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The UK's public sector is under siege. Not by visible enemies, but by a wave of cyber threats. In 2024, the National Cyber Security Centre reported a 16% increase in serious attacks impacting national security. These aren't theoretical risks. They are real, growing, and increasingly sophisticated ranging from ransomware attacks shutting down local councils to state-sponsored attacks probing NHS infrastructure. This rise in hostile activity has prompted urgent legislative attention. The UK government’s forthcoming Cyber...

The recent Global Industrial Cybersecurity Benchmark 2025 by Takepoint Research, sponsored by Forescout, revealed an overconfidence in critical infrastructure security. Notably, the research found that 44% of industrial organisations claim to have strong real-time cyber visibility, but nearly 60% have low to no confidence in their Operational Technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) threat detection capabilities. Additionally, it was reported that a third of organisations take more than 90 days to remediate threats. The...

With today's unpredictable cyber threat landscape, proactive security measures are crucial. Infinity Global Services (IGS) offers penetration testing (PT), a vital service that uncovers vulnerabilities before exploitation. Delivered by a team of seasoned experts, IGS's penetration testing service has now achieved CREST accreditation. This globally recognised standard validates the quality, methodology, and integrity of IGS's assessments. This ensures clients receive trusted, high-assurance testing aligned with the highest industry standards, fortifying their defences against cyber threats....

Keeper Security has achieved System and Organisation Controls (SOC) 3® compliance, demonstrating the company’s commitment to the highest standards of security for all users. The SOC 3 report, governed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), is a public-facing certification that validates the security, availability and confidentiality of Keeper’s systems. As part of an annual Type II audit process, an independent third-party auditor conducted rigorous testing and evaluation of Keeper’s internal controls to...

Keeper Security has announced its placement as the Overall Leader in GigaOm’s Radar Report for Enterprise Password Management for the fourth consecutive year. With this designation, Keeper is proud to represent the balance between GigaOm’s highlighted traits of maturity and innovation, as well as feature and platform capabilities. Vendors are rated on key features that differentiate their solutions, emerging features to show how well each vendor implements capabilities that are not yet mainstream, as well...

The winners of the European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards were announced at a ceremony held at Novotel ExCeL, as part of Pulse Conference’s Cyber 100 event on the 4th June 2025. The awards celebrated the industry’s best blogs, podcasts and vlogs, as well as the exceptional talent who contribute to these forums. The award ceremony was organised by Eskenzi PR, sponsored by Keeper Security and hosted by Pulse Conferences, in partnership with the IT Security Guru...

Advanced Cyber Defence Systems (ACDS) has today unveiled plans for further global expansion with the establishment of its new French entity. This follows its expansion across APAC last year through partnerships and personnel hires in the region. ACDS France will help organisations across France, as well as mainland Europe, to protect the expanded attack surface that comes with building and running complex, often multi-national, organisations. The expansion of ACDS into France comes at a time...

Keeper Security has unveiled an update to its password management platform: Keeper’s upgraded One-Time Share. The new feature enables bidirectional, single-use encrypted sharing between Keeper users and non-users, providing customers with a secure way of exchanging confidential information with their customers, vendors and partners. The new bidirectional sharing feature builds upon the functionality of Keeper’s existing One-Time Share (OTS) feature. OTS is designed to securely share credentials and files with a selected recipient for one-time...

Check Point has announced significant advancements to its Quantum Force Security Gateways family. As a result, all Quantum Force Security Gateways for data centres and perimeters are set to receive a 15-25% performance uplift in threat prevention throughput, delivered automatically via a software update. In parallel, Check Point is rolling out a new line-up of AI-powered Quantum Force Branch Office Security Gateways. These new gateways are engineered to provide enterprise-level firewall security with up to...

Check Point Software has announced the launch of its next generation Quantum Smart-1 Management Appliances. These appliances deliver 2X increase in managed gateways and up to 70% higher log rate, with AI-powered security tools designed to meet the demands of hybrid enterprises. Fully integrated within the Check Point Infinity Platform, they offer faster, more intelligent threat detection and response through a unique hybrid mesh architecture and integration with over 250 third-party solutions. Nataly Kremer, Chief...