Scottish Government outlines cyber security plans
The Scottish government has outlined its cyber strategy in a 48-page document – The Public Sector Action Plan on Cyber Resilience. The plan offers details to local authorities, Government departments and NHS boards on best practices for protecting themselves against cyber attacks. The Scottish Government fast-tracked the strategy in wake of the global cyber attack […]
UK Government prioritises cyber skills
The UK Government is “acutely aware” of the need for more skilled cyber security professionals working within the sector, and is embarking on a series of initiatives to help promote the profession. Discussing the concern with members of UK technology industry body TechUK, Matt Parsons, head of cyber security skills at the Department for Culture, […]
Embrace AI, say cyber security professionals
The global head of security intelligence at IBM Nick Coleman has called for cyber professionals to embrace the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation. During the Isaca CSX Europe 2017 conference in London, Coleman said that without embracing the worlds of AI and automation, security execs will be “obsolete in three of four years.” […]
Global cyber security market worth $181.77 billion by 2021
Zion Market Research predicts that the global cyber security market will grow at a CAGR of 9.5% between 2016 and 2021. That equivalent to a total market value of $181.77 billion by the end of the forecast period, up from $105.45 billion in 2015. Zion says the major driving factor for the global cyber security […]
Network your way to success at the Security IT Summit
The next Security IT Summit takes place on July 3rd 2018 at the Hilton London Canary Wharf and will once again provide the leading platform for senior IT security professionals to meet with trusted solution providers, learn from the sector’s preeminent thought-leaders and network with peers. The 2017 instalment of the event was the most successful yet, with delegates able to […]
Telecoms networks attacked the most by hackers
Telecoms organisations face the most DNS-based attacks, and each attack costs companies an average of £460,000 to remediate, according to a new cyber security report by EfficientIP. EE, TalkTalk and other recent outages remind us of the pressure telecoms and their networks are beginning to face due to the rise of edge computing, mobile app […]
GUEST BLOG: Will GDPR impact CCTV?
By 2020 CCTV 25th May 2018 will mark the day where GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is implemented by the European Union. With this new legislation, the way we capture and handle CCTV footage will change to fit with the new guidelines presented by the European Union. With the implementation date closer than we think, businesses […]
IT security in focus at the Total Supply Chain Summit – Register today!
There are still some delegate and exhibitor places left for the Total Supply Chain Summit, which is taking place on November 13th & 14th at The Met Hotel, Leeds. For security professionals your complimentary VIP place includes pre-arranged meetings with trusted suppliers covering supply chain, logistics, distribution, warehousing, transport and more. These meetings are based on your […]
Extra online security for Bank of America Corp
Bank of America Corp has announced that it will add to its existing security protection for online banking following a series of high-profile data breaches at several big US companies in recent months. The bank will incorporate Intel’s Online Connect technology, enabling fingerprint touch payments, within its online banking systems over the next 12 months. […]
Reaper ‘botnet’ could bring down internet, experts warn
Cyber experts have warned that a massive botnet named ‘Reaper’ that has been growing over the past few weeks could have the ability to bring down the internet. Experts at security specialist Check Point have spotted a collection of devices which have been deliberately hacked – sending surges of data to servers – causing them […]
