News tagged: Cyber security

28 July, 2020

Cloud software provider Blackbaud pays ransom, as incidents rise globally

WEEK IN IT SECURITY – Just as we were reporting last week on our sister site The Evolving Enterprise that ransomware is behind 1 in 3 cyber security attacks on organisations, news was breaking of another major ransom attack, reports Jeremy Cowan.  (more…)

13 March, 2020

Vodafone launches cyber-security service for critical infrastructure businesses

Vodafone Cyber Enhanced is a new managed service for UK businesses in critical infrastructure industries like utilities, transportation, finance and emergency services. (more…)

26 June, 2019

Bejerasco says F-Secure’s focus ensures products and services evolve to stay ahead of attackers

Cyber security provider F-Secure is creating a new unit dedicated to building on the company’s tradition of providing the best protection in the industry. (more…)

18 June, 2019

Cyber attack vectors: End-points are the in-points for malware

Insurance company Hiscox has estimated that small businesses in the UK are the target of an average 65,000 attempted cyber attacks per day – a figure that ranged between 900 and 359,000 per 24 hours over a three-week survey period. While most of these attacks are successfully repelled, says Mike Hamilton, CEO of Ziften, around three small businesses are hacked every minute. (more…)

11 January, 2019

€1bn in cyber security research funding evaluated, revealing academic trends and threats ahead

Cyber security technology commercialisation company, Crossword Cybersecurity plc, has released insights from its global review of academic cyber security research. The new database looked at nearly 1,200 current and past research projects from academic institutions in the United Kingdom, United States, Europe, Australia, and Africa.  (more…)

03 January, 2019

Almost half of young people risking their online safety amid rising trend of password sharing

Nearly half of young people are risking their future personal online safety thanks to a rising trend of ‘re-data-ships’. The stark warning comes after a survey by a UK Government-funded cyber security programme found that young people have regularly shared their passwords or PINs with boyfriends and girlfriends. (more…)

24 October, 2018

KPMG offers all Swiss universities free access to the ‘first-ever cyber academy’

For many Swiss companies, the risk of cyber attacks and data theft is now part of their day-to-day lives. The country needs to train many more experts of its own – people who will be familiar with the multifarious kinds of cyber risks and know how to tackle them. (more…)

20 September, 2018

Are you covered? Why are businesses ignoring the need to be insured when it comes to cyber security breaches?

Only a third of organisations in the UK have company insurance that covers them for a cyber security breach and for the financial impact of data loss. This compares to 40% globally, according to figures from NTT Security’s latest Risk:Value report, (more…)

17 August, 2018

Next-generation of cyber security stars gathers in London for elite final stage of Cyber Discovery

Local students descended on the Grand Connaught Rooms in London on Saturday 4^th August and Sunday 5^th August as part of the final stages of the Government-backed flagship cyber security training programme, Cyber Discovery. (more…)

14 August, 2018

Most passwords have been breached: How to protect yourself online

Data breaches are at an all-time high, and it’s very likely that a lot of passwords have been exposed. They are now being sold on the Dark Web with all their user credentials. (more…)