Join an all-star list of VIP security professionals at the Total Security Summit
Register today for Total Security Summit and you’ll be joining a VIP guest list of just 60 senior security professionals. It’s entirely free for you to attend – simply register here. 14 & 15 October 2019 – The Midland Hotel, Manchester As our guest, you’ll be provided with an itinerary of face-to-face meetings with suppliers […]
Introducing the Smarter Payments Summit
Discover new payment, secure transaction solutions this autumn at the Smarter Payments Summit. It takes place on September 9th at the Hilton London Tower Bridge and follows the same unique format as the Security IT Summit. As our VIP guest, you will be able meet with suppliers to the sector, based on your requirements and […]
Security IT Summit: Extra places released!
Due to popular demand, we have released two additional tickets to next month’s Security IT Summit. This one-day event takes place on July 2nd at the Hilton London Canary Wharf. These new places will go quickly, so register now for the opportunity to:- Source innovative and budget-saving suppliers Network with like-minded peers Enjoy complimentary lunch […]
Skill boost as £18.5m committed to data & AI degrees
Up to 2,500 people will benefit from £18.5 million of funding to retrain and become experts in data science and artificial intelligence (AI). The investment is part of the Government’s ongoing strategy to drive skills within the technology sector, supporting more adults to upskill and retrain to progress in their existing careers or find new […]
£153 million to help commercialise quantum technology
The Government has pledged £153 million Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund funding, alongside £205 million from industry, to support commercialisation of quantum technologies. The funding helping to support businesses delivering quantum-enabled products and help remove technological barriers to productivity and competitiveness in the UK. The Government funding will also be supported by £205 million from industry. […]
Retailers ‘struggling to balance customer experience with IT security’
Retailers are struggling to balance the challenges of delivering increased footfall, bigger basket sizes, and an enhanced customer experience with their fundamental technology and IT security needs. That’s the conclusion of a survey conducted in May 2019 at RetailEXPO 2019 by Cybera, which revealed that offering a differentiated customer experience (31 percent) and increasing footfall (28 […]
Do you specialise in Authentication 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 July we’re focussing on Authentication 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 Authentication solutions specialist and […]
Could your most trusted employee be your biggest threat?
95% of cyber security breaches are due to human error, which in reality means it could be any user, at any time. The best bit? They probably won’t even know they’re doing something wrong, but they have inadvertently just become an unintentional insider threat. As Andy Pearch, Head of IA Services, CORVID, explains, organisations need to stop playing […]
Ramnit Trojan resumes attacks on European financial institutions
The Ramnit banking Trojan has returned to its old hunting ground after recent forays into the e-commerce space, The discovery follows analysis by F5 Labs and F5’s EMEA-based F5 Security Operations Center (SOC) examining active Ramnit banking Trojan Malware configurations in February and March 2019. All signs indicate that Ramnit’s authors are —once again—largely targeting financial services websites to […]
Petition launched for mandatory IT security levels in business
A petition has been launched urging the Government to establish a mandatory minimum level of IT security for all businesses. Cyber crime among UK businesses no costs over £21 billion each year. The petition, launched by Evaris, aims to make the currently optional National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) Cyber Essentials Scheme compulsory for businesses to […]
