Four new projects across England aiming to encourage more women, BAME and neurodiverse candidates into a career in cybersecurity have been announced by Digital Minister Margot James. They will each jointly benefit from a total investment of at least £500,000 as part of the next round of the Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund (CSIIF). The […]

Monday 28th January marks the 13th annual Data Protection Day, a day aimed at raising awareness and promoting good data privacy practices around the world. We hear from a number of experts who explain the steps to complying with data protection legalities. Spencer Young, RVP EMEA at Imperva: The past year saw vast changes impacting […]

SuperCom, a global provider of secure identity, IoT, connectivity and cybersecurity solutions for the global public and private sectors, has announced that the company has secured a contract for a US$7 million project with the national government of Sweden to deploy its PureSecurity Electronic Monitoring (EM) Suite. This project was formally awarded in April 2018 […]

Industry experts have commented on the decision by a French regulator to fine Google €50 million over data protection concerns. The CNIL issued the fine under GDPR rules highlighting a ‘lack of transparency, unsatisfactory information and lack of valid consent for the personalisation of advertisements’. A spokesperson for Google said: “People expect high standards of […]

ESET – a global leader in information security software – has been announced as the latest partner of No More Ransom, an international initiative between Europol, the Dutch National Police and major cybersecurity organisations in the fight against ransomware. The collaborative project helps victims of ransomware attacks recover their personal data and has so far […]

The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Information Technology Authority (ITA), has signed a cybersecurity agreement with the World Economic Forum. The co-operation aims to explore opportunities for building a non-exclusive collaboration between them towards promoting cybersecurity and identifying potential projects to mitigate cyberthreats. The agreement was signed with Dr. Salim Sultan Al Ruzaiqi, CEO […]

As cyberattacks are ever evolving and becoming more advanced, it’s time for technology leaders to step up and ensure they have the right measures in place to maintain a robust cybersecurity programme for critical national infrastructure (CNI). We hear from Kim Legelis, CMO, Nozomi Networks, who explains the cyber-risks associated with CNI and advises on […]

Clavister, a leader in high-performance cybersecurity solutions, has been chosen by one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the Nordics to deploy solutions in base security infrastructure to protect its more than 15,000 employees and users. The package includes large rack mount clusters for firewalling and VPN as well as professional services. “Having this […]

In line with the Egyptian government’s vision of delivering efficient and effective services to the public, the Misr for Government Technological Services (E-Serve) has announced a strategic collaboration with global cybersecurity solution provider, Kaspersky Lab. The MoU, signed between E-serve and Kaspersky Lab at the Cairo ICT 2018 event is aimed at improving government, organisation […]

The French Ministry of Interior has selected Gemalto, a world leader in digital security, to deliver robust connectivity and security in next-generation cellular networks used by officers from law enforcement and national security units for critical communication. Modern public safety networks are typically used where security forces and first responders require 100% reliable voice and […]