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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...

Today, Zero Trust Privileged Access Management (PAM) platform cyberelements have launched their Managed Security Provider (MSP) Program enabling partners to increase revenues and deliver a pioneering Zero PAM platform that is set to transform how organisations secure access for standard and privileged users to critical business applications and assets. The platform boasts a flexible pricing model that enables partners to effectively increase margins as the business grows. By offering the most complete and competitive cybersecurity...

Today, BT and Netskope have announced a partnership to bring Netskope’s Security Service Edge (SSE) capabilities to BT’s global customers. The partnership follows a number of large customer implementations where the two companies have already collaborated to successfully meet the security and access needs of large enterprises. BT’s data shows that hybrid working is now a requirement for 76% of global workers, which is driving a requirement for more agile, secure connectivity. SSE helps deliver...

Email is the most common attack vector for cybercriminals, in fact the overwhelming majority (94%) of malware-related security incidents are delivered via email. It's no surprise that email security is at the forefront of many business leader's minds. In any case, poor email security can be costly, both reputationally and financially. Evidently, it’s more crucial than ever to increase your email security protection.  In an attempt to mitigate these risks, today, Advanced Cyber Defence Systems (ACDS)...

A new report by zero-trust and zero-knowledge cybersecurity software providers Keeper Security has found that over 80% of IT leaders (82%) want to move their on-premises Privilege Access Management (PAM) solution to the Cloud. The findings were outlined in a report entitled Keeper Security Insight Report: Cloud-Based Privileged Access Management. The report explores what IT and security leaders are seeking in a PAM solution and the benefits of moving away from traditional, on-premises platforms. Additionally, only...

Today, intelligence powered cybersecurity pros Centripetal have announced that their patented cybersecurity threat solution is available for the first time ever across the UK as a result of its strategic partnership with Tiger. Centripetal’s innovative technology is currently deployed by over 100 customers in the U.S., where the company is headquartered. Earlier this year, Centripetal opened up an office in Galway, Ireland, named the European Cyber Intelligence Centre of Excellence. With this partnership, Tiger and...

According to a new Cyber Security Insights Report by S-RM, in 2023, the average cyber budgets grew to USD 27.10 million, up 3.1% from USD 26.30 million in 2022. S-RM’s research shows that senior IT professionals and their c-suites had anticipated a more substantial increase of 5%, which would have seen budgets reach USD 27.60 million. The research reveals that this year's cyber budgets for large organisations are falling short of expectations. Jamie Smith, Board...

Let’s talk about women – and money. Today (22nd November 2023) marks the day that women effectively stop being paid for the year. Stop being paid against their male counterparts for the same work that they do – for the rest of the year. Yes, the rest of the year, for the same roles. Happy Equal Pay Day, I guess? What’s worse is that the tech industry's gender pay gap is 16% higher than the...