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  Big Data analysis can help businesses reduce fraud and detect incidents, but only two per cent of businesses are leveraging technologies.   According to research by EY of 466 organisations, 72 per cent of respondents said that emerging Big Data technologies can play a key role in fraud prevention and detection and 90 per cent believe forensic data analytics will enhance the risk assessment process, though very few are actually using forensic data analytic...

A lack of skilled professionals in the UK’s cyber security industry could leave the county vulnerable to attack.   Despite efforts like teaching cyber security in schools, the Cyber Security Challenge and Government efforts to hire more people, media reports claim that companies and Government agencies are struggling to recruit people into the profession.   A senior figure from the intelligence agency GCHQ told Sky News that they were concerned that it was that may...

Around two-thirds of senior business leaders feel that the right response can enhance corporate reputation, while 11 per cent disagree.   According to the Economist Intelligence Unit research on cyber incident response, while three-quarters of companies have suffered a data-related incident in the last two years, 67 per cent are prepared with a response plan. More than 80 per cent are expected to have something in place in the next three years.   James Chambers,...

Barracuda Networks is launching an online malware detection engine to browse, share and analyse web-based malware.   Named Threatglass, the free tool can be used to reduce instances of infection within their businesses, allowing users to browse website infections by viewing the stages of infection and analysing network characteristics such as host relationships and packet captures.   Those websites selected for inspection are sourced from multiple data feeds including the Alexa top 25,000 websites, social...

A solution to manage wireless networks inside an organisation has been introduced by GFI Software. According to the company, GFI WirelessSentry (GFI WiSe) is a cloud-based solution which allows IT administrators to monitor, manage and secure their wireless networks, optimising performance while protecting users from wireless threats, regardless of the networking hardware deployed. GFI WiSe uses a lightweight sensor on a local machine near each access point that is monitored and managed via an online dashboard....

A 19-year old student has been named as the fourth winner of the UK Cyber Security Challenge.   An University of Cambridge student, Will Shackleton, was announced the winner after completing the 48 hour cyber defence battle which was described as an evolving, sustained cyber attack on UK national security, that brought whole industries to a halt and put the lives of UK citizens in danger.   Designed by experts from BT, GCHQ, the National...

Supermarket Morrisons has reported a breach of 100,000 payroll data records.   The details were sent on a CD and passed to theBradford-based Telegraph and Argus. Morrisons said that its initial investigation did not point to the work of an outside hacker, but that there had been no loss of customer data. The details were of employees from store staff to board level, and had been posted online.   A Morrisons spokesman told BBC news that an...

Educating the everyday person on security and ensuring that there is the right people to fix the problems are the most pressing challenges for security.   Speaking at the Queens University Belfast Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) conference, Douglas Maughan from the US Department of Homeland Security admitted that there are lots of threats, but there was too little mention of the people factor as a form of defence.   Maughan pointed to a 2009...

Greater collaboration is needed between Government, industry and academia to make any real forward steps in cyber security.   Speaking at the Queens University Belfast Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) conference, University president and vice chancellor Professor Patrick Johnson said that more than security, it should be considered how it is applied to the human being and society, and nothing can be achieved unless Government, industry and academia work together.   “We need greater skilled...

Cyber security career advice is to be given to secondary school children in a latest effort to boost the sector.   According to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, special learning materials for 11 to 14 year-olds and plans for a new higher-level and advanced apprenticeships are among new Government plans to increase the cyber security skills of our nation.   Among the materials are training for teachers to enable them to teach pupils...