LORCA reveals second cohort intake
A second cohort has been announced by LORCA, focussing on securing supply chains and user-centric security. LORCA (London Office for Rapid Cybersecurity Advancement) has selected 11 companies with relevant solutions looking to scale, either domestically or internationally, with the LORCA team offering support at its innovation centre, Plexal, along with access to experts from Deloitte’s […]
Warning for businesses still using Windows 7
There’s just one year to go until Microsoft ends support for its ten-year-old operating system Windows 7, but as many as 43% of enterprises are still running the outdated platform. That’s according to a new ‘Death of Windows 7’ report from Kollective. The report, which includes data from a survey of 260 US and UK […]
Claim your personalised schedule at the Security IT Summit
The Security IT Summit is a highly-focused one-day event that will help elevate your department and your personal career for 2019 and beyond. It takes place on July 2nd 2019 at the Hilton Canary Wharf, London and is entirely FREE for you to attend. Here is a sample of your possible schedule on the day: 8.00am: […]
Research into AI cyber security threat lacking
A study of cyber security academic research projects worth €1bn to assess academic trends and threats has found Cyber Physical Systems, Privacy, IoT and Cryptography the strongest cyber security areas to watch – but that Artificial Intelligence is an “apparent omission”. Crossword Cybersecurity looked at nearly 1,200 current and past research projects from academic institutions in […]
Capita to launch new Belfast cyber security facility
Capita has announced plans to launch a new Security Operations Centre (SOC) in Belfast in a bid to combat the ever-increasing rise of more sophisticated cyber-attacks. The Belfast centre will be the first location for the company in Northern Ireland and will be located at the company’s IT Services Centre of Excellence in the city. […]
Cybersecurity responsible for 36% of management stress
Over half of SME owners count internet issues as one of their biggest bugbears heading into 2019, with phishing emails from overseas ‘billionaires’ topping the list of the strangest mailbox scams from the past 12 months. In a survey conducted by Q2Q, 52% of company bosses complained that problems with their internet were responsible for […]
INFOGRAPHIC: Only 29% travel sites opt to fully protect consumers with EV SSL
UK phishing scams jumped 648% YoY on Cyber Monday, with lack of EV SSL certificates on travel websites cited as a primary cause. Sectigo investigated security levels on the websites of 35 airlines, 27 hotel groups, 23 travel comparison websites, 11 car hire firms and eight train operating companies, to find out whether they are doing […]
UK businesses looking for more cybercrime support from government
Research has revealed that UK businesses are looking to the Government for greater support to safeguard them from the ongoing threat of cybercrime. According to RedSeal, nearly three-quarters (68%) of IT bosses polled for the survey said that their business had suffered at least one attack in the past 12 months, while almost a third […]
Do you provide Access Control 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 – in January we’re focussing on Anti-Virus 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 an Anti Virus specialist and would […]
Security IT Summit – Register before Christmas!
The Security IT Summit is a bespoke event for senior cyber security professionals – register to attend before Christmas to beat the rush. It’s entirely FREE for delegates. Simply register your place here. When: 2 July 2019 Where: Hilton Canary Wharf, London Format: Corporate ‘speed-dating’. As our VIP guest, you will be provided with a bespoke itinerary of […]
