Retailer CeX suffers data hack
Tech trade-in retailer CeX has suffered a data breach, which could affect top to two million of its registered website customers. In an email to its customers, managing director David Mullins said it was investigating the breach “as a priority” and that they would be “taking a number of measures to prevent this from happening […]
Anglo-Irish task force needed ahead of Brexit
A top Irish cyber security expert has claimed that ongoing Brexit negotiations are failing to address the most basic cyber security issues, and that an Anglo-Irish Cyber Task Force should be set up as soon as possible. Paul C Dwyer, president of the International Cyber Threat Task Force (ICTTF) has voiced concern regarding the security […]
What does GDPR mean for your business?
With the arrival of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on May 25th 2018, many companies are still unsure as to how the new legislation actually affects them and the implications on how organisations store, secure and manage personal data. Ian Kilpatrick, executive vice president of Cyber Security for Nuvias Group, explains what GDPR means […]
A third of UK infrastructure fails to meet basic cyber security standards
According to Freedom of Information requests by Corero Network Security, over a third of the UK’s critical infrastructure doesn’t meet the most basic cybersecurity standards. The fact that so many infrastructure organisations have not completed the ’10 Steps to Cyber Security’ programme indicates a lack of cyber resilience within organisations which are critical to the […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Varonis Systems
In 2003 a large oil and gas company nearly had a disaster. They spent millions of dollars capturing hi-resolution images of the ocean floor and stored them on their file servers. One day these images were gone. Were they accidentally deleted? Deliberately stolen? Two storage experts discovered that there was no record of what had […]
Find your ideal partners 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 […]
UK company bosses ‘not trained to deal with cyber attacks’
Britain’s top firms and charities urgently need to do more to protect themselves from online threats, according to new Government research. Undertaken in the wake of recent high profile cyber attacks, the survey of the UK’s biggest 350 companies found more than two thirds of boards had not received training to deal with a cyber […]
‘Brute force’ cyber attack on Scottish Parliament
Officials have confirmed that the Scottish Parliament has been targeted by a “brute force” cyber attack, similar to that which affected Westminster in June. Chief executive Sir Paul Grice confirmed the attack in a message to MSPs and staff with parliamentary email addresses, and said the attack was from “external sources” and urged all members […]
NHS Digital signs cyber security contract with Microsoft
NHS Digital has signed a support contract with Microsoft, three months after the WannaCry ransomeware attacks that targeted Windows computers. The attacks on the NHS highlighted the need for investment, lack of infrastructure and the need for training among NHS staff, along with the fact that the NHS relies on Windows XP, an obsolete operating system […]
NTT Report: Cyber attacks on the rise and with greater sophistication
A report released by NTT Security has revealed that the frequency and sophistication of cyber attacks continues to rise globally. Based on events during the second quarter of 2017, data from the Global Threat Intelligence Center (GTIC) 2017 Q2 Threat Intelligence Report identifies trending threats and enables the company to implement IT security assessment and […]
