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At Infosecurity Europe in June, Synopsys surveyed 275 attendees who visited our booth to get the pulse of InfoSec concerns in Europe today. They were delighted to learn that 90% of respondents' organisations had a formal application security process in place, using a dedicated internal application security team or initiative, third-party providers, or a combination of both. Their responses regarding the biggest challenge their organisations face when implementing their AppSec programs were nearly evenly split between...

Untangle®, Inc., a leader in comprehensive network security for small-to-medium business (SMB), today released the results of their first annual SMB IT Security Report. The findings explore IT security apprehensions for small and mid-size businesses, showing that Firewall/Network rated as the top security concern for these organizations, particularly as they begin to deploy increasing levels of infrastructure to the cloud and provide access to larger numbers of devices across their networks. SMBs will always face...

Kaspersky Lab researchers have examined the security of 13 car sharing applications from household manufacturers across the globe – including those from Russia, the US and Europe. The company’s experts discovered that all of the applications contain a number of security issues that can potentially allow criminals to take control of shared vehicles, either by stealth or under the guise of another user. Once access is gained through the app, a criminal can do almost...

Yesterday, Cisco announced its intent to acquire privately-held Duo Security, headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich. Duo Security is the leading provider of unified access security and multi-factor authentication delivered through the cloud. Duo Security's solution verifies the identity of users and the health of their devices before granting them access to applications – helping prevent cybersecurity breaches. Integration of Cisco's network, device and cloud security platforms with Duo Security's zero-trust authentication and access products will enable Cisco...

Wannabe hackers looking to dip their toes into online fraud can get their hands on tools to start hacking for about the price of a cup of coffee, according to the latest Dark Web Market Price Index by Virtual Private Network (VPN) comparison service Top10VPN.com. ‘Entry-level’ hacking tools, such as readymade phishing pages, software to compromise WiFi networks and files to help hack passwords all go for $3 or less on the dark web. Coupled...

Research analysts at Terbium Labs, the premier dark web intelligence company, today released a list of the most common activities seen on the dark web that indicate a breach, or other unwanted incident, has taken place. Despite increased security budgets and better defenses, organizations are losing the battle against cyber-attacks. According to the 2018 Cost of Data Breach Study: Global Overview by Ponemon Institute and IBM Security, data breaches continue to be costlier and result...

Over 70% of employers believe that they will face a shortage of technology professionals over the next year, according to research from Robert Walters, totaljobs and Jobsite. Shortages are expected to be most acute at mid-management level (55%), while 36% of employers expect to struggle to secure junior technology specialists. Just 9% expect the most severe shortages at senior levels.  Ahsan Iqbal, Director, Robert Walters Manchester, comments:  “Britain’s technology sector has enjoyed a period of...

Fragile retailers must take control of their own cyber security measures or risk further damaging consumer confidence Earlier this week Dixons Carphone reported that a huge data breach, which took place last year, involved 10 million customers, up from its original estimate of 1.2 million. According to Simon Bain, CEO of BOHH Labs, with consumer confidence towards the high-street already fragile, retailers simply can’t afford to demonstrate lax attitudes in cyber security, notably towards threat...

NuData Security, a Mastercard company and leader in the field of online user verification with passive biometrics, announced today its solution to help partners increase transaction approvals and establish a great consumer experience through the EMV® 3-D Secure authentication protocol (EMV 3DS). How? The NuData solution uses layers of security including passive biometrics and behavioural intelligence to build an accurate digital user profile. This intelligence lets merchants select a frictionless checkout experience for trusted users...

UK data security company Mimecast Ltd. today announced that it has acquired Israeli cybersecurity company Solebit for $88 million. This will mean the Herzilya based company will now become Mimecast's Isreal development centre. Solebit provides a fast, accurate and computationally efficient approach for the identification and isolation of zero-day malware and unknown threats in data files as well as links to external resources. Mimecast says that the acquired cybersecurity technology will enhance its cyber resilience platform architecture...