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This weekend Cyber Security Challenge UK hosted the final face-to-face competition of 2016, which saw 24 candidates use their cyber security and coding skills to rescue the CEO of a fictitious energy company, who’s company had been held ransom by cyber criminals. The competition saw candidates battle against the clock and enter virtual reality using VR headsets to track down the perpetrator of the crime. The attack mimicked one of today’s most prevalent cyber vulnerabilities...

A groundbreaking partnership between DCMS, GCHQ and the nation’s top tech start-ups to develop new technologies aimed at protecting the UK from cyber attacks has been announced. Wayra UK, part of Telefónica Open Future, has been chosen to run a new cyber accelerator facility with the aim of helping UK start-ups grow and take the lead in producing the next generation of cyber security systems. The tie-up is the first step in the development of two world-leading innovation centres as part...

New research from RiskIQ, the leader in external threat management, reveals that the number of malicious apps leveraging top UK brands has grown by 130% year on year. The study by RiskIQ, examined mobile apps owned by or leveraging the brands of 45 top UK companies across five vertical sectors, to give a snapshot of the threats facing UK organisations and their customers from 2015 to today. RiskIQ discovered 107,367 brand-associated blacklisted apps, representing 43%...

Today Netskope, the leader in cloud security, announces the result of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request into cloud app use in the NHS, which found that almost half of Trusts do not monitor cloud app use by employees. This new data was obtained by a FOI request, issued to 80 of the UK’s Acute NHS Trusts, with 43 organisations responding. Based on those responses, over half of NHS Trusts (53 per cent) believe all...

Released on the eve of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, a new survey from LastPass, makers of the world’s most popular password manager, explores the intersection of consumer psychology, behaviour and attitudes when it comes to personal passwords. Despite high-profile, large-scale data breaches dominating the news cycle - and repeated recommendations from experts to use strong passwords - the study’s findings reveal that consumers have yet to adjust their own behaviour when it comes to...

PKWARE, a global leader in encryption software, today releases the results of a survey that examines the data security knowledge and best practices of UK-based technology decision-makers. The survey suggests that nearly a quarter of tech senior decision-makers in the UK don’t fully understand what encryption is. * This number increases to 40% in the retail sector and half in the healthcare sector. Overall, only 50% of respondents said they encrypt their customer data. “These...

Results of a survey challenging respondents to spot fake emails used for phishing have indicated that a massive 98% of respondents (including a number of IT professionals) failed to recognise email phishing attempts. The focussed survey, ‘Real or Steal’, conducted last week by leading London-based IT services company, Conosco, targeted a group of senior individuals across a range of SME companies, to gauge how well this ‘IT savvy’ group could identify  increasingly sophisticated hacking attempts. ...

New research commissioned by IP EXPO Europe, Europe's number one enterprise IT event, today reveals that 23% of UK IT decision makers (ITDMs) identified STEM and the need for young IT talent as one of the main technology issues for enterprises in 2017. Over half (55%) of respondents currently believe the lack of young talent at their organisation is an issue; a rising concern with 26% stating they are more worried about not having enough...

The UK’s cyber-security community and a number of key industry experts from across the UK are coming together next week to offer their time and expertise for FREE for just ONE WEEK ONLY – during Security Serious Week as part of drive to get UK plc thinking more seriously about security. In this Cyber-Hostile world, it’s important for companies to share intelligence and expertise which is what Security Serious Week is all about - renowned...

Singer and songwriter Ellie Goulding replaces Kelly Brook as McAfee’s most dangerous celebrity to search for online in the UK. Now in its tenth year, the study involves researching popular culture’s most famous people to reveal which of them generates the most dangerous search results. The McAfee Most Dangerous Celebrities™ study, published by Intel Security, revealed that searches for certain musicians and reality TV celebrities tend to expose internet searchers in the UK to more...