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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cybersecurity insurance up among UK firms, but full coverage lacking
The number of UK firms with cybersecurity insurance has risen in the past year — but less than half say their cyber insurance covers all risks. The second annual cybersecurity survey from research and consultancy firm Ovum, for Silicon Valley analytics firm FICO, found that the number of UK firms reporting they have no cybersecurity […]
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 […]
