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The maritime industry is vitally important to the global supply chain for multiple reasons, from food, medicine and consumer goods to fuel and other important products. But with any key industry, comes an opportunity for criminals to exploit and disrupt on a global level. In fact, statistics showed that during the pandemic attempted attacks on the sector increased by 400%. With most of the world's traded goods travelling by sea (and geopolitical tensions rising), maritime...

Telecom companies are being targeted by malicious actors at an alarming rate, according to a new report by Netskope Threat Labs. The report highlights a concerning trend of attackers exploiting popular cloud apps like Microsoft OneDrive and GitHub to deliver malware to unsuspecting victims in the telecoms industry. This follows a similarly unsettling trend uncovered by Netskope Threat Labs within the retail sector earlier this year. The report reveals that while telecoms users interact with...

API security professionals at Salt Security have revealed the findings of their latest Salt Labs State of API Security Report, 2024. The research, which analysed survey responses from 250 IT and security professionals, combined with anonymised empirical data from Salt customers, highlights a lack of API security maturity and posture governance across organisations, leading to a rise in API security incidents and attack traffic.  The research found that almost all (95%) survey respondents experienced security...

Outpost24 has launched its Outpost24 Exposure Management Platform, a new integrated exposure management solution designed to empower organizations to continuously monitor and proactively remediate threats against the growing attack surface.  As a result of digital transformation, increased adoption of SaaS applications, and the use of cloud technologies, businesses are seeing a rapidly expanding attack surface, making critical assets more vulnerable. Alongside this expanding attack surface, organizations are seeing an explosion of vulnerabilities and a shortening...

New research reveals that nearly half of security professionals (48%) say they favour standalone security solutions for specific issues. The new research by Keeper Security also revealed that cybersecurity professionals, on average, have been left grappling with 32 different security solutions in their tech stacks, with some managing hundreds of different security tools. Moreover, one in 10 cybersecurity professionals admit the sheer number of individual tools in their stack makes them feel ‘not in control’ —...

The winners of the European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards were announced at a ceremony held at Tapa Tapa, London, on the 5th June 2024. The awards celebrated the industry’s best blogs, podcasts, and vlogs, as well as the exceptional talent who contribute to these forums. The award ceremony was organised by Eskenzi PR, sponsored by Keeper Security, KnowBe4 and Coro, in partnership with the IT Security Guru and Infosecurity Magazine.  This year’s winners were selected by...

Salt Security, the leading API security company, today announced that Solaris SE, Europe's leading embedded finance platform, has deployed Salt Security's API Security Platform to secure the company's expanding API ecosystem. Solaris' technology enables businesses to seamlessly provide exceptional financial experiences to their customers through their smart APIs. Salt's AI-infused platform provides Solaris with an API security solution that bolsters the company's API discovery capabilities, while also strengthening posture governance mechanisms and threat protection from API-related attacks. Leveraging...

Password pros at Keeper Security have announced the rollout of an upgraded User Interface (UI) for its browser extension – now available across all supported browsers. With a modernised design and simplified process of finding and creating records for users, the refreshed UI is a continuation of Keeper’s ongoing UI enhancements throughout its entire line of solutions. The updated browser extension features a range of improvements tailored to meet the evolving needs of users, which were...

KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, has revealed the results of its Q1 2024 top-clicked phishing test report. The results include the most common email subjects clicked on in phishing tests, reflecting the persistent use of HR or IT-related business email messages that captivate employees’ interests.   HR-related phishing attacks take the top spot at 42%, a trend that has persisted for the last three quarters, followed...

New research into password usage for new accounts during the onboarding process, has revealed a worrying trend where easily guessable passwords are left unchanged for new starters, presenting significant security risks for organisations. The findings from Secops Software, an Outpost24 company, analysed 651 million compromised passwords which highlighted a list of 120,000 commonly used password for new team members. At the top of the list was the term "User", appearing 41,683 times. "Temp" was second...