It’s International Fraud Awareness Week this week. While the current COVID-19 crisis has brought many businesses and operations to a standstill, one area it hasn’t diminished is fraud. The sad truth is that fraudsters don’t stop their crimes because of a pandemic. In fact, they often seize the immense change that comes with an event […]

With the aviation industry being one of the sectors most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Brian Cobb, Chief Innovation Officer at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and one of the speakers at Cybersecurity in Aviation, exclusively tells us how the industry is utilising technology to put itself back on the road to recovery. How important is the […]

A cyberattack is an existential threat to all companies, which puts the pressure on cybersecurity teams. The pressure continues to increase as more staff work from home and the skills gap continues to exist. Simon Howe, Vice President Asia Pacific Sales, LogRhythm, explains how companies can help ease the pressure on their cybersecurity teams. The […]

Events have thrown up a host of challenges that CIOs need to build a strategy for. Paul Chapman, CIO at Box, tells us: “Technology leaders need to lead the way in building a strategy to prepare teams for the future way of working and the rapidly evolving security landscape.”  In recent months, it’s become clear […]

Gartner, a world-leading research and advisory company, has forecasted worldwide security and risk management spending growth to slow but remain positive in 2020. Worldwide spending on information security and risk management technology and services will continue to grow through 2020, although at a lower rate than previously forecast, according to Gartner. Information security spending is […]

IT and security teams in Saudi Arabia underestimate the power of the network despite it driving Digital Transformation. Given the increasing strategic focus on the network for delivering connectivity, intrinsic security, and app delivery, more than two thirds (68%) of Saudi Arabian IT heads believe it is really challenging to gain end-to-end visibility of their […]

Gartner has forecasted worldwide security and risk management spending growth to slow but remain positive in 2020. Worldwide spending on information security and risk management technology and services will continue to grow through 2020, although at a lower rate than previously forecast, according to Gartner. Information security spending is expected to grow 2.4% to reach […]

Young people are being encouraged to join online classes to develop problem-solving and cyberskills. We hear from experts in the field. Thousands of young people are being offered the chance to join a virtual cybersecurity school as part of plans to make sure the country develops the next generation of professional cyberdefenders. At a time when schools […]

There is little doubt that the increasing sophistication of cyberattacks has resulted in the need to adopt new approaches. Dr Alex Tarter, CTO at Thales Cyber and Consulting, discusses whether Artificial Intelligence has a key role to play in the battle against cybercriminals. How have cyberattack techniques of recent years become increasingly difficult to detect? […]

The rate at which digital technology is evolving and disrupting traditional business models, cyber risks seem to evolve even faster. John McLoughlin, cybersecurity expert and CEO at J2 Software, tells Intelligent CIO that business leaders are now clearly recognising the critical nature of cyber threats and starting to identify and embrace best practices to mitigate […]