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 […]
SecurityScorecard, a leader in security ratings, has announced the release of the company’s latest research, The 2018 Education Cybersecurity Report. This report examines the shift to modern data collection and storage in the education system and the new risk factors this move invites as massive amounts of personal data is being aggregated on networks and stored […]
Morten Illum, VP EMEA, HPE Aruba, discusses how educational organisations can get the right combination of ensuring students’ productivity and security. For all the benefits of mobile connectivity, cloud and IoT, these technologies give hackers many more opportunities to find gaps in cyberdefences and make their way inside our networks. For educational institutions that have […]
Kaspersky Lab has urged academics to be careful online after the company’s researchers detected multiple cyberattacks hitting at least 131 universities in 16 countries. These attempts to steal sensitive university information have happened in the last 12 months, with nearly 1,000 phishing attacks since September 2017. Fraudsters are hunting for credentials of employees and students, […]
Amy Baker, VP of Marketing, Wombat Security, gives her advice on keeping personal information safe when taking the leap to university. The beginning of the new university term brings many changes for those taking their first steps into higher education: new places, new routines, new friends… and new cybersecurity risks. With more and more educational […]
Together with its UK-based partner Immersive Labs, KPMG is opening Switzerland’s first cyberacademy and giving free access to all students at Swiss universities and universities of applied sciences. For many Swiss companies, the risk of cyberattacks and data theft is now part of their day-to-day lives and the country needs to train many more experts […]
Intelligent CIO Europe speaks to Marie Hattar, CMO for Keysight, who tells us how we can take steps to try and combat the cybersecurity skills shortage. It’s official: 2017 was the worst year ever for cyberattacks globally according to the Online Trust Alliance. The number of cyber incidents, ranging from the massive WannaCry and NotPetya […]
Global cyber education leader, Cybint, a BARBRI company, is expanding its presence and offerings in Italy through its new Cyber Center in Rome. Created in partnership with local organisation, Done and Done, the new Cyber Center will provide cybersecurity and cyber intelligence education and training solutions for businesses, higher education institutions and government agencies throughout […]
Veolia is the global leader in optimised resource management and has 163,000 employees worldwide. The company designs and provides water, waste and energy management solutions that contribute to the sustainable development of communities and industries. In his previous role as IT Quality Manager, John Hield focused on improving IT processes so they could adhere to […]
Bletchley Park Qufaro and GK Apprenticeships (GKA) have announced the signing of a heads of agreement to jointly develop and deliver cybersecurity apprenticeships. These apprenticeships are designed to address the significant cyberskills shortage in the UK and, in due course, international markets. According to the latest Global Information Security Workforce Study from (ISC)2, there could […]
