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Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, announced today it has been awarded the Frost & Sullivan 2017 Encryption and Data Protection Technology Leadership Award. Frost & Sullivan analysts independently evaluated Gemalto’s SafeNet data protection and encryption solutions, in particular, the commercial success, growth potential, operational efficiency, and benefits provided to customers.   Each year, Frost & Sullivan recognises companies across different industries based on their excellence in technology and innovation. Gemalto was selected based...

Businesses in EMEA are increasing their investment in public cloud, despite ongoing security concerns and a perceived lack of understanding about who is responsible for keeping their data safe, according to the findings of a study of IT decision makers released today by Barracuda Networks, Inc. (NYSE: CUDA), the leader in Cloud-enabled security and data protection solutions.   Key findings: 20% of IT budgets are currently being spent on public cloud deployments, with organisations expecting...

Next May, the UK will apply the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Dubbed as the most important change in data protection of the past two decades, this ruling is set to protect all EU citizens’ data privacy, and enforce changes needed in the business sector which ensure that organisations protect people’s data. Despite Article 50 being triggered on March 29th, the timing of Brexit is such that, no matter how things play out with withdrawing...

Compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is not optional, and with less than a year to go before the law is enforced, the time for action is now. To help organisations kickstart their journeys towards GDPR compliance DQM GRC, experts in data governance, has launched its GDPR Self-Assessment Tool. The personalised analysis gives organisations insight into their compliance levels compared to the incoming regulation, and practical advice on how to overcome their biggest...

Second Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards open for nominations as search gets underway to unearth those at the coalface of cyber security Eskenzi PR, the driving force behind Security Serious , has today announced the second annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards are now open for nominations.  The awards recognise the people, not products, on the front lines of organisations battling cyber threats and often saving the bacon of the companies they work for. Nominations...

Small businesses shift from hiring experts in ‘traditional’ fields to taking on specialists for the digital world Investment in cybersecurity expertise set to increase by a third next year as 44 per cent of businesses cite this as a major concern, compared to 34 per cent who worry about the consequences of Brexit Juggling a string of new demands on their budget, one in three (34 per cent) small businesses worry about managing multiple priorities...

Businesses in EMEA are increasing their investment in public cloud, despite ongoing security concerns and a perceived lack of understanding about who is responsible for keeping their data safe, according to the findings of a study of IT decision makers released today by Barracuda Networks, Inc. (NYSE: CUDA), the leader in Cloud-enabled security and data protection solutions.   Key findings: 20% of IT budgets are currently being spent on public cloud deployments, with organisations expecting...

Talend (NASDAQ: TLND), a leader in cloud and big data integration software, commissioned a new international consumer and IT business survey. This survey conducted by Researchscape reveals that 71% of UK consumers agree that ’fake news’ is a growing problem that makes them ‘distrust the news and data that is available publicly’. According to the survey, US and German citizens are less concerned about fake news. In the US, just 62% see it as a growing problem making them distrust...

The recent ‘WannaCry’ ransomware virus attack was heralded as the wake-up call for businesses concerned about their cyber security. A recent survey of 250 UK insurance broking firms, however, shows that following the attack there has surprisingly been little increase at all in the number of enquiries for Cyber insurance cover. The research, carried out by research and communications consultancy FWD, shows that 73% of brokers surveyed said that there had been no change at...

 DomainTools, the leader in domain name and DNS-based cyber threat intelligence, today announced the results of a survey which found that 91% of cyber security professionals believe that the UK’s political landscape has been manipulated by fake news. When asked if they thought that they had personally been affected by fake news, 61% agreed that they had. When asked who they felt is the most susceptible to fake news, the majority agreed that their children...