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Egress Software Technologies, a leading provider of data security services, has revealed that the UK health sector suffered a disproportionate number of data breach incidents between January 2014 and December 2016. In total, healthcare organisations suffered 2,447 incidents and accounted for 43 percent of all reported incidents in the time period. By comparison, the second highest was local government, with 642 reported incidents – an 11 percent share. The data, received from the Information Commissioner's office,...

Senior management are risking their companies by not taking cyber security seriously Key decision makers do not have confidence in their Boards’ ability to manage cyber security threats, according to the latest cyber security analysis from Control Risks. The global ‘Cyber Security Landscape’ report of IT and Business decision makers found that almost half of respondents (46%) reported they believe their organisation’s board-level executives do not take cyber security as seriously as they should. This...

Cylance® Inc. has released an AI-driven endpoint detection and response (EDR) product for general availability. Named CylanceOPTICS and delivered on the Cylance AI Platform, the EDR augments the prevention capabilities of CylancePROTECT. CylaneOPTICS simplifies key aspects of threat hunting and attack analysis without requiring cloud connectivity. The Cylance AI Platform serves as a data-science engine that generates specialized machine-learning models to address today’s incident response and investigative needs. “With the explosive rate of malware growth...

Malwarebytes™, the leading advanced malware prevention and remediation solution, today launched its inaugural channel programme for partners across EMEA. The programme has been designed to be simple and easy to join, and focuses on driving deal registrations with a commitment from Malwarebytes to help its partners close business opportunities quickly and easily. This - coupled with Malwarebytes’ strong pedigree in product development and the potential for partners to realise significant margins - is shaking up...

Most UK firms in survey by FICO and Ovum say insurance industry should improve explanations of cybersecurity insurance pricing Highlights: 31 percent of UK executives surveyed say their firm has no cybersecurity insurance, compared to 40 percent in other countries surveyed Only 28 percent of UK firms surveyed have cybersecurity insurance that covers all risks 69 percent of respondents say insurers should do more to explain how they price risk Ovum conducted telephone surveys for...

A10 Networks, a Secure Application Services™ company, has revealed today in new research that Britons are so addicted to and dependent upon their smartphones and applications that a quarter believe mobile apps are equally as important as a basic human resource such as eating, breathing and drinking. The Application Intelligence Report (AIR) is a global research project that examines the behaviour and attitudes of the global workforce toward the use of business and personal apps,...

The recent discovery of the Cloak & Dagger attack vector, which can steal personal information by mimicking the activities of apps, is indicative of the new level of sophistication that Android-targeted malware has reached. To increase the chances of defeating attacks of this nature, in-app security needs to move to the top of the agenda for any app-focused business. This is according to app security specialist Promon. According to researchers at the Georgia Institute of...

The security software market is undergoing a dramatic transformation due to four key developments, according to Gartner, Inc. The use of advanced analytics, expanded ecosystems, adoption of software as a service (SaaS) and managed services, and the prospect of punitive regulations are causing enterprises to rethink their security and risk management software requirements and investments. "The overall security market is undergoing a period of disruption due to the rapid transition to cloud-based digital business and...

 DomainTools has released their 2017 DomainTools Report, looking at the various “hotspots” of malicious or abusive activity across the internet. The report examines four domain characteristics: generic Top Level Domains, Whois privacy provider, free email provider and IP geolocation. The DomainTools research team analysed the generic top level domains (gTLDs) with the highest concentrations of malicious activity. Their research found that .science had the highest concentration of bad domains, followed by .study and .racing. None of...

Corero Network Security announced this week the results of the second annual study of service providers, with the objective uncovering the drivers, benefits, and barriers to enhanced DDoS protection with providers offering services like VoIP, UC, transit, public and private cloud services and E-Line and E-LAN functionality. The findings offer valuable insights into the group’s needs for positioning DDoS protection across their networks, as well as the valuable business benefit to position themselves as leading...