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Security IT Summit 2019 – Register your place today!

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The Security IT Summit returns once again for 2019, taking place on July 2nd 2019 at the Hilton London Canary Wharf – make sure you secure your place.

The event will provide you with a rare full working day of networking, learning and connection building – plus cost-saving cybersecurity solutions.

In short, the Security IT Summit will enable you to lay the groundwork for your organisation’s cyber security strategy.

And what’s more, the Security IT Summit is completely FREE to attend as our VIP guest – benefits include:

– A personalised itinerary of meetings with solution providers who match your project requirements
– Attendance to a series of seminar sessions hosted by industry thought leaders
– Informal networking with peers
– Lunch and refreshments provided throughout the day

You’ll be joining 65+ other senior IT security professionals, and the the industry’s most trusted solution providers.

Among the delegates attending the last Security IT Summit were representatives from Arcadia, British Red Cross, Barclays PLC, Cancer Research, Fenwick, Financial Ombudsman Services, GE Capital, John Lewis, London Stock Exchange Group, Marshall Motor Group plc, Moonpig, Nationwide, O2 Telefonica, Pret A Manager, Prudential, The Guardian, Vodafone, Yorkshire Housing and more.

Register for your free place here.

Or for more information, contact Emily Gallagher on 01992 374085 / e.gallagher@forumevents.co.uk.

To attend as a solution provider, call Chris Cannon on 01992 374096 or email c.cannon@forumevents.co.uk.

Do you specialise in Vulnerability Management solutions? We want to hear from you!

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Each month on IT Security Briefing we’re shining the spotlight on a different part of the cyber security market – in October we’re focussing on Vulnerability Management 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 Vulnerability Management specialist and would like to be included as part of this exciting new shop window, we’d love to hear from you – for more info, contact Stuart O’Brien on stuart.obrien@mimrammedia.com.

Here are the areas we’ll be covering, month by month:

October – Vulnerability Management

November – Employee Security Awareness

December – Malware

For information on any of the above topics, contact Stuart O’Brien on stuart.obrien@mimrammedia.com.

40% of Americans would retrain with cybersecurity jobs in mind

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A new survey shows that not only are the majority of Americans concerned about cybersecurity threats, but many are willing to consider returning to college to pursue a cybersecurity education – especially if their employer pays for it.

The State of the Cybersecurity Workforce and Higher Education survey, conducted through Engine Insight’s Online CARAVAN omnibus, asked US adults ages 18 and up for their opinions on and awareness of the cybersecurity field, as well as the role that higher education plays in it.

Of the 1,004 adults surveyed, 41 percent said they would probably or definitely consider returning to college to earn a certificate or degree to prepare for a cybersecurity job.

However, willingness rose to 72 percent if current employers were willing to pay for respondents’ education in preparation for an in-house cybersecurity job. Those respondents most willing to consider pursuing an employer-funded cyber education were between the ages of 35 and 44.

“These findings are great news for employers seeking to address the cyber skills gap within their organizations yet facing recruitment challenges,” said Melissa Marcello, associate vice president at Champlain College Online. “Our survey shows that employers have a ready and willing pool of future cyber experts within their current workforce, if they’re willing to provide the resources and support to upskill and train them.”

Other key findings from Champlain’s survey:

  • Overall, 88 percent of surveyed adults said they were very or somewhat concerned about cybersecurity threats impacting them personally, with older respondents showing greater concern than younger ones.  A full 50 percent of respondents ages 54 to 72 said they were “very concerned” about such threats.
  • 68 percent of respondents were confident in colleges and universities’ abilities to create solutions that address cyber threats-nearly as confident as they were in the private sector and significantly more confident than they were in the government.
  • When presented with various roles that colleges and universities could play in reducing cyber threats and improving information security, 90 percent of respondents felt that higher education institutions should ensure all college students-regardless of major-have a basic cybersecurity education.
  • Feeling that it was too late to consider a career change was the primary reason identified by respondents for not considering returning to college to prepare for a cybersecurity job. About one-fifth (22 percent) of respondents felt that way, including many younger respondents in prime career-changing years.
  • Women (13 percent) were significantly more likely than men (6 percent) to say they didn’t think they had what it takes to be successful in a technical field.
  • An overwhelming majority of respondents – 85 percent – believed that more should be done to encourage women to enter the cybersecurity field. Perhaps surprisingly, respondents age 65 or over were significantly more likely (94 percent) to feel this way than any other age group.

“Cybersecurity is crucial to so many industries that it’s vital for everyone, regardless of gender, age or career field, to have at least a baseline understanding of cyber principles,” said Kathleen Hyde, chair of cybersecurity programs at Champlain College Online. “For those seeking more, like career changers, nearly everyone is an ideal candidate for a cybersecurity degree or certificate program because of the vast landscape.”

