Cybersecurity responsible for 36% of management stress
Over half of SME owners count internet issues as one of their biggest bugbears heading into 2019, with phishing emails from overseas ‘billionaires’ topping the list of the strangest mailbox scams from the past 12 months. In a survey conducted by Q2Q, 52% of company bosses complained that problems with their internet were responsible for […]
INFOGRAPHIC: Only 29% travel sites opt to fully protect consumers with EV SSL
UK phishing scams jumped 648% YoY on Cyber Monday, with lack of EV SSL certificates on travel websites cited as a primary cause. Sectigo investigated security levels on the websites of 35 airlines, 27 hotel groups, 23 travel comparison websites, 11 car hire firms and eight train operating companies, to find out whether they are doing […]
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 […]
Vigilance urged for EMEA businesses as phishing season begins
Businesses in EMEA are being urged to remain vigilant as phishing attacks ramp up during the winter months. F5 Labs, in collaboration with Webroot, has launched its second annual Phishing and Fraud report, highlighting an anticipated threat surge from October until January. According the report, fraud incidents in October, November, and December tend to jump […]
Security breaches – A high price tag for UK business this Christmas
Forty-four per cent of UK consumers will stop spending with a business or brand for several months in the immediate aftermath of a security breach or a hack. That’s according to new data from payment security specialist PCI Pal that, even more significantly, shows a further 41% of consumers will never return to a brand […]
Semafone warns of stricter checks and invasive auditing for contact centres
Semafone has called on contact centres to pay heed to changes to the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) guidance for protecting telephone-based payment card data. Updated for the first time since 2011, the guidance clarifies a number of points relating to compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). “Since the guidance […]
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 […]
