UK businesses looking for more cybercrime support from government
Research has revealed that UK businesses are looking to the Government for greater support to safeguard them from the ongoing threat of cybercrime. According to RedSeal, nearly three-quarters (68%) of IT bosses polled for the survey said that their business had suffered at least one attack in the past 12 months, while almost a third […]
Healthcare IT leaders outline cyber security concerns
Healthcare IT leaders are increasing their spending to defend against cyberattacks and feeling anxiety about Apple, Amazon and Google entering the health care space. That’s according to a new report from the US-based Center for Connected Medicine (CCM) entitled Top of Mind for Top Health Systems 2019, which focuses on three areas of health IT set to […]
Ransomware and phishing top concerns for IT professionals
Ransomware (24%) and phishing attacks (21%) are the top two concerns among IT leaders in 2018, according to new research. Barracuda surveyed more than 1,500 IT and security professionals in North America, EMEA, and APAC about their IT security priorities, how these have shifted over the 15 years and what is expected to change within […]
IT employment landscape dominated by AI & cybersecurity
Nearly one in three organisations plans to increase their IT staff in 2019, with AI and cybersecurity top of the list of skills required. The 2019 State of IT report from Spiceworks surveyed 1,000 tech professionals in businesses across North America and Europe, and also found that one in four IT pros plans to seek new employment; […]
SD-WAN deployments up, but networking and security challenges persist
New research has highlighted the improved network security, connectivity, flexibility, and cost savings enabled by SD-WAN , but says 98% of IT leaders cite networking challenges with their current WAN setup. The report from Barracuda Networks includes data from more than 900 respondents in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. Respondents come from companies ranging from […]
Cybersecurity skills gap increases to 2.9 million globally
New research shows a widening of the global cybersecurity workforce gap to nearly three million across North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific (APAC), and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The 2018 (ISC)² Cybersecurity Workforce Study (formerly the Global Information Security Workforce Study) is based on feedback from a sample of professionals responsible for securing […]
Only 40% of UK businesses ready for GDPR
New data from Crowd Research Partners indicates only 40 per cent of UK organisations are either GDPR compliant or well on their way to compliance by the May 2018 deadline. The report highlights the lack of GDPR expertise and an overall underestimation of the effort required to meet GDPR, which represents the most sweeping change […]
Big expansion of UK cyber security sector predicted
Property management group Savills has predicted that cyber security firms will occupy 1m sq ft of offices in UK regions by 2023. That’s up from 148,000 sq ft of office space leased in 2017. Savills says the demand from business for extra IT security measures, plus investment from the VC community into cyber security to the […]
More women needed for cybersecurity roles
New research from Forrester has revealed a significant shortage of women currently employed in the cybersecurity industry. Women represent just 11% of cybersecurity professionals worldwide – and with projections predicting 1.8 million unfilled jobs globally by 2022, it appears the industry is calling for a change to address the gender bias. The research also revealed that decision makers […]
IT Security: The big issues for 2018
Identifying threats and educating staff about safety are the key issues for the UK’s cyber security professionals in 2018. The findings come from a survey of the senior cyber security professionals attending this summer’s Security IT Summit, which takes place on July 3rd at the Hilton London, Canary Wharf. These professionals include representatives from the […]
