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In life, there are things that are almost guaranteed. Feature articles on predictions and trends at the beginning of the year certainly fall into this category and in the cyber security industry, there’s plenty. Having picked the brains of leading figures within the cyber security industry, we’ve rounded up some of the best and most interesting predictions as we go deeper into 2018… IOT Sean Newman, director at Corero Network Security: Internet of Things “IoT...

Netwrix Corporation, provider of a visibility platform for user behaviour analysis and risk mitigation in hybrid environments, today released the 2018 Netwrix Cloud Security Report. The headline concern with regard to cloud security is risk of unauthorised access (69%). When something does go wrong it is IT (39%), non-IT users (30%) or cloud providers (30%) who most shoulder the blame. The 2018 Netwrix Cloud Security Report identifies concerns that organisations have about cloud security, the...

CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA) has revealed results of a global study of more than 1,200 IT leaders, including 466 across six countries in Europe, on the topic of secure software development. Conducted by IT industry analyst firm Freeform Dynamics, the new report entitled, “Integrating Security into the DNA of Your Software Lifecycle” highlights the influence of an organisation’s culture on its ability to integrate security practices as part of the software development lifecycle – a practice...

Chatbots are quickly becoming the interface of choice for many organisations. In fact, a recent survey conducted by Oracle revealed that 80 percent of businesses want chatbots by 2020. While the advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and mobile technology have created a new set of tools for brands to communicate with, the technology itself has yet to reach a mature state, and is consequently strongly vulnerable to cyberattacks. This is according to Simon Bain, the cybersecurity expert...

Bomgar, a leader in secure access solutions, today announced its secure access solutions can help organisations comply with the upcoming EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) mandates. The amount, sources, and types of data that are collected and used by organisations today has grown exponentially, along with the value that can be gained from obtaining this data. How and where companies store and process data has moved from inside the traditional IT perimeter to hybrid...

Written By  John Titmus, Director, EMEA - Sales Engineering, CrowdStrike The need to be GDPR-ready may be attention-grabbing right now, but turn this on its head; would you rather be compliant or protected against breaches? If you more concerned about compliance without understanding the role of security and protection, you may face the ticking of the breach notification clock – 72 hours and counting and the related penalties associated .    Compliance does not equal...

Written By Harlan Carvey, Director of Intelligence Integration, Nuix.  The cybersecurity industry tends to focus its attention on what to do after a breach or a hack occurs. After all, this is the topic of discussion for the media, or an organisations’ partners and customers. “What does the victim do now?” But shouldn’t we at least be as interested, if not more so, in what the organisation should be doing before a breach ever occurs? This...

If you’re planning a weekend binging on Netflix while relaxing with loved ones be warned - the brand is being used by scammers to screw over unsuspecting users!   Phishers have been spoofing this popular brand for a year, trying to trick users into handing over their credentials and payment information, but this week the scammers upped their game.   Users have been reporting messages purporting to be from the popular video streaming service that...

Wombat Security Technologies (Wombat), the leading provider of cyber security awareness and training, today announces the release of its annual State of the Phish™ research report. The report findings demonstrate that the war against phishing is still on, with 76% of organizations experiencing phishing attacks in 2017 and nearly half of information security (infosec) professionals saying that the rate of attacks increased from 2016. The impacts of phishing were also more broadly felt than in 2016, with...

Wombat Security Technologies (Wombat), the leading provider of cyber security awareness and training, today announces the release of its annual State of the Phish™ research report. The report findings demonstrate that the war against phishing is still on, with 76% of organizations experiencing phishing attacks in 2017 and nearly half of information security (infosec) professionals saying that the rate of attacks increased from 2016. The impacts of phishing were also more broadly felt than in 2016, with...