Barracuda snaps up bot detection software
Barracuda has acquired bot detection technology from InficSecure Technologies, adding capabilities to its WAF-as-a-Service and Web Application Firewall platforms. Bot detection has evolved to combat more human-like bot attacks. Low-and-slow bots, which request data slowly and rotate IP addresses often, require special fingerprinting techniques to detect. Barracuda says combining InfiSecure’s technology with its own Global […]
Save £35k by deleting emails from your CEO
You work in finance. You get an email from your CEO addressing you by your first name, apologising for the late Friday email, but requesting you make an urgent payment to a regular supplier, with account details helpfully provided in the email. You’d pay it, right? CEO fraud is an increasingly common type of phishing […]
Security IT Summit: An event created just for you
The Security IT Summit is a unique one-day event which allows senior cyber security professionals to meet with innovative and competitive suppliers to the industry. 5 November 2019 – Hilton London Canary Wharf It is entirely free for cyber security professionals to attend and, as our VIP guest, you will be provided with a bespoke […]
Google, Microsoft back UK government on cyber security
Major businesses including Google and Microsoft have pledged to help the UK tackle the most damaging cyber security threats. Up to £117 million of private industry investment will be combined with £70 million of government funding through the modern Industrial Strategy to develop new technologies. These will range from a new and secure hardware prototype […]
Register today for the Smarter Payments Summit
You’re about to miss out on the fintech and payment transaction event of the year. The Smarter Payments Summit takes place on September 9th at the Hilton London Tower Bridge, providing a full day of business connections, learning and networking – and it’s free for senior payment transaction and cyber security professionals to attend. Simply register […]
£33m available for quantum security projects
The government has invited businesses to apply for a share of up to £33 million to work with others on developing new products and services that exploit quantum technologies. The second generation of technologies based on new quantum effects promises to deliver more secure digital communication, improved construction and radical increases in computing power. This, […]
FREE GUIDE: How to reduce the security vulnerabilities in Office 365
You’re likely to follow the path of least resistance, attacking wherever you have the biggest chance of success on the most widely used programs. You will put out Phishing emails, Malware attacks, simple extortion mailers and Business Email compromise (BEC) attacks to gain entry to the target system. Many enterprise organisations’ SaaS technology of choice […]
Security IT Summit – Everything you need to know
Are you free on November 5th 2019? Join us at the Security IT Summit– Here’s everything you need to know! The Security IT Summit is a bespoke and highly-targeted one-day event created specifically for senior cyber security professionals like you. It is entirely FREE for you to attend. Simply register your place here. When: 5 November […]
NCSC details key wins in cyber security war
A scam to defraud thousands of UK citizens using a fake email address spoofing a UK airport was one of a wide range of cyber attacks successfully prevented by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in the last 12 months. Details of the criminal campaign are just one case study of many in Active Cyber Defence […]
UK businesses subjected to one cyber attack every minute in 1Q19
UK businesses were subjected to 119,659 internet-borne cyber attacks each, on average, in the first quarter of 2019, according to analysis by Beaming. This rate of attack, which equates to one every minute, was more than double that experienced in the first three months of 2018, when companies were attacked online 53,981 times on average. […]
