Question and answer website Quora has announced a data breach. In a statement posted on its blog, the company said: “We recently discovered that some user data was compromised as a result of unauthorised access to one of our systems by a malicious third party. We are working rapidly to investigate the situation further and […]

Private, public and hybrid clouds are growing in popularity as lift and shift cloud apps are making migration easier for businesses. Christian Mahncke, Enterprise Business Development at Routed, a vendor neutral cloud infrastructure provider, says that while cloud computing has proven that it is a better option than in-house servers, security challenges remain a concern and […]

A10 Networks, a provider of intelligent and automated cybersecurity solutions, has released a major upgrade to its multi-cloud analytics and management platform, the A10 Harmony Controller. The upgrade expands A10’s advanced security and connected intelligence capabilities via a new Harmony App that supports A10’s enterprise SSL inspection solution, Thunder SSLi (SSL Insight). As encrypted traffic rises so […]

Semafone, a leading provider of data security and compliance solutions for over-the-phone payments, has called on contact centres to pay heed to changes to the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) guidance for protecting telephone-based payment card data. Updated for the first time since 2011, the guidance clarifies a number of points relating […]

Xperien has launched a programme to help companies replace old computers with new equipment free of charge. As part of this service offering, the firm also assists with data erasure to ensure all data protection processes and regulations are met. Redundant IT assets can now be used as a ‘trade-in’, allowing companies to reduce their […]

Marriott International has announced details of a cyberattack which compromised the data of millions of customers in its Starwood guest reservation database. The company said an investigation had determined there was unauthorised access to the database, which contained guest information relating to reservations at Starwood properties on or before September 10, 2018. The company said […]

Link11, the cloud anti-DDoS protection vendor, has released data showing DDoS attacks were at their highest levels in November on two of the busiest online trading days of the year. On Black Friday, Link11’s Security Operations Centre saw DDoS attacks on e-commerce providers increase by over 70% compared with other days in November. On Cyber […]

While the Internet of Things (IoT) is propelling companies into the digital revolution, like anything else, it comes with its security concerns. Several experts talk to us about the security issues it could pose and how to secure network infrastructure to prepare for potential attacks. Software intelligence company, Dynatrace, has announced the findings of an […]

McAfee Labs has released its 2019 cybersecurity threats predictions. The McAfee Labs 2019 Threats Predictions Report, identifies rising trends and how they are predicted to change the cyberthreat landscape in 2019. McAfee researchers expect malware-as-a-service families to strengthen, energising the market for attack outsourcing and the evolution of increasingly innovative and agile attack methods. As […]

Ride sharing company Uber has been handed a £385,000 fine from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection watchdog, for having failed to protect customers’ personal information during a cyberattack. In a statement published on its website, the ICO said a series of avoidable data security flaws allowed the personal details of around 2.7 […]