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Flagstar Bank is notifying customers that a data breach targeting a third-party vendor has resulted in the exposure of personal customer information. Flagstar uses the vendor in question, Fiserv, for transaction processing and mobile banking services. The notice sent out on Friday states that Fiserv is one of the many organisations impacted by the headlining mass MOVEit file transfer hack.  Prior to its 2022 acquisition by New York Community Bank, Flagstar previously had assets of over $31...

A third (34%) of Brits admit that they have given up following cyber security best practice because it feels like an impossible task, according to new research from Thales. The research, which surveyed over 2,000 UK citizens, found an alarming level of consumer apathy when it came to keeping themselves safe online. This apathy is closely tied to feelings of confusion, futility, and information overload. Over half (51%) expressed their struggle to grasp rapid advancements...

Yesterday, Lookout, Inc., the data-centric cloud security company, today announced that its Lookout Mobile Endpoint Security solution has won the “Overall Mobile Security Solution of the Year” award in the 7th annual CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards program conducted by CyberSecurity Breakthrough, a leading independent market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global information security market. Remote and hybrid work have blurred the lines between personal and work tasks and the boundaries...

Cybersecurity giants BAE Systems, DarkTrace and GCHQ are on a mission to address the industry’s gender diversity gap by recruiting more female coders during Cyber Awareness Month. Despite cybersecurity being one of the fastest-growing industries in tech, analysis of the latest ONS Annual Population Survey reveals that women make up just 19% of cyber professionals in the UK. Yet with an estimated 1.8 million cybersecurity job vacancies at the end of 2023, the industry is...

Acton-based cyber security company, JUMPSEC, recently visited a local primary school to share how its team protects some of the world’s biggest brands from hackers, malware, and other cyber-attacks. As Ealing Borough’s security partner, JUMPSEC has teamed up with the council to collaborate and deliver social value to the community. This kicked off on Friday 22nd of September, at Dairy Meadow Primary School in Southall as part of its first careers event of the academic year....

Today, cyber risk management company Outpost24 have announced the appointment of Allan Robertson as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Robertson is responsible for overseeing company-wide revenue generation and building an enhanced, integrated go to market approach to accelerate sales and customer growth. The appointment of Robertson as CRO further bolsters the expansion of Outpost24’s leadership team in order to support the company’s exponential growth and develop long-term strategies that enhance current product offerings. Recently, Outpost24 announced...

Today, password management company Keeper Security has announced that it has been authorised by the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Program as a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA). Keeper is the first password management company to join this global effort to identify, define and catalogue publicly-disclosed cybersecurity vulnerabilities. As a CNA, Keeper has the ability to directly assign CVE IDs and publish CVE records for vulnerabilities discovered in its own source code and vulnerabilities in third-party...

Netwrix has surveyed more than 1,600 IT and security professionals worldwide to reveal how their organisations reduce the financial impact of a data breach via a cyber insurance policy. According to the survey, 44% of organisations are insured and 15% plan to purchase a policy within the next 12 months. Before being offered a policy, organisations typically need to go through a security audit by the prospective insurer. “The insurer’s audit will highlight security gaps...

Adarma has announced the appointment of James Todd as Chief Technology Officer. This strategic appointment builds on the company's continued commitment to improving security operations outcomes for enterprise and upper mid-market organisations and follows Adarma’s recent investments in people and talent, its SOCKET Threat Management Platform, and in enhancing and expanding its service offerings. With a distinguished career spanning more than 20 years in the field of cybersecurity, James joins Adarma from KPMG, where he...

WatchGuard® Technologies, provider of unified cybersecurity, today announced the acquisition of CyGlass Technology Services, a provider of cloud and network-centric threat detection and response solutions that help organisations see risks, stop threats, and prove compliance. CyGlass's cloud-native platform utilises advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities to deliver enterprise-class cyber defence across hybrid networks, to mid-sized and small organisations at an affordable cost and without hardware. WatchGuard notes that the CyGlass technology will...