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Today, password security pros, Keeper Security have released the key findings from its latest survey about the state of cybersecurity and the burgeoning threats that are keeping cyber professionals up at night. The survey of more than 800 IT security leaders around the globe finds that the vast majority (95%) believe cyberattacks are more sophisticated than they have ever been. AI-powered attacks emerge as the most serious and phishing attacks are widely considered to be...

According to new research from ISACA, two in every five (41%) privacy professionals in Europe state their budgets are underfunded and over half (56%) expect them to decrease this year. Anticipated drops in privacy budgets come despite half (53%) of organisations reporting that their technical privacy teams are understaffed. Two in five (41%) businesses also state that they have trouble retaining qualified privacy professionals. Chris Dimitriadis, Global Chief Strategy Officer at ISACA, says: “Reducing privacy budgets...

Today, the award-winning Nineteen Group, who runs a number of industry events and exhibitions such as the International Cyber Expo, has announced that it has acquired The Security Awareness Special Interest Group (SASIG), a networking and thought leadership forum for the cyber security industry. Over its twenty years, SASIG has created a strong networking community for cybersecurity professionals. It supports the development of the industry through a series of physical events, webinars and skills festivals. SASIG...

Yesterday, the security team at Cybernews announced what will likely prove to be the largest data breach of all time. In joint effort with security researcher Bob Dyachenko, the Cybernews team found an open instance on the web containing billions of exposed records. This breach, amounting to an incredible 12 terabytes of information and 26 billion records, is being dubbed as the Mother of All Breaches—MOAB for short.  From Twitter and LinkedIn to Adobe and...

Cyber attacks against government agencies and public sector services increased by 40% in the second quarter of 2023 compared to the first, a new report by KnowBe4 has highlighted. The Cybercrime in the Public Sector report examines the most popular and prolific cybercrimes of 2023, including cybercrime trends, statistics and real life examples on a global scale as well as breaking it down by specific countries and regions. Research has shown that government agencies and...

Today, API security company Salt Security has announced multiple advancements in discovery, posture management and AI-based threat protection to the industry leading Salt Security API Protection Platform. Salt leapfrogs traditional posture management by providing the industry's first API posture governance engine delivering operationalised API governance and threat detection across organisations at scale.  This news follows a successful year for Salt Security in 2023, which saw the company win multiple awards and release various pieces of...

Zero-trust and zero-knowledge pros, Keeper Security, have introduced support for hardware security keys as a single Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) method. Implementing user authentication with only a hardware security key enhances overall security by providing a robust physical second factor, mitigating remote attacks and reducing dependency on mobile devices. Administrators can enforce the use of a hardware key as the sole 2FA method and mandate even more robust restrictions by requiring the use of a PIN....

The nominations for the 4th annual Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards, sponsored by BT and ThinkCyber and hosted by Eskenzi PR, have opened. The event, to be held on the 27th February 2024 at the BT Tower in London, will honour the 25 most inspiring women in the cybersecurity industry. The awards are also supported by media partners Assured Intelligence, Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) UK & Ireland Affiliate and the IT Security Guru.  In...

For many years, the cryptocurrency industry has waited with bated breath for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to finally approve Bitcoin ETFs. Finally, on Wednesday the SEC granted this wish, announcing the approval for “a number of spot bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) shares.”   But this was not before a hacker had the first laugh.  Tuesday afternoon, a day prior, the official X account of the SEC was hacked, and a false announcement was...

Today. Keeper Security has announced Granular Sharing Enforcements for all products in the Keeper® platform. Granular Sharing enables administrators to enforce detailed creating and sharing permissions at the user level. By implementing these permissions, organisations can ensure employees only have access to the resources necessary for their roles, minimising the risk of unauthorised access, data breaches and lateral movement within a network.  Craig Lurey, CTO and Co-founder of Keeper Security says: “It’s critical for organisations to...