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If recent cyber-attacks are anything to go by, cyber-criminals are capable of causing colossal damage to organisations of all sizes. With vital public services such as the NHS succumbing to attacks, it seems that nothing is off the table when it comes down to cyber-criminals deciding who to target. However, according to some reports, the C-suite isn’t sweating over the potential of an attack or the financial fallout if such an attack is successful.  ...

Red Sift, a data-driven cybersecurity platform, has published new research into the UK's top 50 most valuable brands’ email domains, revealing that 86% of these brands do not have the appropriate measures in place to fully protect their customers from email fraud with the GDPR deadline looming. The snapshot study focused specifically on determining whether or not these industry giants were able to prevent email scammers from hijacking their own brand domains, given that in 2017...

Netwrix Corporation, provider of a visibility platform for data security and risk mitigation in hybrid environments, today released the 2018 Netwrix Cloud Security: In-Depth Report for Government infographics. The infographics provide insight into the use of cloud technology by government departments and highlight their concerns and plans regarding data security in the cloud. The report reveals that the rapid pace at which most government departments are embracing cloud technology lacks a systematic approach to protecting...

Kaspersky Lab ICS CERT has analyzed the OPC UA (Object Linking and Embedding for Process Control Unified Automation) protocol, which is designed for secure data transfer between servers and clients in industrial systems, including critical infrastructure. Analysis discovered 17 zero-day vulnerabilities in the protocol’s implementation, leading to denial-of-service threat attacks, as well as remote code execution. In addition, several flaws were found in commercial products built on the protocol. All vulnerabilities were reported to the...

A year after the WannaCry ransomware attack impacted an estimated 200,000 victims and 200,000 computers, new research from Webroot, the Smarter Cybersecurity® company has revealed that organisations across the UK are still struggling to deal with ransomware. Webroot surveyed over 400 IT decision makers at UK businesses and found that 45 per cent of those surveyed had suffered a ransomware attack, with nearly a quarter (23 per cent) actually paying the ransom. Despite this finding,...

A new report by Capgemini’s Digital Transformation Institute has revealed that cybersecurity is a new source of competitive advantage for retailers. It calls for more organizations to align cybersecurity policies with customer expectations in order to take advantage of this opportunity. The report, Cybersecurity: The New Source of Competitive Advantage for Retailers demonstrates that consumers are increasingly aware of security breaches in retail and are willing to spend more with retailers who demonstrate robust cybersecurity...

Arxan Technologies, the trusted provider of application protection solutions, announced today the results of the 2018 Global Study on Application Security, conducted by the Ponemon Institute. The study surveyed nearly 1,400 IT and IT security practitioners in the United States, European Union and Asia-Pacific to understand the risk applications pose to businesses when running in unsecured environments and how they are addressing this risk. The results indicated a predominant global issue: application breaches are rising and...

Disruptive fingerprint technology company Touch Biometrix has secured funding to progress its plans to eradicate the need for computer and mobile phone passwords. The initial £150,000 seed investment from Deepbridge Capital will enable the business to develop new fingerprint sensors which will revolutionise a range of consumer electronics and enhance security for users. Touch Biometrix was founded in 2017 by Dr Mike Cowin with the aim of becoming one of the top five fingerprint sensor...

Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the lack of resources available within smaller companies, and are now between 5 and 20 times more likely to be breached than large enterprises, according to new insights from Terbium Labs. This new data comes just over six months after Britain’s government-backed National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published a guide to small business online security, with the aim of better protecting themselves against online attacks.   Launched on 11 October...

The WannaCry ransomware attack that crippled the NHS and infected more than 200,000 computers in 150 countries has not translated into action at many organisations. According to a Tanium survey of 500 frontline IT security workers in the U.K, one third (36%) of respondents admitted there was panic immediately after the WannaCry attack, but nothing has changed since.   The findings show that two fifths (40%) admit their organisation is more exposed than they were...