Public-private partnership launched to tackle UK cyber skills shortage
It’s hoped more people will soon be able to secure fulfilling, highly skilled jobs in the cyber security industry through a new scheme to address the shortage of cyber security experts launches its next iteration. HM Government and training provider SANS have partnered to launch the Upksill in Cyber training programme to help UK professionals […]
Making the right hybrid choice when it comes to UC
As hybrid working strategies mature, companies are fast discovering that choice is vital. Employers need to offer a flexible approach to balance diverse home and office working preferences. But they must also provide a choice of technology options, especially in key unified communication (UC) tools. Consolidating onto a single UC platform may appear to be […]
OPINION: Don’t let fatigue be the cause of MFA bypass
By Steven Hope (pictured) , Product Director MFA at Intercede If names such as Conficker, Sasser and MyDoom send a shiver down your spine, you are not alone. In the not-too-distant past computer viruses, whether simple or sophisticated had the power to cripple organisations large and small, as cybercriminals sought to wreak havoc, and gain notoriety […]
Employee burnout is cyber security professionals’ greatest fear amidst rising cyber threats
35% of cyber security professionals surveyed have cited employee burnout as the most concerning issue amongst increasing cyber threats. This comes as cyber security teams are put under mounting pressure to tackle the complexity of the modern hybrid enterprise and the necessity to protect corporate data wherever it resides. According to a poll carried out by Integrity360 and Vectra, almost 63% of respondents highlighted security of data as being most important […]
Cyber security in 2023: We polled some top experts on the trends to watch…
We’ve rounded up predictions from a clutch of cyber security experts, covering off everything from zero trust and the Open Security Schema Framework to the SMB threat and SecDevOps… John Linford, The Open Group Security and Open Trusted Technology Forum (OTTF) Director “Zero Trust has been a high-profile topic in cybersecurity for well over a […]
Security Information & Event Management (SIEM) spend to exceed $6.4bn by 2027
A new study from Juniper Research has found that the total business spend on SIEM (Security Identity & Event Management) will exceed $6.4 billion globally by 2027, from just over $4.4 billion in 2022. It predicts that this growth of 45% will be driven by the transition from term licence (where businesses can use SIEM […]
49% of UK organisations experience high-business-impact outages at least weekly
With cloud adoption, cloud-native application architectures, and cybersecurity threats on the rise, the biggest driver for observability in the UK was an increased focus on security, governance, risk and compliance. That’s according to New Relic’s second annual study on the state of observability, which surveyed 1,600+ practitioners and IT decision-makers across 14 regions. Nearly three-quarters of respondents said […]
Sail the digital transformation seas more securely with Zero Trust Access
By Tim Boivin, PortSys (pictured) Security has long been the boat anchor that drags down innovation – a deadweight that prevents digital transformation efforts from sailing to success. With the pandemic, digital transformation efforts accelerated far beyond the horizon of what was thought possible. Those changing tides also gave cyber pirates the opportunity to hack […]
Cybersecurity priorities: Why AI-powered threat detection should be in your plans
By Atech Cloud The changed world we’ve found ourselves living in since the global pandemic struck in 2020 has been particularly helpful to cybercriminals. Nothing illustrates this so well as the SolarWinds hack, described by Microsoft president Brad Smith as the most sophisticated cyberattack of all time, the reverberations of which have been felt throughout […]
WEBINAR REWIND: The next generation of secure digital communications – Why now and why it matters
Don’t worry if you missed December’s fantastic Zivver webinar ‘The next generation of secure digital communications – Why now and why it matters‘ – You can now watch the entire session again online! Regulatory reforms, digital transformation, hybrid working… The business landscape continues to evolve and the need for secure and compliant digital communications solutions […]
