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A new industry report by Blueliv, an Outpost24 company, has deep dived into the evolving threat landscape that is surrounding the financial services sector. Using advanced threat intelligence gathered by Blueliv’s Threat Compass; the ‘Follow the Money’ report reveals the main cyber threats and the culprits behind these malicious attacks to forewarn these vital institutions.  Threat intelligence gathered by Blueliv from the dark web and deep web showed that the main cyberthreats targeting the industry included: Phishing, Credential Theft, Ransomware, Business Email Compromise (BEC), Malware infection, Banking Trojans, Webinjects and Mobile App Malware. Each of these attack vectors must be a focus of...

Feedzai, the world’s first RiskOps platform, has been named in the top categories of two analyst firms: Technology Leader in Quadrant’s Enterprise Fraud Management survey and Best-in-Class For Fraud and Anti Money Laundering (AML) in Aite-Novarica Group’s latest Aite Matrix Report. These rankings are a testament to the company's growing market presence, vision and customer value proposition.   The Quadrant Knowledge Solutions SPARK Matrix™ analysis of the global Enterprise Fraud Management (EFM) Market highlights how...

Security researchers at Lookout have discovered the Anubis Android Banking malware is again wreaking havoc after being found targeting the customers of nearly 400 financial institutions, cryptocurrency wallets and virtual payment platforms. This new malware campaign is also masquerading as the official account management application from leading French telecommunications company, Orange S.A. The infamous Anubis is known for collecting significant data about its victim from their mobile device for financial gain. This is done using...

Armis, the unified asset visibility and security platform provider, has released findings from a nationwide study of 2,000 UK employees that analysed their thoughts on the country’s cyber resilience and their own attitudes to security.  The results demonstrate the lack of awareness towards cybersecurity in the UK. Despite 60% admitting to having been impacted by a cyber-attack, the study found a general lack of awareness towards cybersecurity, revealing that only 27% are aware of the associated...

One Identity, the unified identity security company, has released global survey findings that unpack the current state of Zero Trust awareness and adoption across the enterprise. After a year plagued by one disastrous cybersecurity incident after another, new findings from One Identity reveal that only 1 in 5 security stakeholders are confident in their organisation's understanding of Zero Trust. According to the Dimensional Research-conducted survey of 1,009 IT security professionals, Zero Trust is a main...

Edgescan, the provider of the most comprehensive fullstack vulnerability management solution, today announces the appointment of Alon Verdnikov as Global CRO. Alon has a proven track record of managing global sales, marketing, customer success and global alliances and was previously VP of WW Sales and Alliances at Centrical whereby they achieved 800% ARR growth during his tenure. His industry knowledge and his experience in driving growth will be crucial in further establishing Edgescan as a...

This week, the UK government has put forward the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (PSTI) Bill to Parliament with the aim to secure everyday consumers from IoT threats, particularly with the rise in adoption of internet-facing devices.  The Bill will introduce new cybersecurity standards that manufacturers of IoT devices must follow – these include those that also distribute and import phones, TVs, fitness devices and other handheld devices.   The legislation will also mandate that all devices that have the capabilities to connect to other devices without the need...

Armis, the unified asset visibility and security platform provider, has released figures from a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to over 80 NHS Trusts that highlighted how compliance and device management complexities could be creating critical cybersecurity gaps. The study confirmed that while 85% had identified all devices, including medical devices, on the Trust’s network, 41% had no real-time risk register of these assets and one in three did not identify and monitor all medical...

Bugcrowd, the crowdsourced cybersecurity platform, has published its Inside the Mind of a Hacker ’21 report, which it says provides CIOs and CISOs valuable insight on ethical hackers and the economics of security research. Some new findings indicate a shift in the threat landscape with 8 out of 10 ethical hackers recently having identified a vulnerability they had never seen before.   The annual study offers an in-depth look at ethical hackers to reveal how...

PICCASO - which stands for "Privacy, InfoSec, Culture Change & Awareness Societal Organisation" - is a Special Interest Group (SIG) founded by CEO Steve Wright at Privacy Culture Limited June 2021,  with the driving purpose of opening conversations about why and how a culture of privacy should be embedded into organisations and be at the heart of privacy compliance & strategy. By discussing specialised privacy topics such as Culture, Behaviour, Change & Communication, and looking...