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Fast-growing voice and data communications specialist, Spectra Group (UK), has announced that it is extending its Cyber Security division in order to give SMEs similar options available to its existing Government, Defence and Public customers in the fight against cyber-attack. Spectra has identified cyber services as the ‘next huge growth area’ and heralds the launch of Spectra Cyber Security Solutions as a natural progression for a company that already has a proven expertise in this...

Global cybersecurity leader Forcepoint™ today released a new study – “The Human Point: An Intersection of Behaviors, Intent & Critical Business Data.” The study showed that, while an overwhelming majority of respondents – 80 percent – believe it’s important to understand the behaviors of people as they interact with intellectual property (IP) and other critical business data, only 32 percent are able to do so effectively. Further, 78 percent believe understanding user intent is important,...

Today, Rackspace®, the managed cloud company, shares its top expertise for businesses looking to improve in-house server performance ahead of peak periods. The smooth running of websites and digital services has become crucial for businesses to secure an advantage over competitors. However, only 33% of IT decision makers in UK businesses have good or strong experience in operating a cloud-based infrastructure, meaning that many will be unprepared to scale and meet customer demand throughout the...

ESET today announced a major refocus of its operations to grow by appointing three new leaders to its key departments of business, technology and operations. The change in the company’s management will bring significant results across the organisation, not only pushing it into the top global IT security vendors, but will also help the company to build stronger leadership and professional expertise in the industry. All appointments are effective immediately. “In thirty years, ESET has...

National Trading Standards is warning consumers about a new scam targeting those looking for help with printer problems. The warning comes after a rise in the number of cases seen by the National Trading Standards eCrime Team. The ‘printer helpline scam’ differs from most scams as it sees consumers contacting the criminals directly, after seeing fake ‘helpline’ numbers in online adverts placed on search engines or social media. Cases seen by the National Trading Standards...

The average private user in the UK has 72 programmes installed on their PC, and 6.7 percent of them are end-of-Life programmes that are no longer patched by the vendor. End-of-life programmes containing unpatched software vulnerabilities are popular attack vectors for hackers to exploit because they are so widespread on devices today. These conclusions can be drawn from just-released Country Reports covering Q4 2016 for 12 countries, published by Secunia Research at Flexera Software, the...

The worldwide public cloud services market is projected to grow 18 per cent in 2017 to total $246.8 billion, up from $209.2 billion in 2016, according to Gartner, Inc. The highest growth will come from cloud system infrastructure services (infrastructure as a service ), which is projected to grow 36.8 per cent in 2017 to reach $34.6 billion. Cloud application services (software as a service ) is expected to grow 20.1 per cent to reach...

Thales has announced the results of its 2017 Thales Data Threat Report, Healthcare Edition, issued in conjunction with analyst firm 451 Research. The fifth annual report indicates global healthcare IT professionals are confronting a rapidly changing, challenging landscape, with 66% of respondents experiencing a data breach and 88% feeling vulnerable as a result. In response, 73% are increasing IT security spending to offset threats to data. Out with the Old, In with the New? While...

Recent global research from Norton by Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC) reveals one in five UK consumers have smart home devices, and an overwhelming majority of them (84 per cent) find they simplify their life. However, while they welcome the added convenience of Internet-connected thermostats, TVs, gaming consoles and baby monitors offer, consumers’ lax security habits and overconfidence in connected devices are leaving them vulnerable. According to the Norton Cyber Security Insights Report, a survey of nearly...

Ad agencies, search engines and cybersecurity specialists should work collectively to tackle the security threat from rising malvertising. Ben Williams, Head of Operations and Communications at Adblock Plus, argues that without this, more users will be exposed to potential security compromises such as malware and phishing, and push further adoption of adblockers as a solution to these threats. According to a report from digital threat management firm Risk IQ, in 2016, total malvertising rose at...