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New research by ISACA has revealed that more than two in five (45%) privacy professionals in Europe believe that their organisation’s privacy budget is underfunded, an increase from 41% in 2024. Worryingly, over half (54%) of privacy professionals expect budgets to decrease further in 2025. This may leave privacy teams under resourced, understaffed and, in many cases, under a lot of stress. Chris Dimitriadis, Global Chief Strategy Officer at ISACA, noted, “As the threat landscape continues to...

Over the past five years, The Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards have celebrated some of the most exceptional women from across the cybersecurity industry. From new starters and students to CEOs and CISOs, the awards aim to celebrate outstanding individuals at every level of the industry. No deed is too small for recognition and every single woman nominated is a shining example of the talent permeating throughout the industry.  With nominations open for this...

Eskenzi PR are proud to announce that KnowBe4, Mimecast, Varonis, Bridewell, Certes, and Pentest Tools have joined BT as sponsors for this year’s Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards. The 5th annual event, held at the iconic BT Tower on the 26th February 2025, aims to celebrate trailblazers from across the cybersecurity industry who are doing exceptional things. The event is also supported by media partners IT Security Guru and Security On Screen.  Additionally, organisers...

APIContext has released its UK Open Banking API Performance 2023-2024 Report, the annual analysis of the performance of the open banking APIs exposed by the large CMA9 UK banks (the nine largest banks required by UK law to provide open banking services), traditional High Street banks, credit card providers, building societies, and new digital banks (neobanks). API performance is crucial for open banking as it ensures fast, reliable, and secure data exchanges between banks and third-party...

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. has announced that it has been named as a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Email Security Platforms (ESP). Check Point provides email security through Harmony Email Collaboration, protecting email and collaboration apps from advanced threats, seamlessly integrating with the Check Point Infinity Platform for unified protection. As a unique vendor in the API space, Check Point believes that Gartner® has acknowledged its outstanding ability to serve and...

SandboxAQ have announced a round of more than $300 million from Fred Alger Management, LLC, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., Mumtalakat, Parkway Venture Capital, Breyer Capital, Rizvi Traverse, S32, US Innovative Technology Fund, Ava Investments, Eric Schmidt, Marc Benioff, David Siegel, Yann LeCun, IQT, and other prominent investors. The funding round valued the company at $5.3 billion on a pre-money basis. The company raised new funding to accelerate the development of its Large Quantitative Models...

As we step into 2025, the API landscape is undergoing a transformative shift, redefining how businesses innovate and scale. APIs are no longer just enablers of connectivity; they are the architects of ecosystems, powering everything from seamless automation to AI-driven services. The new year will prove to be a pivotal year for the API ecosystem that will shape the space, highlighting trends, challenges, and opportunities that lie ahead and the following are realistic predictions I...

SandboxAQ, a leading technology company, has achieved significant milestones in cybersecurity research and development. The company’s dedicated team has made substantial contributions to the field, particularly in post-quantum cryptography (PQC). In 2024 alone, SandboxAQ has published 18 peer-reviewed papers, bringing the total number of cybersecurity publications since its spin-off from Alphabet in 2022 to 45. Sixteen of these papers were presented at prestigious conferences. One of the most notable achievements is the publication of FIPS...

New research by Keeper Security has revealed a concerning disconnect between parental trust and the actual cybersecurity practices happening in their children’s schools. While many parents believe schools are protecting their children’s sensitive information, only 14% of schools mandate security awareness training, and a mere 21% provide guidance on secure password management. This gap poses significant risks – widespread issues such as weak passwords and password reuse threaten student security. Alarmingly, 19% of respondents admitted...

Krispy Kreme, the doughnut giant, revealed on Wednesday that its online ordering systems in the US had been hit by a cyberattack. In a regulatory filing, Krispy Kreme disclosed that upon discovering an intruder in their systems on November 29th, they promptly initiated measures to secure their networks with the assistance of cybersecurity specialists. Since then, the company has been working to restore all its systems, including online ordering capabilities. The statement noted that the...