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(ISC)² today announced its membership has surged past 125,000 certified cybersecurity professionals worldwide. As demand for skilled security professionals continues to grow exponentially, (ISC)2 certification and continuing education programs enable cybersecurity and IT security practitioners to prove their expertise, advance their careers and contribute to a more secure society.   “We are extremely proud of reaching the 125,000 membership milestone, but we know there is a lot more work ahead of us,” said (ISC)2 CEO...

In the latest fuzzing report by Synopsys, Inc. it was found the overall average time to first failure (TTFF) — the first instance when a protocol crash is recorded — was 1.4 hours. In the case of more mature protocols, the length of time is in hours. But with less mature protocols, that time could be as short as a few seconds, indicating a higher likelihood of exploitable vulnerabilities. The report aims to give analysis...

Last Friday evening, Government communications agency HMGCC, the MoD, BAE Systems and Cyber Security Challenge UK arranged a mock cyber-attack on Internet of Things (IoT) connected soldiers in the field at the MoD’s Defence Cyber School, part of the Defence Academy, Shrivenham. Twenty-four cyber amateurs battled against a fictitious hacktivist group to avert an attack on a live test run of experimental military communications equipment as part of the MoD’s Future Soldier Vision.   The...

Netskope, the leader in cloud security, today announced a deal with Everton FC to implement software which protects the Premier League club’s confidential data in the cloud.   The Netskope Active Platform analyses all cloud services – sanctioned and unsanctioned – for all employees (whether on premises or remote) to provide complete visibility into what data is being stored and shared in the cloud, and the activities occurring within those cloud services. It will enable...

Lastline has announced explosive growth and market momentum throughout the first half of the year. In Q2 alone, the company saw its highest ever quarterly sales performance, signed partnerships with IBM and Forcepoint, completed a $28.5M Series C round of fundraising, and announced Lastline Breach Defender™, which provides unparalleled insight into network breaches. The company’s 50 percent year-over-year employee headcount growth further underlines the expansion across business activities as it positions itself for sustained and rapid...

One Identity, a proven leader in helping organizations get identity and access management (IAM) right, today announced a new version of its One Identity Safeguard privileged access management solution. The new solution, called One Identity Safeguard 2.0, includes new features that enable user flexibility and add redundancy while aiding the security of today’s hybrid infrastructures, including both on-premise and cloud-based applications. Safeguard 2.0 secures and automates the management of privileged or shared accounts, crucial to...

  If energy companies are to successfully deploy Internet of Things (IoT) technology to drive innovation, efficiency, and increased productivity, they must upskill current employees and/or embark on recruitment drives. This is according to independent research commissioned by Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L), which found that while the vast majority of energy companies have their sights set on IoT, a significant proportion lack the skills needed to take advantage of the technology. Market research specialist Vanson Bourne interviewed...

Results of SANS Institute 2017 Threat Landscape survey paints users and endpoints as primary targets, and part of the solution Security professionals rated phishing (72%), spyware (50%) and ransomware (49%) as top threats  37% of security professionals indicated that calls to the help desk enabled them to discover their most impactful threats   According to results of a new survey on today’s threat landscape, to be released by SANS Institute on Tuesday 15 August, both...

A new ‘cyber alarm’ system which sounds a warning when a website or IT network comes under attack allows businesses to detect security breaches as soon as they occur. Foregenix is the first cyber security firm in the UK to offer Canary, which sits on a company’s website and ‘chirps’ loudly when there is an attempted ‘break in’. The company says that tough new data protection rules coming into force next year will make it all the...

The second quarter of 2017 saw sophisticated threat actors unleash a wealth of new and enhanced malicious tools, including three zero-day exploits and two unprecedented attacks: WannaCry and ExPetr. Expert analysis of the last two suggests the code may have escaped into the wild before it was fully ready, an unusual situation for well-resourced attackers. These and other trends are covered in Kaspersky Lab’s latest quarterly threat intelligence summary. The months from April to end...