Featured

Speaking at International Cyber Expo, Philip Ingram shared that the concept of “cyber war” is nothing new. He cites World War One as one of the earliest notable examples—in which the United Kingdom cut Germany’s transatlantic cables. This action forced the German High Command to switch its communication line to a different cable, which the United Kingdom was listening in to, taking advantage of this rerouting in order to intercept the Zimmerman Telegram, and ultimately...

The second day of the International Cyber Expo began with a fascinating talk from Rob Shapland, ethical hacking expert and Head of Awareness at Falanx Cyber. Shapland began his talk describing his role as an ethical hacker, followed by an explanation of his talent for breaking into buildings. From dressing up in convincing work attire to mapping out a way to physically break into a company’s office, Shapland uses every trick in the book. All...

The seventh annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards  winners were announced last night during a celebration at Balfour St Bart’s in London. The annual awards celebrate the people, not products, of the cyber security industry. From the best ethical hackers, rising stars and educators to the best security awareness campaign, security team and the coveted Godparent of security, the categories recognised individuals and teams working hard to protect Britain from cybercrime and raise awareness of security issues. This year also saw two...

A new study from behavioural risk firm CybSafe and the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) has been launched today and it highlights an alarming surge in phishing and identity theft attacks. The report, titled ‘Oh, Behave! The Annual Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviors report’, studied the opinions of 3,000 individuals across the U.S., the UK and Canada towards cybersecurity and revealed that nearly half (45%) of use are connected to the internet all the time, however, this has led...

According to industry research, CIOs expect their technology budgets to grow by 4.5 percent by the end of this year, a notable increase on the 10-year average of 4.1 percent growth. Cloud computing, cybersecurity, digital transformation, and software updates ranked at the top of the CIOs’ priority lists when identifying the drivers of this increased spending.  To address this, Armis, the asset visibility and security company, has announced its availability on Google Cloud Marketplace. Armis notes...

The Guru was lucky enough to sit down with Stuart Avery, Business Development Specialist at e2e-assure, at the inaugural International Cyber Expo to discuss key trends, how and why everyone should get involved in cyber, and the industry’s image problem.  According to Avery, cybersecurity has undergone a change over the past few years. The rise of zero trust and identity management has forced cyber-pros to secure the user, not the network.  “It used to be...

The modern tech landscape is all about speed. In the great race to innovate, developers have been pushed to create and update applications at a hitherto unimaginable rate. As the bar is raised ever higher, and businesses scramble to keep up or get ahead, developers must build code faster than ever to speed development cycles.  The “shift-left” security movement grew out of this phenomenon. In order to save on human resources, cut costs and slash...

Adarma has today announced the expansion of its executive team to support the business at a time of rapid growth. The additions to the company include Niall O’Sullivan, Chief Finance and Operations Officer; Sarah Coleman, Chief People Officer; and Dan Baker, Chief Delivery Officer, all of whom bring valuable experience in driving business transformation. The appointment of these three critical roles is indicative of the growth journey Adarma has been on to transform the shape...

KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training platform, announced it is spearheading an initiative among UK universities that invites students with an interest in media/comms or cybersecurity to work collaboratively together to produce a security awareness video that addresses one of the themes from Cyber Security Awareness Month (CAM). Supported and judged by a working group consisting of esteemed professors from universities across England, Scotland and Wales, the winning entry will be...

Optus, an Australian telecoms provider, has become the latest high-profile victim of a data breach - with the alleged attacker demanding payment to buy back millions of customer records, having already made 10,000 public online.  In the most recent developments, the attacker has now rescinded threats and deleted them from a data breach website. However, it does not change the fact that someone was able to access these customer records, including names, dates of birth,...