Sophos, a global leader in Cybersecurity-as-a-Service, has released its Active Adversary Report for Security Practitioners, which found that telemetry logs were missing in nearly 42% of the attack cases studied. In 82% of these cases, cybercriminals disabled or wiped out the telemetry to hide their tracks. The report covers Incident Response (IR) cases that Sophos […]

New research released from ThreatX, a leading API and application protection platform, revealed that the vast majority of consumers are concerned that cyberattacks will increase or remain consistent over the coming year (97%) and become more sophisticated (69%), outpacing the ability of cyber defences to protect against these threats. Only 13% reported feeling that they […]

Derek Manky, Chief Security Strategist and VP of Global Threat Intelligence at FortiGuard Labs, discusses new threat trends to watch out for in 2024 and beyond.   With the growth of Cybercrime-as-a-Service (CaaS) operations and the advent of generative AI, threat actors have more ‘easy’ buttons at their fingertips to assist with carrying out attacks than […]

New research from Zscaler, a leader in cloud security, suggests that organisations are feeling the pressure to rush into Generative AI (GenAI) tool usage, despite significant security concerns. According to its latest survey of more than 900 global IT decision-makers, All Eyes on Securing GenAI reveals that 89% of organisations consider GenAI tools like ChatGPT to be a […]

Operating with a security-conscious workforce requires constant nurturing and commitment. Dan Schiappa, CPO at Arctic Wolf, discusses the areas in which the legal industry needs to prioritise resourcing to operate with a reliable security infrastructure. Hit the gavel. It’s time to talk about cybersecurity in the legal industry. The UK Government’s National Cyber Security Centre […]

Only a third (34%) of organisations across the UK, France and Germany have completed preparations for the European Union’s updated Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2), despite just one year to go until its legislative deadline, according to new research from SailPoint, a leader in enterprise identity security. With fines for non-compliance costing up to […]

BioCatch, a global leader in digital fraud detection powered by behavioural biometric intelligence, has unveiled its anticipated 2023 Digital Banking Fraud Trends in Latin America (LATAM) report. The report offers an in-depth understanding of the latest risks and prevention strategies for the banking industry in the region, specifically how and where cybercriminals are using social engineering tactics, […]

Nearly 60% of companies are ‘very’ to ‘extremely’ concerned about ransomware attacks, according to the latest research from leading cybersecurity provider, Hornetsecurity. The company released the survey results at IT-SA 2023, Europe’s largest IT security trade show. In its annual Ransomware Survey, Hornetsecurity revealed that more than nine-in-10 (92.5%) businesses are aware of ransomware’s potential for negative impact, […]

SailPoint Technologies, a leader in enterprise identity security, has released the findings from the 2023 edition of its annual research report, the Horizons of Identity Security, at Navigate 2023. Produced in collaboration between SailPoint and Accenture, a leading global professional services company, the report is based on insights from more than 375 global cybersecurity executives across […]

Recent research by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has found UK law firms are increasingly appealing targets for cybercriminals interested in stealing and exploiting client data.  Hybrid working has been cited as a challenge for firms attempting to maintain secure working practices and protect client confidentiality, but as cyberattacks become more sophisticated, the data that law firms […]