| | |
News
17 August, 2017The WannaCry and Petya attacks caused disruption on a colossal scale, effecting businesses around the world. In theory, the cost of damage in trade and reputation should have sounded alarm bells and jolted businesses into tightening their security systems to mitigate against such attacks in the future. But has it done this in practice? (more…)
28 July, 2017When it comes to clearing data off mobile devices, there are a lot of myths floating around, writes Thomas Rayas, the senior vice president of marketing and customer success at FutureDial. Maybe you’ve heard about a magical place where cleared mobile data disappears. It’s a digital heaven beyond the cloud, where data goes — never to be seen again. You haven’t heard that one? (more…)
26 July, 2017The cybersecurity industry believes that the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is stifling innovation by making companies nervous about using cloud-based applications and services, according to new research published today by AlienVault, the leading provider of Unified Security Management and crowdsourced threat intelligence. (more…)
16 February, 2017According to KPMG’s latest UK Fraud Barometer, 2016 saw a rise in cyber-enabled fraud. This is an increase of 1,266% on 2015 figures. Amid growing sophistication by fraudsters, Jeremy Cowan hears a call for better education and integration of cyber security and fraud management measures. (more…)
06 February, 2017Computer security companies have been accused of “massively” exaggerating the abilities of malicious hackers. Dr Ian Levy, technical director of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, made the accusation in a speech this week reported by The Register.
(more…)
04 October, 2016Over the weekend, a code was reportedly employed on a large number of Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices to form a botnet. The botnet was then deployed to attack websites with a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. (more…)
05 September, 2016A first-of-its-kind iPhone hack was revealed late last week, less than a year after Apple told a US court that its smartphones are impossible to break into without a passcode. Unparalleled levels of hacker professionalism mean businesses need to take extra security measures to keep their data safe. (more…)
23 August, 2016EDITORIAL: On August 17 Cisco wrapped up a “great year” in the words of its CEO by preparing to lay off one in every 14 of its workforce (or 5,500 people worldwide). The IT giant is at last turning its guns on the Internet of Things. (more…)
11 August, 2016RCN Business, a communications provider delivering network solutions for voice, data and video, and Versa Networks, have announced the launch of RCN Managed Security, a cloud-based managed security service enabling businesses to efficiently manage information security and monitor network activity. The service is available now to RCN Business customers using the company’s fiber-based services. (more…)
09 August, 2016The Cisco® 2016 Midyear Cybersecurity Report (MCR) has found that organisations are unprepared for future strains of more sophisticated ransomware. (more…)
