Digital skills shortages ‘costing UK £63bn a year’
A lack of technical expertise has fuelled skills shortages across the UK for the last two decades. That is according to comparative analysis of the professional jobs market by The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo). A 1999 report from University College London said almost half (47%) of all ‘skill-shortage vacancies’ that year could be […]
Cyber attacks rise as readiness levels fall
A sharp increase in the number and cost of cyber attacks is the key finding in a study of more than 5,400 organisations across seven countries, commissioned by insurer Hiscox. More than three out of five firms (61 per cent) report one or more attacks in the past year, yet the proportion achieving top scores […]
Majority of British businesses fear disruption to business critical apps
Nearly 50 per cent of UK organisations do not prioritise the protection of the applications that their business depend on – such as ERP and CRM systems – any differently than how low-value data, applications or services are secured. That’s according to an independent survey was conducted among 1,450 business and IT decision makers, primarily […]
Government challenges UK boards to up cyber security game
Boards at some of the UK’s biggest companies still don’t fully understand the potential impact of a cyber attack, according to a government report. The Government’s Cyber Governance Health Check looked at the approach the UK’s FTSE 350 companies take for cyber security. The 2018 report shows that less than a fifth (16%) of boards have […]
Biometrics and behaviour-based authentication on the rise
A new survey suggests our relationship with passwords to identify ourselves online is shifting. For some of us, it’s shocking to consider single-factor authentication is even in use today, given that poor password habits and stronger computing power has led to an increase in hacking-related breaches involving either stolen or weak passwords. But a Callsign […]
UK cybersecurity skills concerns highlighted
Only 56 per cent of UK firms believe they have sufficient cybersecurity skills in-house to deal with the numerous threats they are facing, according to new research. Databarracks questioned over 400 IT decision makers in the UK as part of its 10th annual, survey in order to understand their views on a series of issues relating […]
UK firms ‘overconfident’ on cybersecurity
Business are displaying a false sense of security when it comes to their IT security, flying in the face of evidence showing rising incidents of cyber attacks. That’s the conclusion of a study conducted by Ovum on behalf of US-based analytics firm FICO, which found that three quarters of UK execs felt their firm was […]
MPs concerned over hacking threat to critical national infrastructure
Two thirds of MPs consider the compromise of critical national infrastructure to be the biggest cyber security threat facing the UK. A year on from the cyber attack on parliamentary emails, a YouGov survey commissioned by NCC Group has gauged the opinions of MPs in the House of Commons with regards to their personal cyber […]
Just a third of UK firms will be GDPR compliant by May 25
UK companies are hugely ill-prepared for this week’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) enforcement deadline, according to new research. Less than a third (29%) of organisations surveyed by USB drive specialist Apricorn felt confident they would comply, and when questioned further and asked whether there were any areas they might be likely to fail, 81% […]
NEW REPORT: 58% of organizations have more than 100,000 folders open to all employees
By Varonis Like a wardrobe malfunction during a live broadcast, no one wants to be overexposed – especially when it comes to your data. The surprising truth: most companies go about their business blithely unaware that some of their most sensitive data is wide open. And by “some” we mean a lot. In fact, our […]