Cyber attacks rise as readiness levels fall
A sharp increase in the number and cost of cyber attacks is the key finding in a study of more than 5,400 organisations across seven countries, commissioned by insurer Hiscox. More than three out of five firms (61 per cent) report one or more attacks in the past year, yet the proportion achieving top scores […]
Dstl challenges potential cyber recruits with online game
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has launched an online game to recruit more than 60 staff to work in Cyber and Information Systems. There are opportunities across a range of areas including in Data Science, Cyber & Electronics Warfare, as well as Space, Sensors & Security Systems. Supporting the campaign is a new online […]
Add your name to this list of VIP cyber security professionals
Register today for the Security IT Summit and you’ll be joining a guest list of just 60 senior cyber security professionals. It’s entirely free for you to attend – simply register here. As our VIP guest, you’ll be provided with an itinerary of face-to-face meetings with suppliers who match your requirements. You can also attend […]
Do you provide Advanced Threat Dashboard 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 May we’re focussing on Advanced Threat Dashboard 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 Advanced Threat […]
Your personalised schedule at the Security IT Summit
The Security IT Summit is a highly-focused one-day event that will help underpin your cyber security strategy for 2019 and beyond. It takes place on July 2nd at the Hilton Canary Wharf, London and is entirely FREE for you to attend. This will be your schedule: 8.00am: Registration8.45am: Opening presentation9.40am: Seminar sessions10.30am: Pre-arranged 1-2-1 meetings […]
Redscan criticises new Government cybersecurity stats
Redscan has disputed the findings of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s latest Cyber Security Breaches Survey. The firm has argued that response bias and the sample of participants makes it impossible to fully trust the data. The DCMS report found that the cost of breaches has gone up for the third year in […]
GUEST BLOG: SME collaboration delivering effective Public Sector IT security
Written by Bernard Parsons, CEO, Becrypt When Becrypt began developing security technology for government more than a decade ago, relationships with Systems Integrators were the only viable route to understanding and accessing customer requirements. Our experiences today are of a vastly more diverse supply chain, with some major government programmes consuming our services as part of […]
Document-based malware increase ‘alarming’
Researchers have uncovered what they’re calling an ‘alarming’ rise in the use of document-based malware. A recent email analysis conducted by Barracuda Networks revealed that 48% of all malicious files detected in the last 12 months were some kind of document. More than 300,000 unique malicious documents were identified. Since the beginning of 2019, however, […]
Majority of British businesses fear disruption to business critical apps
Nearly 50 per cent of UK organisations do not prioritise the protection of the applications that their business depend on – such as ERP and CRM systems – any differently than how low-value data, applications or services are secured. That’s according to an independent survey was conducted among 1,450 business and IT decision makers, primarily […]
Automation reduces the risk of phishing attacks
It’s hard to overestimate how fundamental email has become to initiating cyberattacks. While there are numerous ways for attackers to target organisations, email is nearly always the common denominator. Email phishing attack detection, analysis and rapid response is one of the biggest challenges email admins and security teams face today. Did you know? Phishing represents 98% […]