The skills gap is a heavily talked about subject amongst industry professionals as they attempt to find ways to appeal to potential new employees. New Fortinet research has revealed escalating cyber-risks due to the ongoing talent shortage while the number of organisations experiencing five or more breaches jumped by 53%. We take a look at […]
Global cybersecurity risk measurement standard is needed to build cyber-resilience and address critical infrastructure trust deficit, says SecurityScorecard. Recognising the persistent threat posed by ransomware attacks to organisations of all sizes, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced the establishment of its new pilot to actively warn critical infrastructure entities about such vulnerabilities. […]
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has discovered how technologies can support personal data sharing in practice, while global law firm, DLA Piper, focuses on how European businesses must pay closer attention to GDPR legislation. The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), recently published its report on how cybersecurity technologies and techniques can support the implementation […]
The 17th Annual Data Protection Day took place recently (January 28) but is relevant all year round. It is a day marked by the ‘gloom’ and ‘uncertainties’ of international crises by the war, the climate crisis and the economic crisis, according to the Council of Europe. Data Protection Day is an annual event, celebrated across […]
San-Francisco-based Ulfar Erlingsson, Lacework’s Chief Architect, shares seven security predictions forecasting what targets cybercriminals will attack, which cybersecurity skills will be in demand and how technologies will change. San-Francisco-based Ulfar Erlingsson, Lacework’s Chief Architect, shares seven security predictions forecasting what targets cybercriminals will attack, which cybersecurity skills will be in demand and how technologies will […]
New research has revealed that over a third (36%) of the UK’s CIOs and CTOs say that rolling out IT security and information safeguarding initiatives are the key strategic priorities for their business in 2023 and beyond. To meet this objective, 30% are actively hiring to boost their stretched IT teams. However, just under half […]
As we approach the end of 2022, it’s time to look ahead and think about cybersecurity priorities for the new year. So, what do organisations need to take into consideration in 2023 regarding upcoming trends? Where should businesses choose to invest their time, resources and budgets? Here are some key predictions from Mimecast, an advanced […]
New research has revealed that over a third (36%) of the UK’s CIOs and CTOs say that rolling out IT security and information safeguarding initiatives are the key strategic priorities for their business in 2023 and beyond. To meet this objective, 30% are actively hiring to boost their stretched IT teams. However, just under half […]
Aamir Lakhani, Cybersecurity Researcher for Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs, speaks to us about ransomware and what businesses can implement to fight against attacks. If the growth of ransomware attacks in 2022 indicates what the future holds, security teams everywhere should expect to see this attack vector become even more popular in 2023. In the first half […]
Here, Toni El Inati – RVP Sales, META & CEE, Barracuda Networks, identifies 13 different types of email threats including the most challenging for users and security systems to detect which are Business Email Compromise (BEC), conversation hijacking and brand impersonation. The first email phishing attacks were reported in 1995. Almost three decades later, email-based […]
