud technologies for campus access control has enabled university students, faculty and staff to employ their mobile […]

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 the sector both in Northern […]

As technology develops, cyber incidents are inevitably becoming more and more common so it is crucial to promote the cybersecurity industry as lucrative and rewarding. According to James Lyne, Head of Research and Development, SANS Institute, schools should be going the extra mile to immerse and educate pupils in the world of cyber. The UK […]

A new report SANS EMEA Survey: the iGen and Cybersecurity finds that cybersecurity awareness and preference as a career choice is vastly different across a sample of European and Middle East countries. The latest research from global IT security training company SANS Institute demonstrates that among 14 to 18-year-olds across seven countries in the Middle […]

Cybercriminals do not discriminate in terms of victims or type of organisations. If there is data or money to be made from that data, it will be a target for cybercrime. While most high-profile breaches are at large financial or healthcare institutions, the education sector is no stranger to cyberattacks. Since schools and universities hold […]

Cybercrime is a growing problem globally and the higher education sector is not immune to this threat, argues Colin Truran, Principal Technology Strategist, Quest Software. As today’s modern campus relies on online services to power its learning and teaching environment, a greater number of devices belonging to students or staff connected to the network are […]

Global Knowledge, a worldwide leader in technology skills solutions, has partnered with Qufaro, operator of the United Kingdom’s Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) in cybersecurity, to provide apprenticeship training. The programme provides school-aged youth with the cybersecurity skills that industries need. According to (ISC)2’s information security workforce study, there are up to 2.9 million information security-related […]

Representatives from a full spectrum of UK employers including leading blue-chip companies gathered at Bletchley Park to announce their intention to develop a new, Level 3, standard for cyberapprenticeships aimed particularly at school leavers. Sponsored by Qufaro, the trailblazer group will collectively form the new apprenticeship standard to address the need for a broader choice […]