Press Releases

Hitachi Europe limited and My1Login have announced a Technology Partnership to deliver enhanced security solutions to address one of the cybersecurity industry’s most compelling challenges – passwords. The combined solution optimises security and convenience whilst enabling a significant ROI as a result of a number productivity and efficiency benefits. The two companies will deliver solutions utilising Hitachi’s VeinID Five product together with My1Login’s Identity and Access Management software to eliminate the need for passwords in...

Corelight today released new capabilities that provide users with greater network security visibility and the ability to support advanced threat analysis across their entire environment, from physical to cloud. Corelight’s new Software Sensor and Corelight Cloud Sensor for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) deliver comprehensive security insights into network traffic on any platform.   “Organizations today are faced with the challenge of limited visibility across distributed locations, or they have built their network infrastructure in the cloud using Google Cloud or other platform providers,” said Vijit Nair, senior director...

Outpost24, the vulnerability, security assessment and cybersecurity exposure company, has recently revealed the appointment of Matilda Tidlund as a new board member. Tidlund brings a wealth of cybersecurity knowledge and experience from her tenure as Chief Security Officer (CSO) at Telia Company, one of the biggest multinational telecommunications and mobile network operator in the Nordics and Baltics. Mrs. Tidlund will join the existing directors, including chairman of the board from leading software investment firm Monterro,...

New research has revealed that COVID-19 related phishing emails are still a serious threat as found by KnowBe4, a dedicated security awareness training and simulated phishing platform. The results from the Q3 2020 top-clicked phishing report, exactly half of the most clicked phishing emails contained a coronavirus reference – and this was the most popular out of all the ones tested in the KnowBe4 phishing simulator. This was closely followed by social media messages (47%)...

Securonix, Inc., has announced the appointment of Brett Bowman as Chief Financial Officer and Dilshan Ratnayake as Chief People Officer. The company also added product engineering leadership from companies including Amazon, Microsoft and IBM. The C-suite and technical leadership appointments will aim to continue encouraging growth and accommodate explosive demand for the Securonix Next-Gen SIEM platform. “Securonix has experienced unprecedented market traction by allowing customers to cut the cord on traditional security monitoring and leverage...

Next-Gen SIEM provider, Securonix has announced availability of its SearchMore functionality that helps operations teams better detect and respond to threats that bypass preventative and detection controls. The company states that "SearchMore delivers the industry’s first Community-Powered Threat Hunting capability and provides the ability to search on real-time, streaming data, as well as long-term data." CEO Sachin Nayyar elaborated: “This is a huge step in cybersecurity monitoring. With a combination of cloud-native and big data...

(ISC)² has announced today that it will add Global Knowledge to its portfolio of Official Training Providers for the UK, thus expanding the range of leading training organisations offering (ISC)2 certification preparation training. Global Knowledge will be providing exam preparation training for the full range of (ISC)2 certifications to its UK customer base, delivering pathways to new sectors and audiences, increasing the size of the UK channel presence for (ISC)2 and responding to increased demand and...

Entersekt, a global specialist in digital security solutions, is urging banks and other financial institutions not to underestimate the time it will take to meet strong customer authentication (SCA) compliance mandates set by the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) in Europe. The company has made its SCA checklist and whitepaper “Turning a compliance challenge into business success” available to help financial institutions (FIs) as they prepare to meet the full SCA requirements. Though the legislation...

CyberSmart has raised £5.5 million in a heavily oversubscribed Series A funding round led by VC firm IQ Capital and respected cyber security and tech entrepreneur investors. The funding will be used to fund the growth of the company, which enables small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to combat the constant threat of cyber-attacks and increasing regulation in an ever-evolving technological landscape and increasingly connected digital operating space. CyberSmart has seen a massive increase in demand...

BlockAPT announces a major accomplishment in being successful with the London Office for Rapid Cybersecurity Advancement (LORCA) accelerator programme, which is backed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport. LORCA helps scale early-stage cyber companies in the UK and internationally.  Reinforcing BlockAPT’s mission to proactively safeguard organisation’s digital assets against persistent cyber threats today and tomorrow, LORCA chose BlockAPT as a result of our unique security centralised management platform, the team’s commitment and...