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Technology, such as encryption and firewalls, can only go so far to protect an organisation’s data; culture is just as important, if not more so. This is according to Phil Bindley, CTO of The Bunker, who warns that organisations are fighting a losing battle if they fail to get company culture right. Data streams throughout organisations and is often used by everyone in some way. This means that without a cultural appreciation of how data...

With nearly three quarters of UK CEOs regarding cyber security as one of the top three risks to their organisations, along with over-regulation and geopolitical uncertainty1, it’s clear that increasing cyber threats and the number of recent public breaches is moving cyber security up the list of top business priorities. But if systems were breached and time was ticking, would boards and leadership teams be ready to respond? PwC’s Game of Threats™ – an interactive...

New research commissioned by IP EXPO Europe, Europe's number one enterprise IT event, has uncovered that 47% of UK IT decision makers (ITDMs) are more worried about cyber terrorism attacks now than they were 12 months ago. This was identified as the biggest cyber security risk in the future (27%), followed by attacks to national infrastructure (13%). In light of this newly perceived risk, more ‘traditional’ cyber threats such as malware, ransomware and DDos are...

To celebrate the Lord Mayor’s City Giving Day on Tuesday 27 September, MWR InfoSecurity will run one of its hugely popular ‘Capture the Flag’ challenges. MWR's all-day event, hosted by J.P. Morgan, is designed to highlight solutions to the UK’s current cyber security skills gap and encourage engagement with this exciting industry. The event is open to everyone, including those not already working within the cyber security industry, and to help fill any gaps in...

The Corporate IT Security Risks 2016* study shows that for the majority of victims, DDoS attacks are not a one-off occurrence, with many companies subjected to multiple attacks in the last year. This just goes to show how important constant preventative measures are to ensure uninterrupted operation of online services during an attack. DDoS attacks affected one in six companies over a 12-month period. The construction industry, IT companies and telecommunication services bore the brunt...

Britons are placing their trust in banks over government agencies, according to new research from Visa to protect their biometric data such as fingerprints and iris scans. Consumers are nearly twice as likely to trust banks to store and keep their biometric information safe (60%), than they are to trust government agencies (33%). When asked who they would trust to offer biometrics authentication as a service to confirm identity, the largest percentage selected banks (85%)...

Kaspersky Lab researchers examined a number of digital kiosks and interactive terminals used in modern cities for different purposes - from paying for different services through to entertainment – and discovered that a lot of them contain vulnerabilities that can expose private user data and be used to spy or spread malicious code. Along with kiosks, specialists researched speed cameras used in cities and their supporting infrastructure. As a result, they discovered that malicious users...

Dear Editor, This latest potential VoIPtalk breach is one that should make the SIP Trunking industry sit up and take serious notice. As the benefits of VoIP become ever clearer to businesses of every size, sales of the underpinning SIP Trunking technology continue to grow, providing a great revenue stream for vendors and resellers alike. Yet, In an era of near continuous security breaches, SIP trunking is inherently vulnerable. Unsecured environments are at risk of voicemail hacking,...

According to sensitive data specialists Ground Labs, the delete key is fast becoming redundant.  Partially deleted files or those hidden in automatic backups known as ‘shadow copies’ are providing cyber criminals with easy access to valuable, often unmonitored caches of customer data. In the past twelve months, Ground Labs has identified files such as birth dates and card numbers that were ‘thought to be deleted’ in 92% of interactions with UK companies – from major...

New research commissioned by IP EXPO Europe, Europe's number one enterprise IT event, shows that although 37% of respondents think that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be a main technology theme for enterprises in 2017, there are mixed signals in terms of business application, investment levels and impact on society from UK IT decision makers (ITDMs). The results reveal that a significant 32% of respondents claim they are concerned about AI replacing human jobs overall, with...