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A new cyber security services company has launched today, which pledges to deliver unparalleled expertise and cutting-edge technology to organisations. Headquartered in Glasgow, Acumen offers clients a fully managed 24/7 Security Operations Centre (SOC), while its roster of partners include CrowdStrike, Elastic, Fortinet, and Barracuda. “Our 24/7 Security Operations Centre strives to combine the right people, technology, and methodologies. We set ourselves an ambitious goal – there’s no one-size-fits-all solution to cyber security challenges, but...

The UK has officially attributed a major cyberattack on the Electoral Commission to China. The attack compromised the personal data of approximately 40 million voters, marking the first direct implication of China since the breach came to light. The breach, disclosed by the Electoral Commission in August of the previous year, was initially identified in October 2022. However, it was confirmed that hostile actors gained unauthorised access to the organisation’s systems as early as August...

Today zero-trust, zero-knowledge and password pros at Keeper Security have released the findings of their 2024 Keeper Security Insight Report, The Future of Defence: IT Leaders Brace for Unprecedented Cyber Threats. The report found that emerging attack vectors were presenting significant risk, with business leaders feeling a lack of confidence in their ability to defeat threats from these new attack vectors. The survey was conducted with over 800 IT and security leaders globally. The report found...

Today, Think Cyber Security Ltd has announced that it has raised a £3 million late seed funding round to deliver measurable secure behaviour change. The multi-award winning, National Cyber Security Centre recognised firm offers an innovative and uniquely real-time Redflags® subscription software solution which gently guides and nudges staff to secure behaviours, with measurable impact. UK investor Fuel Ventures led the funding round. To date, ThinkCyber has raised a total of £3.6 million in funding. Organisations...

Today, Keeper Security, the leading provider of zero-trust and zero-knowledge cybersecurity software protecting passwords, passkeys, privileged access, secrets and remote connections, has announced significant improvements to its Admin Console User Interface (UI) and a new onboarding experience, reinforcing its commitment to delivering a seamless and secure user experience. The latest updates improve the functionality and aesthetics of Keeper’s Admin Console, providing administrators with powerful, easy-to-use tools to efficiently manage and safeguard their organisations. Craig Lurey,...

Comforte AG and ACI Worldwide have announced a partnership together to accelerate payment modernisation with global PCI DSS v4.0 Compliance. PCI DSS v3.2.1 will be retired on March 31, 2024, as it will underscore the need for businesses and companies to act swiftly and comply with v4.0 until it comes into full effect on March 31, 2025. Real-time payments software ACI Worldwide and provider of data-centric security solutions comforte AG will focus on offering customers...

Today, Eskenzi PR are proud to announce that nominations are open for the 11th annual European Cybersecurity Bloggers Awards. The 2024 event is sponsored by KnowBe4, Keeper Security and Coro and supported by our media partners, Infosecurity Magazine and the IT Security Guru. The awards aim to celebrate the industry’s best blogs, podcasts, and vlogs, as well as the exceptional talent who contribute to these forums. This year, the award will feature a brand-new category...

API security professionals Salt Security have released new threat research from Salt Labs highlighting critical security flaws within ChatGPT plugins, presenting a new risk for enterprises. Plugins provide AI chatbots like ChatGPT access and permissions to perform tasks on behalf of users within third party websites. For example, committing code to GitHub repositories or retrieving data from an organisation's Google Drives. These security flaws introduce a new attack vector and could enable bad actors to...

New research by Netskope Threat Labs has revealed that infostealers were the primary malware and ransowmare families used to target the healthcare sector. Healthcare was among the top sectors impacted during 2023 by mega breaches, an attack where over one million records were stolen. The report also examined the continued increase in cloud app adoption in the healthcare sector as well as malware trends across the sector. The report is based on anonymised usage data...

Threat intelligence pros, Centripetal have announced that it has been selected as the Official Cyber Network Security Partner for the Boston Red Sox and Fenway Park. Under the multi-year partnership, Centripetal will protect the Boston Red Sox by deploying its CleanINTERNET® solution at Fenway Park and their training facilities.  Bad actors are increasingly looking to the sports industry in their quest for new targets. National sports teams, major and minor leagues, global sporting associations, and...