LastPass has released findings from its fifth annual Psychology of Passwords research, which revealed even with cybersecurity education on the rise, password hygiene has not improved. Regardless of generational differences across Boomers, Millennials and Gen Z, the research shows a false sense of password security given current behaviours across the board. In addition, LastPass found […]

Cisco published its 2022 Consumer Privacy Survey – an annual global review of consumers’ perceptions and behaviours on data privacy. This year’s survey highlights the critical need for further transparency as consumers say their top priority is for organisations to be more transparent on how they use their personal data. The survey also showed that while, […]

Veeam Software, a leader in backup, recovery and data management solutions that deliver modern data protection, has revealed that UK and Irish businesses are headed for a data protection emergency. Nearly eight in 10 (79%) of UKI IT decision-makers and professionals disclosed gaps between their data dependency, backup frequency, SLAs and ability to get back […]

Providing a digital identity to create an online account or complete a transaction is becoming more commonplace globally. A digital identity is an electronic file containing a person’s identity information, often used to prove their identity online. Gartner has predicted that by 2024, ‘a true global, portable, decentralised identity standard will emerge in the market to address […]

Trend Micro, a leader in cloud security, has announced the findings of a new global study indicating that organisations are struggling to define and secure an expanding cyberattack surface, hampering risk management efforts. The study revealed that three-quarters (73%) of global organisations are worried about their growing attack surface. Over a third (37%) said it […]

NETSCOUT Systems has announced findings from its bi-annual Threat Intelligence Report. During the second half of 2021, cybercriminals launched approximately 4.4 million Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, bringing the total number of DDoS attacks in 2021 to 9.75 million. These attacks represent a 3% decrease from the record number set during the height of […]

Cisco has published its 2022 Data Privacy Benchmark Study, an annual global review of privacy corporate practices on the impact of privacy on organisations and their views towards data privacy. The 2022 report found that privacy is mission-critical, as 90% consider privacy a business imperative. The survey showed privacy investment continues to rise and organisations […]

Enterprise CISOs will have a lot on their plate in 2022 as they continue to grapple with securely connecting a remote workforce while they need to address other pressing initiatives to protect their organization from an evolving cast of threat actors. To better understand where and how CISOs plan to prioritize their investments in the […]

Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, has announced new research revealing that 90% of IT decision makers claim their business would be willing to compromise on cybersecurity in favor of Digital Transformation, productivity or other goals. Additionally, 82% have felt pressured to downplay the severity of cyber-risks to their board. “IT leaders are self-censoring in […]

Data backup and recovery firm, Druva, has announced the launch of the industry’s first and only curated recovery technology for accelerated ransomware recovery – the Druva Curated Recovery. Drvua, a leader in cloud data protection and management, has introduced one of the industry’s first curated recovery technology, leveraging intelligent automation, for accelerated ransomware recovery. Adding to Druva’s […]