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Yesterday kicked off with the launch of Security Serious Week where over 100 cyber-security experts came together for a photo call outside Tower of London to show support for a more secure online future and put a stop to the number of breaches hitting major organisations! The first ever Security Serious Week, runs from Monday 26 to Friday 30 October and will see 70 of the world’s most renowned experts in cyber-crime and security offering...

PhishMe Inc., the leading provider of phishing threat management solutions, today confirmed it has introduced Computer Based Training (CBT) modules, available for all to access – completely free of charge. Released today in support of Security Serious week and National Cyber Security Awareness Month, PhishMe’s CBFree offers high quality security awareness modules covering a variety of security topics to meet an organisation’s compliance obligations. PhishMe’s CBFree is a library of awareness CBTs, comprising of 12...

Corero Network Security (LSE: CNS), a leading provider of First Line of Defense® security solutions against DDoS attacks, today confirmed it is backing the UK’s Security Serious initiative. Over 50 of the world’s most renowned experts in cyber-crime and security have committed to offering their time and expertise for free to others who want to become more security savvy and cyber-aware. Adding its support, Corero is to host an online presentation on the topic of:...

Security Serious is all about the IT security industry, and the professionals that work within it, working together non-gratis to help make UK Plc a safer place to trade online. The campaign has the tagline “we take security seriously – do you?” Yvonne Eskenzi, the driving force behind this campaign, explained, “Security Serious is all about those that can’t, learning from those that can – it’s simple really. I plan to bring together our leading...

Today marks the start of Security Serious week, spearheaded by Yvonne Eskenzi, director at Eskenzi PR. Around 50 UK organisations stood together in solidarity at Trinity Square Gardens showing that UK Plc is serious about security. The week continues with back to back webinars and seminars. Find out more at www.securityserious.com

Incidents of the breach that have been revealed in the last 24 hours by Talk Talk, where millions of customer’s details have been stolen and were left unencrypted, according to the company, is negligent and unforgivable.  Encrypting customer’s data is one of the most basic processes you can do to protect customers’ privacy.  As Dido Harding CEO of TalkTalk said this morning in an interview with LBC’s Nick Ferrari “going forward I, like every other...

In this Cyber-Hostile world, renowned experts are joining forces to inspire others to become more security savvy. Security Serious is all about the IT security industry, and the professionals that work within it, working together non-gratis to help make UK Plc a safer place to trade online. The campaign has the tagline “we take security seriously – do you?” Yvonne Eskenzi, the driving force behind this campaign, explained, “Security Serious is all about those that...

Vidder Inc., the inventor of precision application access, today announced the results of the Enterprise Application Security Market Research Report, an independent study conducted by King Research to understand the current state of controls for enterprise application access; which stringent access controls are deemed useful; and to what extent these access controls are being implemented. The survey of more than 400 InfoSec professionals reveals that despite widespread and highly publicized security breaches, most companies still...

Cyber crime has formally emerged as the single largest type of offence in the UK following the reclassification of crimes by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The reclassification – which has formally increased the number of crimes set out in the Crime Survey of England and Wales by around 40 per cent – has been welcomed by APMG International who says it will drive greater awareness of cyber crime, assist law enforcement agents, and...

“Enterprises across all industries are increasingly using open source software to reduce development costs and accelerate time to market. Yet there are thousands of open source security vulnerabilities reported every year, with 98% of companies unaware of the extent of, and licensing requirements of, the open source code they are using.  Additionally, 67% of companies do not monitor their open source code for security vulnerabilities,” said Ian Kilpatrick, chairman Wick Hill Group. “Because companies today...