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The UK government’s Frontier AI Taskforce is establishing an AI safety research team that can research and evaluate risks associated with advanced AI development. As set out in its first progress report on 7th September this year, the taskforce is working with various leading tech organisations, including RAND, ARC Evals, and Trail of Bits. Since then, the taskforce has also partnered with another three leading technical organisations: Advai, Gryphon Scientific and Faculty AI. These new contracts will tackle important questions about how AI can improve human capabilities...

ABSG Consulting Inc. a leading global operational risk management company, and Dragos Inc., the global leader in cybersecurity for industrial controls systems, today announced the expansion of their strategic partnership to provide industry-leading operational technology (OT) cybersecurity solutions, services and training to federal and commercial organisations. This strategic partnership will build on the companies’ existing work together, further integrating Dragos’ world-class OT cybersecurity technology with ABS Consulting’s award-winning OT risk management expertise to address the...

Today, Cato Networks announced the findings of its 2023 SASE Adoption Survey. The survey of 1,694 IT leaders worldwide finds that management expects networking and security teams to work closer together, if not outright converge. Further survey observations shed light on SASE adoption, distribution of applications in the cloud and on-premises, the persistence of hybrid work, and how IT is evolving to address modern infrastructure challenges. "The convergence of networking and security teams in organisations is no...

Adarma has released a groundbreaking report titled "A False Sense of Cybersecurity: How a False Sense of Security Can Harm Your Business." This comprehensive study delves into essential aspects of security operations (SecOps), such as confidence levels, the proliferation of security tools, the integration of artificial intelligence, and the overall effectiveness and well-being of security teams. Drawing from a survey conducted with 500 cybersecurity professionals working in UK organisations with over 2000 employees, Adarma has...

Keeping on top of new threats is the biggest cyber security challenge facing small and mid-sized businesses globally (SMBs) – and more than half are calling for help to manage the risks, new global research by Sage reveals today. UK SMBs are particularly struggling with cyber security preparedness with 57% asking for more support with education and training and 45% not understanding what security is needed for their business. The leader in accounting, financial, HR...

Passwordless authentication methods have been widely spoken about across the cybersecurity and tech industry for years. Offering both hope and fear, a passwordless future has felt imminent for some time. However, an S&P Market Intelligence report report released this week by Keeper Security released a S&P Market Intelligence report has demonstrated that username-password combinations are still the most widely deployed form of authentication deployed in organisations (58%). The next most popular forms of authentication are mobile...

Synopsys has announced the publication of its “Global State of DevSecOps 2023” report examining the strategies, tools, and practices impacting software security. The new report from the Synopsys Cybersecurity Research Center is based on a survey conducted by Censuswide polling more than 1,000 IT professionals across the world – including developers, application security professionals, DevOps engineers and CISOs, as well as experts in technology, cybersecurity, and software development. Over 80% of survey respondents indicated that a...

Flagstar Bank is notifying customers that a data breach targeting a third-party vendor has resulted in the exposure of personal customer information. Flagstar uses the vendor in question, Fiserv, for transaction processing and mobile banking services. The notice sent out on Friday states that Fiserv is one of the many organisations impacted by the headlining mass MOVEit file transfer hack.  Prior to its 2022 acquisition by New York Community Bank, Flagstar previously had assets of over $31...

A third (34%) of Brits admit that they have given up following cyber security best practice because it feels like an impossible task, according to new research from Thales. The research, which surveyed over 2,000 UK citizens, found an alarming level of consumer apathy when it came to keeping themselves safe online. This apathy is closely tied to feelings of confusion, futility, and information overload. Over half (51%) expressed their struggle to grasp rapid advancements...

Yesterday, Lookout, Inc., the data-centric cloud security company, today announced that its Lookout Mobile Endpoint Security solution has won the “Overall Mobile Security Solution of the Year” award in the 7th annual CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards program conducted by CyberSecurity Breakthrough, a leading independent market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global information security market. Remote and hybrid work have blurred the lines between personal and work tasks and the boundaries...