Champlain College Online fielded its online cybersecurity survey from June 21-24, 2018, with a randomized, nationally representative sample of 1,004 U.S. adults ages 18 and above.

Distology announce a new partnership with ObserveIT

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ObserveIT, the leading insider threat management provider with more than 1,700 customers around the world, announced that it has appointed Distology as its distributor in the UK&I.

ObserveIT empowers security teams to detect insider threats, streamline the investigation process, and prevent data exfiltration. The move comes as part of the company’s commitment to increasing their presence in UKI to address the growing insider threat concerns in the region.

“Distology only works with innovative, channel-focused vendors and ObserveIT are no exception. We are always listening to our partners to deliver quality products that have life beyond traditional security and give our partners a unique and strategic advantage” commented Hayley Roberts, CEO at Distology. “ObserveIT’s commitment to customer success and passion for service and transparency align with our own values and we are looking forward to a true collaborative partnership”.

When you partner with ObserveIT and Distology, you will receive access to key sales and marketing support to maximize revenue, dedicated product training, deal protection and excellent margin opportunities. To learn more about partnering with ObserveIT, please contact us on 0161 914 7798 or email observeit@distology.com.

www.distology.com/solutions/observeit

UK universities recognised for excellence in cyber security research

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Three UK universities have been recognised as Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACE-CSR).

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (ESPRC) have identified the University of Kent, King’s College London, and Cardiff University as having first-rate research with scale and impact.

The universities will now join 14 other institutions in a scheme forming part of the Government’s National Cyber Security Strategy, which is making the UK the safest place to be online and helping to support the country’s thriving digital economy.

The universities will now have the opportunity to bid for funding to develop cutting-edge research in cyber security, including at Doctoral level, as well as attend annual conferences and workshops.

The scheme aims to create a better understanding of the strength of the UK’s academic capability in cyber security and identify areas where there are research opportunities or technical gaps. It makes collaboration between academia, business and government easier, and helps make sure cutting-edge research is turned into practical products and services. This includes developing tools to tackle mass marketing fraud online and better understand cyber criminals.

Minister for Digital Margot James said: “These universities are doing fantastic research in cyber security and they are rightly being recognised for their pioneering work. We have some of the best minds in the world working in the field and thanks to this scheme they can now help shape our National Cyber Security Strategy and develop the talent and services of tomorrow.”

Chris Ensor, Deputy Director for Cyber Security Skills and Growth at the NCSC, said: “The UK has world-class universities carrying out cutting edge research into all areas of cyber security. It’s fantastic to see three more universities recognised as Academic Centres of Excellence and I’m especially pleased that we now have centres in all home nations. The NCSC looks forward to collaborating with these institutions to make the UK the safest place to live and work online.”

Professor Pete Burnap, Professor of Data Science & Cybersecurity, and Director of the Airbus Centre of Excellence in Cybersecurity Analytics at Cardiff University said: “We are delighted to receive this recognition as it evidences our long track-record of research excellence in cyber security. Our core identity is the interdisciplinary fusion of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, a concept we call Cyber Security Analytics. AI is at the heart of the UK government’s industrial strategy and our aim is to innovate with AI to improve automated cyber threat intelligence and support decision making and policy responses to make the UK more secure for individuals, business and the government. We are proud to be the first Welsh university to be recognised by NCSC for our cyber research capability, and we hope to build on the impressive expertise that already exists across the region between academia, government and business.”

Dr Jose M. Such, Director of the Centre, and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Informatics at King’s College London said: “We are thrilled to be recognised for the high-quality socio-technical cyber security research we conduct at King’s College London. This recognition acknowledges the critical and diverse mass of researchers working on this area at King’s from different but complementary angles and points of view. Our research focuses on three main research themes and their interrelationship: the use of AI for cyber security together with the cyber security of AI itself, the theoretical aspects of cyber security like verification and testing, and the socio-political and strategic aspects of cyber security.”

Shujun Li, Professor of Cyber Security and Director of the Kent Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Cyber Security (KirCCS) at the University of Kent, said: “We are excited to be given the ACE-CSR status as an acknowledgement of the excellent research in cyber security at the University of Kent. Our research is truly interdisciplinary drawing on the expertise of colleagues from computer science and engineering as well as wider disciplines such as psychology, law, business and sociology. Our ambition is to have one of the largest and most productive cyber security research centres in the UK by 2022 as well as helping to grow the next-generation cyber security researchers.”

