Department for Education Boosts Cyber Training Courses ten-fold in Major Security Rrevamp
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Security, Cybersecurity
The Department for Education (DfE) overhauled its security investment in the most recent financial year (FY 20-21), by increasing security courses on offer to staff from four to 44. Additionally, course participants surged from just under 7,000 in FY 19-20, to over 30,000 this year, a 329 per cent increase.
Asia's Leading Online Event for Senior Information Security Executives
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Security, Cybersecurity
Cybercrime is already a multi-billion-dollar industry with a projected cost expected to reach USD 10.5 trillion annually by 2025.
Industry Working Group Identifies Opportunities to Better Protect Financial Market Infrastructures’ Data as Cyber Threat Landscape Continues to Evolve
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Cybersecurity, Data, Infrastructure
New paper, delivered by an industry working group, identifies options that could bolster industry capabilities around data recovery, reconciliation and replay.
Safe Security Appoints Cherif Sleiman as Chief Revenue Officer to Head EMEA; Expands into Iernational Markets
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Security, Cybersecurity, People Moves
Safe Security, backed by British Telecom & John Chambers invests in international markets to drive next phase of growth
Avast Steps Up to Protect Digital Freedom for All
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Security, Cybersecurity
New mission to further digital rights and reset digital citizens’ relationship with the internet for a better online world; delivers new Avast One free protection platform for users worldwide
Financial Services Organizations Hit by Ransomware Face More Than $2 Million in Recovery Costs, Sophos Survey Shows
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Cybersecurity
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today announced findings from its survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Financial Services 2021,” that show how mid-sized financial services organizations worldwide spent more than $2 million on average recovering from a ransomware attack.
Beyond Identity Closes Software Supply Chain Vulnerability
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Digital Identity, Security, Cybersecurity, Authentication Technology
Introduces Secure and Automated Way to Ensure All Source Code Entering GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket Repositories is Signed by a Developer With a Validated Corporate Identity
Menlo Security Appoints Chief Information Security Officer
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Security, Cybersecurity, People Moves
Seasoned cybersecurity professional and industry thought leader named company’s CISO
Drawbridge Amplifies 2021 Success with Senior Strategic Hires
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Security, Cybersecurity
Deep FinTech Talent Added Across Multiple Areas as Company Continues Hyper Growth Drawbridge, a premier provider of cybersecurity software and solutions to the alternative investment industry, today announced it has added three industry veterans to bolster its business development, strategy and operations teams. Drawbridge continues to invest in premier talent to drive exceptional customer service, meet new client and market requirements and... more
Acronis Rebrands Its Flagship Personal Cyber Protection Solution as Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Security, Cybersecurity
The award-winning product (formerly Acronis True Image) provides individuals with comprehensive protection against all threats — from disk failures to cyberattacks
Growing Cyber Threat in the Context of COVID-19: Payments Industry Comes Together to Recommend a Combined Approach to Tackle the Problem
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Covid-19, Payments, Cybersecurity
Payments 20 (P20), the leading voice of the global payments industry, has collaborated with some of the largest payment firms and law enforcement organisations to develop a standard approach which will help firms defend themselves against the growing, global cyber threat.
A Third of Suspicious Emails Reported by Employees are Phishing
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Security, Cybersecurity
Facilitating employee reporting of phishing attempts is an effective security control when teams use automation to handle increased workload. 33% of emails employees report as phishing are either malicious or highly suspect, according to new research. The finding comes from an analysis of emails reported by employees from organizations across the globe during the first half of 2021, and highlights the efficacy of employee-led efforts in... more
CybertinoLab Secures $10m From Institutional Investors To Develop Platform
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Blockchain, Cybersecurity
Cybertino Lab, who created the marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) early this year, has secures $10m from institutional investors including VC firms Sky9 Capital, Zoo Capital,
Research Shows User Data of Over 19,000 Android Apps Potentially at Risk
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Security, Cybersecurity
Misconfiguration of Firebase database by developers causes data risk in apps worldwide from food delivery to gaming apps
QakBot Banking Malware Is on the Rise: Number of Attacked Users Grew 65% in 2021
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Banking, Security, Cybersecurity
The number of users attacked with QakBot – a powerful banking Trojan, in the first seven months of 2021 grew by 65% in comparison to the same period in 2020 and reached 17,316 users worldwide, demonstrating that this threat is increasingly affecting internet users. This rise has drawn the attention of Kaspersky researchers to the subject, leading them to review updates to the latest version of this Trojan.
