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The recent global ransomware attacks that have dominated television news and headlines across the UK and Europe should be a call to arms for organisations around the world. Hundreds of thousands of computers in more than 150 countries have been affected and organisations are clearly under siege as cybercriminals execute campaigns that spread fast and cause damage. But, why have so many organisations been affected? Most organisations tend to build their security strategy on defence-in-depth,...

Beyond the accessible surface of the open web, anonymous users exchange illegal goods and plan criminal activities away from prying eyes. Known as the Deep & Dark Web, these covert regions of the Internet are unindexed by search engines and far greater in volume than the open web. Here, among the forum chatter of cybercriminals and other adversaries, emerging threats and business risks frequently take shape. Shedding light on these secretive communities and the topics...

CORETX, the UK-based IT managed services provider, has released survey results suggesting that mid-sized companies aren’t adequately protecting themselves from cyber-security threats, not due to lack of investment in technology but through a lack of the dedicated, skilled resource needed to make the most of those tools. CORETX found that of the 100 IT decision makers surveyed, 72% have implemented a Security and Information Event Management (SIEM) solution, which combines data sources and presents security...

Sitecore, the global leader in experience management software, today released results of a global study conducted in partnership with Vanson Bourne,  to understand how brands are managing the data they collect from consumers, securing and analysing it, and using it to deliver a more personalised customer experience. The research, which included 50 marketing and IT decision makers, and 500 consumers in the UK, found that while brands face pressure to be data-driven, and while 66%...

Despite the gloomy cyber attack headlines, many organisations are moving along the cyber security maturity curve and the adoption of intelligence led security strategies has increased. One of the main drivers is the sheer volume of data that comes in and out of a business, which makes it difficult to divulge actionable insight. A lot of data that is not conveyed in the right way can be just as bad as not enough and this...

Lastline Inc., the leader in advanced network-based malware protection, today announced that for the second year in a row it achieved 100 percent security effectiveness in the 2017 NSS Labs Breach Detection Systems Group Test. The combination of extraordinary Security Effectiveness and a low total cost of ownership earned Lastline a “NSS Recommended” rating for the third year in a row.  Prior to Lastline achieving 100 percent detection in last year’s Breach Detection test, no...

New research from leading information security company Clearswift has shown that the education sector is rivaling technology for the top spot when it comes to GDPR preparedness. The research surveyed 600 senior business decision makers and 1,200 employees across the UK, US, Germany and Australia. When asked whether firms currently have all of the necessary processes in place to be compliant the top five performing sectors included technology and telecommunications (32%), education (31%), IT (29%),...

Veracode, Inc., a leader in securing the world’s software, and acquired by CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA), today announced findings from the 2017 State of Software Security Report, a comprehensive review of application security testing data from scans conducted by CA Veracode’s base of more than 1,400 customers. Among other industry trends such as vulnerability fix rates and percent of applications with vulnerabilities, the report exposes the pervasive risk from vulnerable open source components. The CA Veracode report...

Enables greater flexibility for deploying automated DDoS mitigation at the scale, speed and efficacy Corero is best known for Corero Network Security (LSE: CNS), a leading provider of real-time DDoS defense solutions, announced today the availability of its SmartWall Network Threat Defense – Virtual Edition (vNTD) with full detect and mitigate capabilities. The SmartWall vNTD is a natural extension of the Corero family of automated DDoS protection solutions, enabling seamless deployment of high-performing, scalable, cost-effective protection...

Global survey of over 900 IT security professionals indicates that employees are seeking out, and finding, information that is irrelevant to their jobs Ninety-two percent of respondents report that employees attempt to access information they do not need for their day-to-day work Nearly two in three (66 percent) IT security professionals admit they have specifically sought out or accessed company information they didn’t need One Identity, a proven leader in helping organizations get identity and...