The ACE-CSR programme is supported by Government’s £1.9 billion National Cyber Security Strategy (NCSS) 2016-2021.

List of institutions that are recognised as Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Research are:

  • University of Birmingham
  • University of Bristol
  • University of Cambridge
  • Cardiff University
  • University of Edinburgh
  • University of Kent
  • Imperial College London
  • King’s College London
  • Lancaster University
  • Newcastle University
  • University of Oxford
  • Queen’s University Belfast
  • Royal Holloway, University of London
  • University of Southampton
  • University of Surrey
  • University of Warwick
    University College London

Meet your next cybersecurity partners at the Security IT Summit

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The Security IT Summit returns once again for 2019, taking place on July 2nd 2019 at the Hilton London Canary Wharf.

The event will provide you with a rare full working day of networking, learning and connection building – plus cost-saving cybersecurity solutions.

In short, the Security IT Summit will enable you to lay the groundwork for your organisation’s cyber security strategy.

And what’s more, the Security IT Summit is completely FREE to attend as our VIP guest – benefits include:

– A personalised itinerary of meetings with solution providers who match your project requirements
– Attendance to a series of seminar sessions hosted by industry thought leaders
– Informal networking with peers
– Lunch and refreshments provided throughout the day

You’ll be joining 65+ other senior IT security professionals, and the the industry’s most trusted solution providers.

Among the delegates attending the last Security IT Summit were representatives from Arcadia, British Red Cross, Barclays PLC, Cancer Research, Fenwick, Financial Ombudsman Services, GE Capital, John Lewis, London Stock Exchange Group, Marshall Motor Group plc, Moonpig, Nationwide, O2 Telefonica, Pret A Manager, Prudential, The Guardian, Vodafone, Yorkshire Housing and more.

Register for your free place here.

Or for more information, contact Emily Gallagher on 01992 374085 / e.gallagher@forumevents.co.uk.

To attend as a solution provider, call Chris Cannon on 01992 374096 or email c.cannon@forumevents.co.uk.

Do you specialise in Penetration Testing? We want to hear from you!

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Each month on IT Security Briefing we’re shining the spotlight on a different part of the cyber security market – in September we’re focussing on Penetration Testing.

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 specialist and would like to be included as part of this exciting new shop window, we’d love to hear from you – for more info, contact Lisa Carter on lisa.carter@mimrammedia.com.

Here are the areas we’ll be covering, month by month:

September – Penetration Testing

October – Vulnerability Management

November – Employee Security Awareness

December – Malware

For information on any of the above topics, contact Lisa Carter on lisa.carter@mimrammedia.com.

Biometrics and behaviour-based authentication on the rise

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A new survey suggests our relationship with passwords to identify ourselves online is shifting.

For some of us, it’s shocking to consider single-factor authentication is even in use today, given that poor password habits and stronger computing power has led to an increase in hacking-related breaches involving either stolen or weak passwords.

But a Callsign survey has revealed that a knowledge-based approach, such as passwords, for accessing online accounts is now favoured by less than half of UK and US respondents (45% on both sides of the Atlantic).

Over the last few years, increased availability of biometric tools on laptops, tablets and smartphones has given consumers a taste for biometric identification, and in the survey 30% noted a preference for sharing and storing biometric information (32% in the UK and 27% in the US) for identification when accessing an online account or making a purchase.

Bit it’s clear there’s still a long way to go in shifting consumer attitudes away from solely relying on passwords. Callsign says biometric information as well as behavioural biometric data – such as the way a user swipes their screen or their unique keystroke pattern when entering their password – need to become the norm, so companies can more intelligently identify anomalies and apply additional layers of security.

With employees frequently cited as the weakest link in corporate cybersecurity enforcement, it is no surprise that traditional passwords are preferred at work, where people’s reluctance to embrace more innovative methods of identification over a presumed ease of access is commonplace.

Knowledge-based identification was the most favoured by 56% of workers (58% in the UK and 51% in the US), while biometric methods were preferred by a mere 15% of workers.

Other insights from this survey include:

  • Despite the high preference for knowledge-based identifiers at work (58% in the UK and 51% in the US), they are less favourable for personal use, where 46% noted they were preferred when logging in to check an account balance and 44% chose it for making a purchase or a balance transfer
  • The UK tends to be more receptive to biometrics compared to the US, with 32% to 27%, respectively, noting they’d prefer it overall
  • In the US, age is a significant factor as Baby Boomers (55+) are more receptive to passwords (46%) and biometric identifiers (31%) than younger respondents (aged 18-24), with 39% preferring passwords and 26% preferring biometric identifiers. Younger respondents (those 18 to 24) were more receptive to behavioural identifiers (12%) compared to those aged 55+ (4%)

“The study suggests we’re at a tipping point where our reliance on simple passwords is on a steady downward turn,” said Callsign CEO Zia Hayat. “Although two-factor and multi-factor authentication, along with biometrics, are an improvement, they are still flawed. Ultimately, we understand the privacy of users is paramount. Companies need to offer choice and control when it comes to the data that is collected and the identification methods used – another reason multi-factor identification is so limited.”

