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Passwords and secrets management organisation Keeper Security has earned the distinction of Value Leader in the latest Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) 2024 Privileged Access Management (PAM) Radar™ Report for the second year in a row. The report highlights KeeperPAM – the company’s unified, end-to-end encrypted, zero-trust PAM platform – for its exceptional performance in managing and securing privileged access. The 2024 PAM Radar™ Report underscores KeeperPAM's strengths in several key areas. Its rapid deployment capabilities...

It has been announced that Check Point Software has joined as a sponsor for this year’s Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards. Check Point joins KnowBe4, Hornet Security, ThinkCyber, Pulse Conferences and The Zensory as key sponsors of this year’s event. The awards are also supported by Computer Weekly, Security On Screen and the IT Security Guru.  The Security Serious Unsung Heroes highlight the exceptional talent within the UK's cybersecurity community, recognising professionals who excel in their...

New research conducted by ISACA found that 62% of people believe that AI will have a positive impact on audit/assurance in the next year - the highest number compared to other areas like risk, compliance, security, IT strategy/governance, and privacy. ISACA's 2024 AI Pulse Poll also found that people are uncertain about AI. In fact, the majority of respondents (79%) felt that many jobs will be modified due to AI in the next five years....

Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) have announced the 5th annual Security Training Scholarship (STS) Program in partnership with the SANS Institute. This initiative, made possible by WiCyS Tier 1 Partners and Premier Supporters such as Craig Newmark Philanthropies, the Center for Internet Security (CIS), and Bloomberg, aligns to the Office of the National Cyber Director’s (ONCD) National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy by addressing the cybersecurity workforce shortage and increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the...

Research from earlier this year revealed a worrying uptick in cyberattack volume in the past 24 months, with over a third (36%) of organisations admitting to experiencing three or more data breaches in this time frame. With attack volume increasing, one thing is called into question time and time again: vulnerability prioritisation. The Inaugural Study of EPSS Data and Performance report studies exactly this.  The report outlines vulnerability exploitation in the wild since 2017. Developed...

HealthEquity, a leading provider of health savings account (HSA) services, has announced it suffered a data breach recently, resulting in compromised customer protected health information (PHI). It is understood the breach was detected on March 25, 2024, after abnormal activity was flagged from a business partner's device. Once an investigation was carried out, it was revealed that a threat actor had accessed and exfiltrated data from HealthEquity's SharePoint system. HealthEquity mobilised and launched a forensic...

Today, Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and SandboxAQ have announced that they are expanding their partnership to address the critical need for enterprise data encryption that can defend against current data breaches, as well as future AI and quantum threats. Together, Accenture and SandboxAQ are helping organisations secure sensitive data and strengthen encryption across their technology portfolios. The joint offering will also provide observability across environments to help increase enterprise resilience and lower impact from third party...

New research by Keeper Security has revealed some worrying trends and misunderstandings when it comes to password best practices and overconfidence in cyber knowledge. The research found that, while 85% of respondents believe their passwords are secure, over half admit to sharing their passwords. Additionally, 64% of people feel confident in their cybersecurity knowledge despite 2 in 5 admitting to password reuse and 24% writing down their passwords. The findings were released in a report...

New threat research by Salt-Labs, the research arm of API security company Salt Security, has released new research highlighting critical security flaws within popular web analytics provider Hotjar. The company serves over one million websites, including global brands like Microsoft and Nintendo (according to their website). These vulnerabilities could have potentially allowed an attacker unlimited access to sensitive data sets within these services, affecting millions of users and organisations worldwide. These findings are not exclusive...

DTX London, the UK’s leading digital transformation event, has announced its doors will open on 2-3 October 2024, for what is set to be one of the most exciting technology exhibitions of the year. To maximise the experience, DTX will be co-located with Unified Communications EXPO (UCX) - the UK’s biggest show for colleague and customer communications, plus Digital Commerce Expo - which explores the technologies revolutionising customer experience. DTX + UCX will welcome decision...