Benchmark yourself – State of Pentesting 2025 Report- UK Edition
How does your pentesting strategy measure up against your peers? Pentera surveyed 100 CISOs across the UK. The result: the State of Pentesting 2025 Report. A sharp, data-backed look at how leading UK enterprises are testing security controls in the real world. Join Pentera on September 18 to unpack the key insights: Benchmark your security testing against […]
How CSIOs can bridge the skills gap: Balancing rapid AI innovation with robust cybersecurity
Studies show that UK businesses faced approximately 7.78 million cybercrimes in the past 12 months alone. While 75% of the respondents surveyed for the 2024 SoPR have integrated AI tools into their penetration testing processes, a critical skills gap persists. Most organisations struggle to match the pace of AI adoption with the necessary expertise to […]
Wireless access control overtakes wired for the first time
The 2025 edition of ASSA ABLOY’s Wireless Access Control Report reveals a market at a tipping point, with wireless and mobile solutions now the dominant choice for digital access management. For the first time in the report’s 12-year history, ASSA ABLOY’s commissioned industry survey found that wireless (fully or partly) deployments have overtaken wired-only systems […]
What Is DevSecOps and Why Is It Important for Vulnerability Management?
DevSecOps is the practice of integrating security into every stage of the software development lifecycle, ensuring vulnerability management, testing and remediation are embedded directly into development workflows. As organisations face increasing pressure from regulators, customers and boards to reduce cyber risk, vulnerability management is becoming a core component of modern DevSecOps strategies through a practice […]
This could be your itinerary at the Cyber Secure Forum
If you’re interested in 1-2-1 meetings with leading suppliers and solution providers then the Cyber Secure Forum, taking place this November, is the only event you need. Tuesday 11th November 2025 Hilton, London Canary Wharf Your complimentary invitation includes: Click Here To Register Here’s how your working day could look like: Tuesday 11th November 08:00-08:45 Delegate Registration & […]
Organisations will spend $213bn on information security in 2025
Global end-user spending on information security is projected to reach $213 billion in 2025, up from $193 billion in 2024, according to Gartner, which also estimates that spending will increase 12.5% in 2026 to total $240 billion. “Established security spending will continue as normal, but some organizations are being more cautious with any new security spending in […]
Does Your Organisation Need an Automated Vulnerability Scanner?
As cybersecurity threats grow in scale and sophistication, the tools and methods used to defend against them must evolve. For organisations balancing regulatory pressure, operational demands and limited security budgets, choosing between an automated vulnerability scanner and manual penetration testing has become an important strategic decision. While automated scanning delivers speed, scalability and continuous visibility, […]
September 2025 is Vulnerability Management Month on Cyber Security Briefing – Here’s how to get involved!
Each month on Cyber Security Briefing we’re shining the spotlight on a different part of the cyber security market – and in September we’re focussing on Vulnerability Management 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 Vulnerability […]
How Internal Penetration Testing Can Prevent Insider Threats in Hybrid Workforces
As organisations adapt to hybrid working models and more complex IT ecosystems, the historic notion of perimeter defence has all but dissolved. Internal penetration testing is becoming an increasingly important tool for identifying vulnerabilities and preventing insider threats before they can be exploited. Today, some of the most significant security risks originate from within the […]
UK firms bearing brunt of ransomware surge
A new study shows hackers are relentless and ransomware is still a global epidemic: in 40% of attacks, threat actors threatened to physically harm executives at organisations that declined to pay a ransom demand. The 2025 Ransomware Risk Report from Semperis found that UK organisations are being targeted more than most other countries (84%), and around half […]