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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,...

Feedzai, the RiskOps platform for financial risk management, announced that it has been named as a leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Responsible AI for Integrated Financial Crime Management Platforms 2022 Vendor Assessment. The IDC MarketScape evaluated the vendors on fairness, explainability, robustness, lineage and transparency – the five foundational elements of responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI), or the framework that builds trust within AI solutions. According to the report, “Feedzai has been at the forefront of responsible...

Analysing the software security practices of 130 organisations including Adobe, PayPal and Lenovo, Synopsys's Building Security in Maturity Model (BSIMM) report has found a nearly 50% surge in activities to secure open source software components and integrate security into developer toolchains; indicating greater initiative to tackle software supply chain security over the last 12 months. The findings highlight a significant increase in activities that indicate BSIMM member organizations are implementing a “shift everywhere” approach to...

Net Consulting Ltd., a specialised digital consultancy and managed-services provider for the public and private sectors, has announced it has become a Palo Alto Networks Cortex® XMDR Specialization partner, joining a select group of channel partners who have earned the distinction. Net Consulting has proven its operational capabilities and fulfilment of business requirements as well as completed technical, sales enablement and specialisation examinations. The Cortex XMDR Specialization allows Net Consulting to combine the power of best-in-class Cortex...