Coventry University has leveraged CrowdStrike Falcon Complete managed detection and response (MDR) for comprehensive protection of a dynamic campus environment. Steve Rogers, Enterprise Cloud, Infrastructure and Security Architect at Coventry University, discusses the project and the business benefits in more detail. Stability and predictability are the cornerstones of an effective security programme. Steve Rogers, Enterprise […]

The education sector is a lucrative target for cybercriminals due to the abundance of sensitive data in its possession combined with lacking the relevant resources to combat such attacks. Achi Lewis, Area VP EMEA for Absolute Software, discusses the dangers posed to the education sector and how to prevent and respond to cyberattacks.  It came […]

The Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec) and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) are collaborating to give 300 students across the UK the best possible opportunity to kick-start their careers in cybersecurity. CIISec’s Cyber Extended Project Qualification (CyberEPQ), supported by DCMS, will open students’ access not only to skills and qualifications […]

An investigation by the National Audit Office (NAO) has uncovered that 30% of applications used by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) are unsupported, having been developed with outdated software, increasing its security risk. The report revealed that Defra, the government department overseeing environmental protection, food production and rural communities, use an […]

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to the Department for Education (DfE) following the prolonged misuse of the personal information of up to 28 million children. An ICO investigation found that the DfE’s poor due diligence meant a database of pupils’ learning records was ultimately used by Trust Systems Software UK Ltd (trading as […]

University of Brighton’s Senior Network Officer, Stephen Elliott, tells us how the institution has been able to rollout more complicated applications and patch key vulnerabilities since working with F5 and how BlueFort helps the university to deliver the right expertise as and when needed. University of Brighton Information Services has a small team focused predominantly […]

UK cybersecurity services firm, Bridewell, has announced the opening of its new 24/7 Security Operations Centre (SOC) in Wales. The company’s largest investment in property to date, the state-of-the-art SOC will provide rapid identification and response to threats while laying the foundations for sustained cybersecurity excellence for generations to come.  Run by a team of […]

After identifying and analyzing 106 highly publicised ransomware attacks over the past 12 months, Barracuda researchers have found that the education (15%), municipality (12%), healthcare (12%), infrastructure (8%) and financial (6%) sectors are the five most targeted by adversaries. The analysis reveals that ransomware attacks on educational institutions more than doubled compared to the previous […]

Barracuda, a trusted partner and leading provider of cloud-first security solutions, has released its fourth-annual threat research report on ransomware. The new report looks at ransomware attack patterns that occurred between August 2021 and July 2022. For the 106 highly publicised attacks Barracuda researchers analysed, the dominant targets are still five key industries: education (15%), […]

Axis, a network technology company offering solutions in video surveillance, access control, intercom and audio systems has announced the launch of AXIS Live Privacy Shield. AXIS Live Privacy Shield, the market’s only edge analytics camera software that masks people in real time, in video streams at up to full frame rate, will now support a […]