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There's never a dull day in cybersecurity...Below, we round-up some of top stories that hit the headlines this week! A Rough Day for Colonel Sanders While many of us in the UK hit send on our final work email and tucked away our laptops to enjoy a well-deserved long weekend break, Yum! Brands - owner of the world-renown fast food triad of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell - were in the midst of sending...

Research estimates that the average smartphone user has 80 apps on their device, and many companies leverage their own app to communicate with customers. In light of this, it has become critical that due attention is given to maintaining the security of these mobile app ecosystems. Just this year, large mobile-app breaches made headlines through their new use of overlay attacks within mobile app attacks, leading users to believe they were interacting with legitimate apps...

Synopsys has announced it will showcase the Fast Application Security Testing (fAST) offerings that represent the latest capabilities and features of the Polaris Software Integrity Platform® at RSA Conference 2023, April 24-27 in San Francisco. Synopsys fAST Static and Synopsys fAST SCA enable DevOps teams to quickly find and fix vulnerabilities in their proprietary code and open source dependencies through a single fully integrated SaaS platform. Underpinned by modern cloud architecture and scalable multi-tenant SaaS...

The European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2023 are back for a tenth successive year. This year’s sponsors include KnowBe4, provider of the leading security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, and Keeper Security, the leading provider of cloud-based zero-trust and zero-knowledge cybersecurity software protecting passwords, privileged access, secrets and connections. The awards are committed to celebrating the industry’s best bloggers, vloggers, podcasters and social media influencers.   Nominations are open now and the event will take...

New research released by  Lookout, Inc. the increased number of growing threats associated with remote work and bring your own device (BYOD) policies faced by organisations. The State of Remote Work Security aims to help raise awareness amongst IT and security leaders about the growing threats associated with remote work and bring your own device (BYOD) policies. Survey results show that with remote and hybrid working, personal and work tasks blur together and the boundaries...

New research by CybSafe found only 10% of workers remember all their cybersecurity training. This is exposing companies to cyber risk. 1000 US and UK office workers told CybSafe about their cybersecurity training. Half of employees get regular security training courses. A quarter of respondents get none. Cybersecurity training does not include new technologies The survey looked at the use of technologies implemented in the last few years. The way we collaborate and communicate has...

Today Salt Security have released the findings from their latest Salt Labs State of API Security Report, Q1 2023, which found that there has been a 400% increase in unique attackers (over 4800) in the last six months. The report makes it clear that attackers are getting wise to exploiting APIs – and they’re persistent. Attackers will try time and time again until something works. Last year's report found that API attacks increased 681% in...

As important as it is, cybersecurity awareness training might not seem like the most exciting thing in the world, but when it involves plots to rival your favourite network crime dramas, expertly crafted cinematography, and characters to root for? Naturally, it all feels a little bit different.   Of course, we’re talking about the long-awaited return of KnowBe4’s network-quality video series The Inside Man. Back for its fifth season, the show, created and produced by Twist...

Today, Outpost24 released a new report revealing the underground operation of Traffers, cybercriminal organisations reshaping the business of stolen credentials. The Rising Threat of Traffers report, compiled by Outpost24’s Threat Intelligence team, KrakenLabs, provides a deep dive into the credential theft ecosystem, and encourages organisations to evaluate their security measures against these evolving threats. Stolen credentials are a major problem for organisations, causing nearly 50% of all data breaches. While businesses are still trying to...

Cymulate, the leader in cybersecurity risk validation and exposure management, today released the company’s “2022 Cybersecurity Effectiveness Report” which analyzed the results of over a million security posture validation assessments, including 1.7 million hours of offensive cybersecurity testing within Cymulate’s production environments. The report provides critical insights in global cybersecurity effectiveness, critical findings and top attack tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). The report delves into the efficacy of different security controls, the most concerning threats as tested by organizations worldwide, and top...