The majority of UK parents are in the dark when it comes to advising their children on a career in cybersecurity, research from global cybersecurity training provider, SANS Institute, shows. The findings reveal that 63% of parents in the UK would either not be able to answer questions on how to get a job in the […]

A study has revealed the scale of the battle UK business leaders face when business disruption hits, as a staggering 54% admit to suffering from stress-related illnesses and/or damage to their mental wellbeing in the aftermath of cyberattacks, IT outages or network failures. In the modern hyper-connected world, with the c-suite inextricably tied up with […]

McAfee, the device-to-cloud cybersecurity company, has released a special edition of its Cloud and Risk Adoption Report, focused on the business impact of cloud services and how organisations around the world are addressing security gaps to accelerate their businesses with the cloud. Cloud services are the most significant advance in IT since the introduction of […]

People remain the greatest threat to industrial control systems (ICS) and associated networks, according to a new SANS survey focused on better understanding cybersecurity risks to operational technology (OT) systems. More than half of respondents also see the cyber risks to their safe and reliable operations as high or higher than in past years. A […]

A new survey by Cybera, a leader in SD-WAN Edge application and security services, has found that retailers are struggling to balance the challenges of delivering increased footfall, bigger basket sizes and an enhanced customer experience with their fundamental technology and IT security needs. Conducted in May 2019 at RetailEXPO 2019, the survey revealed that offering […]

Exabeam, a ‘smarter SIEM’ company, has released its annual ‘State of the SOC’ report, identifying shifting roles and responsibilities as one of the most pressing challenges for security operations centre (SOC) managers. As an example of this shift, c-suite executives are doing more in incident response and threat hunting, while front-line employees are completing fewer […]

HackerOne has released never before seen research on the top 10 most impactful security vulnerabilities reported through its programs – those that have earned hackers on the platform more than US$54 million in bounties. Based on data from more than 120,000 security vulnerabilities reported across more than 1,400 customer programs globally, HackerOne has launched an […]

On average, less than 40% of companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are confident they can master their data – that is manage, secure and gain insight from data, and use it responsibly. Capabilities in these four areas aren’t projected to increase in the next three years, according to a new study […]

A new online study of over 2,000 UK respondents commissioned by Palo Alto Networks with YouGov, alongside Dr Jessica Barker, an expert in the human nature of cybersecurity, explores the UK’s attitude towards new cybersecurity technologies and practices and how likely people are to trust them to protect their digital way of life. Key UK […]

BeyondTrust, a global leader in privileged access management, has released the 2019 Privileged Access Threat Report. In its fourth edition, the global survey explores the visibility, control and management that IT organisations across the globe – including the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia – have over employees, contractors and third-party vendors with privileged […]