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UK cybersecurity specialist Barac today unveiled details of how, in May 2019, it identified a sophisticated cyberattack targeting a major African-headquartered financial institution. At the time the attack was identified, hackers had infiltrated the bank’s infrastructure and had begun to make a small number of low-value transactions to other banks located in Bulgaria. Elements of the attack were encrypted in an attempt to evade detection; the encrypted certificates used were signed in North Korea.How the...

By David Orme, Senior Vice President of IDEX Biometrics ASA Digital identity, also known as an amalgamation of information available online that can bind a persona to an individual, is changing the face of personal identity as we know it. In a similar way to its physical counterpart, digital identity can be used to authorise an individual’s access to something that may otherwise be restricted. In the online world, a username, email or password can...

As cyber-attacks continue to increase in sophistication, businesses urgently need to catch-up on detection and defence without compromising on commercial viability. Cyberfort Group, a new breed of cybersecurity provider, has launched to help businesses maximise growth while solving their biggest challenges with cybersecurity strategy. Cyberfort provides expert cyber advice and consultancy, alongside a comprehensive range of cybersecurity products and services. Its mission is to help organisations make better security decisions, achieve compliance and improve data...

KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, reviewed the results of tens of thousands of simulated phishing tests over the course of Q2 2019 and found that more than 50 percent of those related to social media had “LinkedIn” in the title. With this information, organisations need to train their users how to recognise and manage phishing emails that come into the corporate network. KnowBe4’s analysis shows that...

As digital footprints widen and the value of data increases, so too does the risk for organisations. The latest Cyber Security Breaches survey reported that 43 per cent of UK businesses experienced a breach in the previous 12 months. This figure rises to 65 per cent in medium to large businesses. No sector is immune from cyber attacks and the increasing level of sophistication means that they present some of the most the most strategically...

Bitdefender, a global cybersecurity leader protecting over 500 million systems across 150 countries, today announced availability of Bitdefender Browser Isolation. Creating a virtual air-gap between end-user systems and the web, it ensures attackers cannot gain a foothold or escape the execution environment of virtualized browsers.Expressly designed to enable access to web resources without impacting end-user experience, Bitdefender Browser Isolation secures the greatest risk to networks, web browsers. Examples of critical use-cases of secure remote browser...

Perimeter 81, the leading Zero Trust Secure Network as a Service provider, announced today that it has officially unveiled its new cornerstone solution: Zero Trust Application Access. The service is designed to meet the demands of today’s ever-expanding modern network and ensure fully secured, isolated and agentless access to an organization’s critical web applications, secure shell (SSH), remote desktop (RDP), virtual network computing (VNC) and Telnet in an emulated, streamlined and seamless way, regardless of...

Cyber crime remains one of the foremost risks to the legal sector. Targeted attacks against firms are on the rise, with 60% of law firms reported to have suffered an information security incident during 2018, and in 2017 alone, £11million of client money was taken. The threat is greater for larger firms, with 90% of the top 25 law firms and 73 of the top 100 having experienced a threat. The primary threats to the...

Maintel, the cloud and managed services specialist, today announces the launch of its Insight Secure cyber security service, combining sophisticated assessment tools with expert knowledge and support. The offering will provide businesses of all sizes with peace of mind over their cyber security and compliance management. Insight Secure is a suite of consultancy and security services that provide organisations with the intelligence they need to protect their valuable data and to aid the planning and...

The European Union’s Cybersecurity Act is a key step in establishing the regulatory frameworks and certification schemes necessary for developing cyber-resilience. In addition, the Act also provides for a permanent mandate and more resources for the EU Cybersecurity Agency, ENISA. In his 2017 State of the Union Address, President Jean-Claude Juncker said: “In the past three years, we have made progress in keeping Europeans safe online. But Europe is still not well equipped when it...