40% of Americans would retrain with cybersecurity jobs in mind
A new survey shows that not only are the majority of Americans concerned about cybersecurity threats, but many are willing to consider returning to college to pursue a cybersecurity education – especially if their employer pays for it. The State of the Cybersecurity Workforce and Higher Education survey, conducted through Engine Insight’s Online CARAVAN omnibus, […]
UK universities recognised for excellence in cyber security research
Three UK universities have been recognised as Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACE-CSR). The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (ESPRC) have identified the University of Kent, King’s College London, and Cardiff University as having first-rate research with scale and impact. The universities will now […]
GUEST BLOG: The WannaCry fallout – It’s not just hospitals looking for extra protection
By Claire Stead, Online Safety Expert at Smoothwall It is without doubt that the international uproar and magnitude of the WannaCry cyber-attack on the NHS has left many organisations on edge. Unfortunately, this is the digital world organisations now live in, with cyber-crime now accounting for 50% of all UK crime. Not only that, but […]