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Looking To The State Of Cybersecurity For The Year Ahead.

By Tim Brown, VP of Security, SolarWinds MSP 2018 was a prolific year within the cybersecurity and wider tech landscape. Data breaches have consistently made headlines, and as a result, we have seen the public mood sour toward many well-known companies whose brands have been quite damaged—potentially irreversibly. The rate of high-profile cyber-attacks and data breaches shows no signs of slowing down either—especially as the value of customer data continues to grow. While 2019 may...

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(ISC)² Director Of Cybersecurity Advocacy Selected As Co-Chair Of NICE Working Group On Training And Certifications.

(ISC)² – the world’s largest nonprofit membership association of certified cybersecurity professionals – today announced that John McCumber, director of cybersecurity advocacy, North America, has been selected as a co-chair for the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Training and Certifications (T&C) subworking group. McCumber replaces outgoing co-chair Linda Montgomery of the Cyber World Institute, who had served a two-year term, and he will lead the group in its ongoing efforts to support cyber resiliency...

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Orange Acquires SecureData To Increase Its International Reach And Expertise In Cybersecurity.

Orange announces the acquisition of 100% of SecureData Group, and its consulting subsidiary SensePost. SecureData is the largest independent cybersecurity service provider in the UK, the largest market in Europe. This acquisition is yet another step toward establishing Orange’s position as a leading player in the European cybersecurity market. Orange has announced today the acquisition of SecureData Group for an undisclosed amount. The UK-based company, SecureData, is the largest independent cybersecurity service provider in the...

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IP EXPO Manchester Returns For 2019 With A Look At The Dark Side Of Technology.

Imago Techmedia today announces the launch of IP EXPO Manchester 2019, co- located at Digital Transformation EXPO. The event will showcase industry leaders and those at the forefront of technology, to encourage debate and inform attendees on the critical technological issues affecting modern business. Returning to Manchester Central on 3-4th April, this year’s event will have a timely focus on cyber security. Despite the introduction of GDPR, the last 12 months has seen organisations suffer...

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Trend Micro Finds One Third Of Cybersecurity Staff Feel Isolated From The Business.

Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today revealed that IT executives responsible for cybersecurity feel a lack of support from company leaders, and 33 percent feel completely isolated in their role. IT teams are under significant pressure, with some of the challenges cited including prioritising emerging threats (47 percent) and keeping track of a fractured security environment (43 percent). The survey showed that they are feeling the weight...

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State Of Utah Projected To Save Millions Of Dollars With Forescout’s Integrated ServiceNow Solution.

Forescout Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSCT), the leader in device visibility and control, today announced it has created an integrated solution with ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) to deliver an asset intelligence solution for customers, such as the State of Utah. To protect approximately 60,000 network-connected devices across state agencies that serve 3.1 million inhabitants, the State of Utah relies on Forescout’s integrated solution with ServiceNow’s offerings for automated, agentless visibility and real-time asset management, resulting in projected...

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Wiltshire Payments Security Specialist Selected Again For Top Industry Body In Brazil.

A leading UK payments and cyber security company has been selected for the second year running by the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) to shape the payments industry in Brazil. Wiltshire based Foregenix, which opened its São Paulo office in early 2018, is one of 20 companies to be selected by the PCI SSC Brazil Regional Engagement Board. The board, introduced as a pilot initiative in 2018, brings together some of Brazil’s leading companies...

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Plexal Bolsters Global Cybersecurity Hub With Two International Partnerships.

Innovation centre Plexal, which delivers LORCA, the government-backed cybersecurity programme, today announces partnerships with the Global Cyber Alliance, City of New York, and the New York Economic Development Corporation. The partnerships are designed to help cybersecurity companies scale internationally while also expanding Plexal’s role as a major global cybersecurity cluster. Plexal is announcing that the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) has become a supporting partner, meaning that Plexal members and members of the LORCA cohort will...

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SolutionsPT To Host Cryptomining Webinar For OT Professionals.

Industrial IT software provider SolutionsPT will host a free webinar exploring the evolving cyber security threat posed by Cryptomining infections and how they can be prevented, on Thursday, February 21st. Designed for Operational Technology (OT) professionals, the Introduction to Cryptomining webinar will examine the specific threat Cryptomining poses to OT environments and discuss the solutions that will enable organisations to guard against it. Cryptomining is a malware threat that affects Industrial Control Systems (ICS), enabling...

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Radware Report Shows Average Cost Of Cyberattack Now Exceeds $1.6 Million.

Radware® (NASDAQ: RDWR), a leading provider of cybersecurity and application delivery solutions, today announced it has released its 2018-2019 Global Application and Network Security Report, in which survey respondents estimate the average cost of a cyberattack has climbed to $1.1M. For those organisations that calculate (versus estimate) the cost of an attack, that number increases to $1.67M. The top impact of cyberattacks, as reported by respondents, is operational/productivity loss (54%), followed by negative customer experience...

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