Access Control & Advanced Threat Dashboards top 2020 buying trends
Access Control and Advanced Threat Dashboards top the list of services the UK’s leading IT security professionals are sourcing in 2020. The findings have been revealed by the Security IT Summit and are based on delegate requirements at this summer’s recent event. Delegates registering to attend were asked which areas they needed to invest in […]
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 […]
The growing DDoS landscape
By Anthony Webb, EMEA Vice President at A10 Networks Last month, news reports highlighted one of the biggest DDoS attacks ever recorded. The attack, which targeted a large European bank, generated 809m packets per second (Mpps). This is a new industry record for a PPS-focused attack which is more than double the size of previous attacks. A10 Networks recently launched its Q2 2020: State of DDoS Weapons Report, based on […]
Data centre pre-construction – The devil is in the detail
By Jon Healy, Operations Director at Keysource Having a detailed pre-construction phase undertaken before starting the design and build or upgrade of a data centre facility has a number of major benefits, however many organisations choose to sidestep this part of the process. In my experience this is a false economy that can often result in, at […]
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 […]
In case you missed ZIVVER at the Security IT Summit…
By Zivver Last month marked ZIVVER’s first appearance at the Security IT Summit and we had a great time meeting so many people (virtually). If you took some time during the summit to connect with us, we look forward to staying in touch! And if you missed your chance to meet with us at the […]
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 […]
