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Jamie Akhtar, aside from being the CEO and co-founder of CyberSmart, is a veritable titan of the cybersecurity industry. From cutting his teeth in New York serving as CTO for investment firms and gaming companies, to turning his attention to the underdogs, Jamie has a refreshing and unique take on the industry at large.  Can you tell me a bit about you and your background? I’ve been obsessed with technology for as long as I...

Written by Chris Roberts, Fortinet We face an exciting evolution in the cybersecurity sector.  Attackers are becoming both more efficient and intelligent at evaluating their targets and successfully carrying out their intended campaigns. Often money is at the forefront of their minds but, as we have seen recently, drivers may also be geo-political or activist views. Whatever their motivations, financial or otherwise, their methods continue to be both immoral and, in most jurisdictions, illegal. Understanding...

Earlier this week it was announced that the Transatlantic Cyber Security Business Network (TCBN) have partnered with the International Cyber Expo 2022. The event, which runs from 27th-28th September at Olympia London, Kensington, will host 5000 delegates and over 100 leading cyber vendors. As part of the event, TCBN will host its own exhibit that will provide a central hub for the team and members to participate, network and collaborate throughout the event. TCBN, established...

As industrial organisations digitise their environments, this is exposing critical operational technology (OT) to security vulnerabilities, while presenting new windows of opportunity for cybercriminals. Since last year, there has been an 88% increase in OT vulnerabilities, which are used to attack critical infrastructure and expose vital systems to potentially devastating breaches. With OT systems supporting energy, water, transportation, environmental control systems and other essential industrial equipment, attacks on these vital assets can inflict severe economic...

Our browsers only show us a small section of the internet. Beneath the visible sites of the internet lie a series of encrypted sites making up what you know as the Dark Web, a catch-all term for sections of the internet inaccessible without specific software. In the 1990’s, a group of researchers for the Department of Defence wanted a way for spies across the globe to communicate. They imagined an anonymised and encrypted network, an...

International Cyber Expo today announced the speaker line-up for its annual Global Cyber Summit sponsored this year by Snyk, and hosted at Olympia London on the 27th and 28th of September 2022. Introduced by former CEO of NCSC, Professor Ciaran Martin CB, the Summit endeavours to be an educational platform for IT professionals, C-Level executives and board members on the issues impacting the industry; both current and emerging.   In a combination of roundtable discussions, fireside...

Passwords are traditional. As long as only you and the people you trust know them then, you can operate anonymously and with security on the Internet and various applications. Passwords are safe. Well not really. Not anymore.     Passwords are reused. They are successful for months, years even. Yet, the reliance on a singular method of authentication is foolhardy. If something can go wrong, it will. Eventually, a data breach reveals a password and it...

A cyberattack, first identified last Thursday, has caused a "major" computer system outage affecting companies within the NHS, including the 111 call line. Reportedly, a number of health and care systems delivered by business software and services provider Advanced are currently experiencing major outages. Advanced has 26 NHS clients, according to Digital Health Intelligence, and they supply services to thousands of healthcare professionals. The company's Adastra software works with 85% of NHS 111 services, where...

Cybersecurity has never been a low-stress field. The industry attracts dedicated, highly-skilled perfectionists who are all too willing to shoulder the burden of a company’s cybersecurity without complaint. Yet, increased threats of ransomware and cyberattacks are creating an anxiety filled workplace. The current technological skills gap means there is frequently too much work for too few people. Stress, working overtime, missing holidays and birthdays, it’s all too often considered ‘part of the job.’ 9 in...

CREST, the international not-for-profit, membership body representing the global cyber security industry, in consultation with the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), has launched the OWASP Verification Standard (OVS), a new quality assurance standard for the global application security industry. CREST OVS provides mobile and web app developers with greater security assurance and accredited organisations with enhanced access to the growing app development industry. CREST OVS measures an organisation’s ability to execute and deliver assessments...