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  When it comes to losing money in a crypto or online scam, it can have a devastating impact on your financial situation. Nevertheless, you need to have the right service provider that can help you get back your funds. But where can you find the right option? Choosing the first fund recovery service provider that you see online is not the right course of action. You need to have a reliable service provider that...

The business boardroom: a machine that drives corporate strategy and shapes the future of the company. Such a force requires cohesion and alignment, but silos still exist today. One of the biggest divides lies between the Chief Finance Officer and Chief Information Officer. CFOs, the keepers of the bottom line, are driven by profitability, whereas CIOs are tasked with achieving technology goals to drive operational efficiency, as well as translating the complex language of digital...

Cato Networks, the SASE leader, today unveiled the findings of its inaugural Cato CTRL SASE Threat Report for Q1 2024. The report shows all organizations surveyed continue to run insecure protocols across their wide access networks (WAN), making it easier for cybercriminals to move across networks. Developed by Cato CTRL, the SASE leader’s cyber threat intelligence (CTI) research team, the Cato CTRL SASE Threat Report Q1 2024 provides insight into the security threats and their identifying...

It's World Password Day 2024! What's clear is that passwords and creating and maintaining good password hygiene is still one of the most effective ways to protect businesses. We've gathered some insights from cybersecurity experts who have had their say on passwords below, from whether they're here to stay, more secure alternatives and everything in between. Thomas Richards, Principal Security Consultant at the Synopsys Software Integrity Group insisted passwords are here to stay, commenting: "Using...

The UK has taken a pioneering step by introducing new laws aimed at safeguarding consumers against hacking and cyber-attacks while using internet-connected smart devices such as baby monitors, televisions, and speakers. Under these new laws, manufacturers are required to adhere to basic security standards, effectively prohibiting the use of weak, easily guessable default passwords such as 'admin' or '12345'. Additionally, in instances where a common password is employed, users will be prompted to change it...

Coalition, the world's first Active Insurance provider designed to prevent digital risk before it strikes, today published its 2024 Cyber Claims Report, which details emerging cyber trends and their impact on Coalition policyholders throughout 2023. The report found that more than half (56%) of all 2023 claims were a result of funds transfer fraud (FTF) or business email compromise (BEC), highlighting the importance of email security as a critical aspect of cyber risk management. “Threat...

KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Egress, a leader in adaptive and integrated cloud email security. Egress’ Intelligent Email Security suite provides a set of scaled, AI-enabled security tools with adaptive learning capabilities to help prevent, protect and defend organisations against sophisticated email cybersecurity threats. Further terms of the transaction were not disclosed.   The move...

Cydea, the cyber risk management provider, has announced the Cydea Risk Platform, set to quantify threats in financial terms to businesses, allowing them to visualise the consequences of different business security-related scenarios. By giving a monetary value to risks and cyber threats, the company says its new platform is designed to enhance Board-level communication, speed up decision-making, optimise investments and foster collaboration across all stakeholders. This includes business leaders, CISOs, IT teams and security professionals...

Organisations often lean on the ‘People, Process, and Technology’ (PPT) framework as a way of demarcating value streams and driving action. When managed well, the triad works in unison to ensure a comprehensive and layered approach to defence. But what happens when one pillar is weaker than the others? Human risk is incurred by the compromising behaviours of those inside the organisation, both accidental and purposeful. This risk is realised in various ways, from data...

While the UK’s cyber security skills gap is no secret, it seems there has been little progress made in solving it. The 2023 government report on cyber security skills in the UK labour market found that half of all businesses have a basic cyber security skills gap, and 33% have an advanced skills gap – which are similar figures to 2022 and 2021. Meanwhile, the number of cyber security job postings has risen by 30%...