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. […]
Skills shortage and 5G fears at European data centres
Continuing unprecedented demand for new datacentres, fears around the shortage of skilled professionals, concerns about the future disruption of 5G, and the limited impact of Brexit are some of the key findings from the latest industry survey from Business Critical Solutions (BCS). The Summer Report, now in its 10th year, is undertaken by independent research house […]
Security IT Summit – Registration open for new autumn event!
Continued strong demand for places at the Security IT Summit means that we are now hosting this unique one-day event twice a year! And registration is open now for the first autumn Summit. Our Approach Taking place on November 5th at the Hilton London Canary Wharf, the Security IT Summit allows senior cyber security professionals […]
Do you specialise in Penetration Testing? 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 Rising Email Threat: Are instant messaging tools the answer?
By Barracuda Networks At Barracuda we believe two heads are better than one. Following that logic, we can’t argue the value of the opportunity to hear from our peers on industry trends. We recently discovered through such means that, for the channel, email security is its biggest focus in 2019, as partners are increasingly helping their customers fight […]
Female students flock to NCSC CyberFirst initiative
Nearly 12,000 girls aged 12 – 13 from across the UK took part in the competition in 2019, which was launched by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) as part of the CyberFirst initiative. The competition breaks down gender barriers by encouraging girls to engage with cyber security before they make their GCSE choices, with […]
More than half of companies have over 1,000 exposed sensitive files
By Matt Lock (pictured), Director of Sales Engineers UK, Varonis All an attacker needs to steal your valuable data is access. Unfortunately, many companies unknowingly give attackers access to their critical data. Personal identifying information on employees and customers, intellectual property, and more can easily make their way from secured systems to unprotected files and […]
