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CREST is intensifying its efforts to foster growth and development among cyber security service providers worldwide. Through its innovative Cyber Accelerated Maturity Programme (CREST CAMP), CREST is actively supporting companies in regions seeking to enhance their cyber security capabilities. The programme will run in Armenia, Bahrain, Georgia, Ghana, Kenya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Thailand, Oman and Philippines from September 2024 to March 2025, aiming to boost cyber security maturity and emphasise the private sector's critical role in...

Password management organisation Keeper Security has unveiled the addition of a passphrase generator to the Keeper platform for mobile. This new feature, now available on Android devices, is designed to help users create strong and unique credentials for their accounts, addressing the growing risks posed by sophisticated cyber threats. Passphrases on iOS will be available in the coming weeks. Research from earlier this year found that nearly two-thirds of people are overwhelmed by managing passwords,...

Saviynt, a leading provider of cloud-native identity and governance platform solutions, has announced the launch of its highly anticipated Intelligence Suite, which includes the general availability of Intelligent Recommendations. This new offering promises to revolutionize identity security with its advanced features, including dynamic role management, tailored access recommendations, actionable insights, and a multi-dimensional weighted trust scoring model. Jeff Margolies, Saviynt's Chief Product and Strategy Officer, emphasized the transformative impact of Saviynt Intelligence. "Saviynt Intelligence will...

The global Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Coalition, which has now grown to more than 125 participating cyber researchers from industry and academia, published a comparison of PQC standards being defined by international government regulatory bodies. The coalition is helping ready the cyber community for the post-quantum transition, working in parallel with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence’s PQC Migration Project to provide comprehensive assessment and guidance. Participants in the coalition...

Passwords and secrets management organisation Keeper Security has earned the distinction of Value Leader in the latest Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) 2024 Privileged Access Management (PAM) Radar™ Report for the second year in a row. The report highlights KeeperPAM – the company’s unified, end-to-end encrypted, zero-trust PAM platform – for its exceptional performance in managing and securing privileged access. The 2024 PAM Radar™ Report underscores KeeperPAM's strengths in several key areas. Its rapid deployment capabilities...

It has been announced that Check Point Software has joined as a sponsor for this year’s Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards. Check Point joins KnowBe4, Hornetsecurity, ThinkCyber, Pulse Conferences and The Zensory as key sponsors of this year’s event. The awards are also supported by Computer Weekly, Security On Screen and the IT Security Guru.  The Security Serious Unsung Heroes highlight the exceptional talent within the UK's cybersecurity community, recognising professionals who excel in their field,...

New research conducted by ISACA found that 62% of people believe that AI will have a positive impact on audit/assurance in the next year - the highest number compared to other areas like risk, compliance, security, IT strategy/governance, and privacy. ISACA's 2024 AI Pulse Poll also found that people are uncertain about AI. In fact, the majority of respondents (79%) felt that many jobs will be modified due to AI in the next five years....

Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) have announced the 5th annual Security Training Scholarship (STS) Program in partnership with the SANS Institute. This initiative, made possible by WiCyS Tier 1 Partners and Premier Supporters such as Craig Newmark Philanthropies, the Center for Internet Security (CIS), and Bloomberg, aligns to the Office of the National Cyber Director’s (ONCD) National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy by addressing the cybersecurity workforce shortage and increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the...

Research from earlier this year revealed a worrying uptick in cyberattack volume in the past 24 months, with over a third (36%) of organisations admitting to experiencing three or more data breaches in this time frame. With attack volume increasing, one thing is called into question time and time again: vulnerability prioritisation. The Inaugural Study of EPSS Data and Performance report studies exactly this.  The report outlines vulnerability exploitation in the wild since 2017. Developed...

HealthEquity, a leading provider of health savings account (HSA) services, has announced it suffered a data breach recently, resulting in compromised customer protected health information (PHI). It is understood the breach was detected on March 25, 2024, after abnormal activity was flagged from a business partner's device. Once an investigation was carried out, it was revealed that a threat actor had accessed and exfiltrated data from HealthEquity's SharePoint system. HealthEquity mobilised and launched a forensic...