SAVE THE DATE: Security IT Summit

Make sure you secure your place at November’s Security IT Summit, which will be taking place as a hybrid event, giving the you the choice of attending in person or remotely using our best in class online meetings platform. November 5th, Hilton London Canary Wharf Each delegate place is entirely free and includes benefits such as; Flexibility – […]
Do you specialise in Penetration testing solutions? We want to hear from you!

Each month on IT Security Briefing we’re shining the spotlight on a different part of the cyber security market – and in August we’re focussing on Penetration Testing solutions. It’s all part of our ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help IT security buyers find the best products and services available today. So, if you’re a Penetration Testing solutions […]
Financial services head to the cloud to escape security concerns

The financial services industry is accelerating its shift to the cloud, as it presses forward with digital transformation in the face of security concerns. That’s according to the Financial Services edition of F5’s 2020 State of Application Services (SOAS) report, which says 60% of surveyed organisations in the industry believe public cloud platforms will be strategically […]
NCSC reveals role play exercises to keep home workers cyber safe

Business owners are being urged to help keep their home working staff safe from cyber attacks by testing their defences in a roleplay exercise devised by the NCSC. The ‘Home and Remote Working’ exercise is the latest addition to the National Cyber Security Centre’s Exercise in a Box toolkit, which helps small and medium sized businesses […]
McAfee on cybersecurity for the ‘new normal’ while managing the skills gap

Cybersecurity is now in the midst of an unprecedented challenge. While the scale, complexity and financial impact of data breaches and cyber attacks continue to increase, the pool of skilled professionals to fill security roles is dwindling. According to research in March from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, approximately 653,000 (48%) businesses have a […]
One million scam emails reported to NCSC

An influx of cryptocurrency investment scams is among a range of online threats which have been blocked as a result of more than 1 million suspect emails being reported by the public in just two months. More than half of the 10,000 online links to scams blocked or taken down by the National Cyber Security […]
Attend this November’s Security IT Summit in person or virtually!

November’s Security IT Summit will be taking place as a hybrid event, giving the you the choice of attending in person or remotely using our best in class online meetings platform. November 5th, Hilton London Canary Wharf Each delegate place is entirely free and includes benefits such as; Flexibility – Your attendance is flexible, you can either attend […]
McAfee advocates shared responsibility for cyber security in manufacturing

McAfee’s latest Cloud Adoption and Risk Report revealed that between January and April 2020, enterprise use of cloud in the manufacturing industry spiked by 144%, compared to the average overall enterprise increase of 50%. Likewise, external attacks on cloud accounts increased by 630%, with manufacturing verticals seeing a 679% increase in threats, making it one of the […]
New virtual B2B events from Forum

Forum Events and Media Group, organiser of face-to-face meetings-based events like the Security IT Summit, is launching a series of new Virtual Forums. For over 20 years Forum has been bringing together procurement decision-makers with suppliers for pre-arranged meetings and networking at its Forums and Summits. These events have generated £millions of new business agreements […]
Do you specialise in Authentication solutions? We want to hear from you!

Each month on IT Security Briefing we’re shining the spotlight on a different part of the cyber security market – and in July we’re focussing on Authentication solutions. It’s all part of our ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help IT security buyers find the best products and services available today. So, if you’re an Authentication solutions specialist and […]