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ISC2 – the world’s leading nonprofit member organization for cybersecurity professionals – announced a partnership with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to launch the IBM and ISC2 Cybersecurity Specialist Professional Certificate. The new entry-level program, available exclusively via the Coursera platform, is designed to prepare prospective cybersecurity professionals for a career in the field. By completing a joint 12-course series, incorporating the domains from ISC2’s Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) certification training, candidates with no previous experience can obtain the in-demand skills and...

Third-party cyber-attacks remain one of the most significant threats facing organisations across the globe. Most recently, Bank of America, a multinational investment banking and financial services corporation, began notifying customers that a November 2023 hack against one of its service vendors resulted in the exposure of personally identifiable information (PII).  The breach occurred following a security incident against Infosys McCamish Systems (IMS), a subsidiary of Infosys that provides deferred compensation plan services to Bank of...

Roughly 12.7% of people are working from home full-time, with an additional 28% working part-time. This is so convenient for both the employees and the employers. There’s more work and more candidates, and all the expenses are lower. However, one thing that is higher (unfortunately) is the exposure to cybersecurity risks. You have so many employees working on devices that are not necessarily secure. Their networks may not be secure either, not to mention their...

Cash App has become one of the most popular mobile payment services in the UK and the US in recent years, thanks to its ability to allow users to instantaneously transfer money between one another. As well as transfers, customers can open savings accounts, invest in stocks and cryptocurrency, access debit cards, and take out personal loans. In many ways, it has become a faster, easier-to-use, and digital version of a bank.  However, there have...

A household name among American media companies, Verizon Communications on Wednesday began notifying employees that an insider may have gained access to their data. According to the breach notice to the Maine Attorney General, an unauthorized employee opened a file containing sensitive data of 63,206 other employees.  While customers are not believed to have been impacted in this breach, Verizon is warning that the exposed employee data could include Social Security Numbers, National Identifiers, full...

The world is growing more digitised every year and the need for advanced data management solutions has become a dire concern. However, this reliance has also come with the risk of data being corrupted, compromised, or lost. This is why Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology helps configure a unique and robust method of protecting data. To understand how it works, here’s a look at why RAID has become a successful tool in the...

Almost one in five Irish firms experienced a significant cyber attack or data breach in 2022, according to research by Aon. It's no wonder that Irish businesses are concerned about cybersecurity, with ever evolving threats and new and novel attack vectors (for example recent news suggests that half of Irish managers 'don't fully understand' AI potential). A new Cyber Ireland roadmap, unveiled by the national organisation, suggests that demand for cyber skills will only grow....

The majority of large enterprises spend an average of 3-5 months integrating and training teams on each new security solution - at the expense of threat hunting, vulnerability scanning and security awareness training  However, major contradictions are rife, with 76% believing more tools equate to better security  Attitudes to cybersecurity within the UK's largest organisations are highly contradictory and risk exacerbating existing risks, stress, and inefficiency, new research from SenseOn has today revealed. The research...

Signing up for a website using your Facebook or Google credentials can be super handy as it streamlines the registration process, saving you from having to come up with and keep track of usernames and passwords. This method, called Single Sign On (SSO), involves using your social media account info or email. Many websites opt for SSO technology because Google and Facebook actively monitor accounts for any activities and offer authentication features compared to most...

Research commissioned by Cohesity, a leader in AI-powered data security and management, reveals the majority of companies are paying ransoms and breaking their ‘do not pay’ policies. The research polled from over 900 IT and Security decision-makers, 301 from the UK, shows that companies operate in a ‘when’, not ‘if’, reality of cyberattacks. Nearly all companies polled, a staggering 97% in the UK, have paid a ransom in the last two years, and the vast...