Vigilance urged for EMEA businesses as phishing season begins
Businesses in EMEA are being urged to remain vigilant as phishing attacks ramp up during the winter months. F5 Labs, in collaboration with Webroot, has launched its second annual Phishing and Fraud report, highlighting an anticipated threat surge from October until January. According the report, fraud incidents in October, November, and December tend to jump […]
UK police team up with Cisco for cyber security training
Cisco Networking Academy has announced plans to team up with the UK’s police force in a bid to make the country’s cyber space a safer environment. The initiative will see officers all over the country trained in best cyber security practices and has been described as a ‘pivotal partnership’. As well as sharing its expertise in […]
Security breaches – A high price tag for UK business this Christmas
Forty-four per cent of UK consumers will stop spending with a business or brand for several months in the immediate aftermath of a security breach or a hack. That’s according to new data from payment security specialist PCI Pal that, even more significantly, shows a further 41% of consumers will never return to a brand […]
Security IT Summit 2019 – 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. And it’s entirely FREE for you to attend. 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 […]
Semafone warns of stricter checks and invasive auditing for contact centres
Semafone has called on contact centres to pay heed to changes to the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) guidance for protecting telephone-based payment card data. Updated for the first time since 2011, the guidance clarifies a number of points relating to compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). “Since the guidance […]
Healthcare IT leaders outline cyber security concerns
Healthcare IT leaders are increasing their spending to defend against cyberattacks and feeling anxiety about Apple, Amazon and Google entering the health care space. That’s according to a new report from the US-based Center for Connected Medicine (CCM) entitled Top of Mind for Top Health Systems 2019, which focuses on three areas of health IT set to […]
UK Government cyber security efforts ‘lack clear political leadership’
The cyber threat to the UK’s critical national infrastructure (CNI) is as credible, potentially devastating and immediate as any other threat faced by the UK, according to the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy. The Committee’s latest report says the Government is not acting with the urgency and forcefulness that the situation demands, with the […]
GUEST BLOG: People and processes are key to effective cyber security
Alan Calder Founder and Executive Chairman at IT Governance Cyber security investment continues to spiral, with Gartner predicting global security spend will reach £71.72 billion by the end of the year, as a result of regulatory change, mindset and a growing awareness of threats. And with over 40 per cent of UK businesses experiencing some […]
Ransomware and phishing top concerns for IT professionals
Ransomware (24%) and phishing attacks (21%) are the top two concerns among IT leaders in 2018, according to new research. Barracuda surveyed more than 1,500 IT and security professionals in North America, EMEA, and APAC about their IT security priorities, how these have shifted over the 15 years and what is expected to change within […]
Do you provide Anti-Malware solutions to business? We want to hear from you!
Each month on IT Security Briefing we’ll be shining the spotlight on a different part of the cyber security market – in December we’re focussing on Anti-Malware 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 Anti-Malware specialist and would like […]