“However, there is a new realm of behavioural identification that is truly revolutionising and streamlining identification and improving customer experiences, all whilst minimising fraud. Here at Callsign, we’re creating a much more positive experience with greater protection and better privacy for the consumer or worker.”

Callsign commissioned YouGov Plc to conduct the survey. Total sample size was 2,131 adults in the UK and 1,160 adults in the US. Fieldwork was undertaken in August 2018.

Cybersecurity insurance up among UK firms, but full coverage lacking

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The number of UK firms with cybersecurity insurance has risen in the past year — but less than half say their cyber insurance covers all risks.

The second annual cybersecurity survey from research and consultancy firm Ovum, for Silicon Valley analytics firm FICO, found that the number of UK firms reporting they have no cybersecurity insurance dropped from 31 percent in 2017 to 10 percent in 2018.

While this is substantially better than the 24 percent reported across all 11 countries surveyed, only 38 percent of UK respondents said their cybersecurity insurance covers all risks.

Telecommunications firms were the most likely to have no cybersecurity insurance — 17 percent reported this, compared to just 5 percent of financial services firms.Furthermore, less than half — just 40 percent — of firms said their insurer based their premiums on an accurate analysis of their risk profile.

Most firms said premiums are based on an inaccurate analysis, on industry averages or on unknown factors.

“Cybersecurity insurance has become a must-have for UK firms in a short period of time,” said Steve Hadaway, FICO general manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. “But with that growth will come increased pressure on insurers to increase the transparency and fairness around how premiums are set. Businesses will demand that their investments in cybersecurity protection — and the strength of their cybersecurity posture — drive their premiums down.”

“Although UK organizations perform well in terms of the uptake of cyber insurance, the fact that fewer than 40% have comprehensive insurance demonstrates there is still some way to go for these firms to have a broad view of their security posture and how to present it for insurance,” said Maxine Holt, research director at Ovum. “It could also show that these companies have a current security posture that insurers are not prepared to cover comprehensively. We should not detract from the positive news here; 90% of UK organizations have elevated the importance of cybersecurity to a level that requires insuring, even if only partially.”

Ovum conducted the survey for FICO through telephone interviews with 500 senior executives, mostly from the IT function, in businesses from the UK, the US, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Germany, India, Finland, Norway, Sweden and South Africa. Respondents represented firms in financial services, telecommunications, retail and ecommerce, and power and utilities.

Exabeam raises $50m, aims to disrupt SIEM market

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The company says demand for solution in the security information and event management (SIEM) market is expected to hit $4.54 billion in 2019 citing data from MarketsandMarkets.

Historically, the sector is dominated by a handful of providers, but in recent years has shifted to platforms that can support the massive data volumes generated by cloud applications and mobile device use.

Exabeam says it posted 250 per cent market growth in 2017, coming off 300 percent growth in 2016, and says it’s on track to double its market size in 2018. The firm’s core product is the Security Intelligence Platform (SIP); it was named the 2018 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for its SIEM software, and recently won an SC Awards Europe 2018 for Best SIEM.

The platform uses a flat, predictable pricing model, which Exabeam says allows organisations to store all of their logs, unlike the “by-the-byte” pricing model that forces budget-conscious customers to limit the amount of data covered by the SIEM, creating blind spots that sacrifice the security of the entire organization.

“As a longtime investor in the cybersecurity space, I’ve always been excited about Exabeam’s approach and potential to deliver the next generation of security tech,” said Theresia Gouw, co-founder of Aspect Ventures, and a leading investor in cybersecurity. “It’s clear from the large increase in replacement wins with customers like ADP, Hulu, Safeway, Union Bank that Exabeam is consistently delivering industry-leading technology to the most demanding enterprises and government organizations in the world.”

“Our investors have an amazing track record of investing in companies that truly are disruptive and typically become category leaders,” said Exabeam CEO Nir Polak. “Their experience with high-growth companies like MuleSoft, Nutanix, Zscaler, ForeScout – is invaluable to us in the advice and guidance they pass along to our executive team. The new funding will allow us to invest heavily in our new cloud solutions and reach even more enterprises around the world. We are on track to overtake Splunk and be the next SIEM market leader.”