Security News

Kaspersky Lab Automatic Exploit Prevention technology, embedded in most of the company’s endpoint solutions, has detected a series of targeted cyber-attacks. The attacks were attempted by a new piece of malware that exploited a previously unknown zero-day vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows operating system. The intension was for cybercriminals to gain persistent access to victim systems in the Middle East. The vulnerability was patched by Microsoft on 9 October. An attak via a zero-day vulnerability...

CompTIA, the world’s leading technology association, has today announced the launch of a fully funded cyber security training programme for Scottish businesses. Funded by the Digital Scotland Business Excellence Partnership, and aligned to Skills Development Scotland’s Digital Skills investment plan, ‘Cyber Ready Scotland: A professional Upskilling Pilot Programme’ will upskill IT workers to give them and their companies the cybersecurity skills necessary to protect them online. Cybersecurity is a tier 1 national threat. However, the...

Over a quarter (27%) of enterprise IT departments must wait at least a month before they can install vital security updates. That’s according to a new ‘State of Software Delivery’ report from enterprise content delivery company Kollective, which examines the software testing and distribution bottlenecks throughout large organisations in the US and UK. Kollective’s report, which incorporates research from 260 IT managers, leaders and decision makers, highlights how the network security of UK businesses is...

With Operational Technology (OT) attacks on the rise, Nozomi Networks and IBM earlier this week announced that they have teamed up to bring industrial organizations around the world easier access to deep OT network visibility and continuous threat detection. The news follows recent warning from various bodies – including the UK’s NCSC and the US’ DHS and FBI of an increased treat to critical infrastructures  which could potentially cause damage far beyond the obvious economic...

Enterprises face a dilemma when it comes to defence against today’s modern DDoS attacks: do they trust the surgical precision of an on-premise DDoS protection solution or go with a DDoS cloud scrubbing solution? It’s a tough decision for IT managers to make, as whichever option chosen will be the companies way of protecting themselves from cyberattacks. But, why even choose between the two? When it comes to defending from cyberattacks, enterprises need all the...

If you are at the water cooler muttering “But that’s EXACTLY the graph they asked for.” Enter SIN#1… “Get me a plot of x versus y, colour-coded by z!” They sounded so sure when they asked you, so you created what they wanted, showed it to them, and they hated it. Ok, a bit melodramatic. But in my experience, building the metrics people ask for rarely delivers the insight they want. Why? Often, when someone...

The data protection and security landscape is all set for change next year with the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).  There will be regulatory burdens, but you can also use GDPR  to bring some focus on what you do and improve your security stance. If you’re serious about security, GDPR can help. Remember… The new rules are part revolution/part evolution - the new system builds on the current one if you already comply...

SolarWinds MSP, a global leader in delivering comprehensive, scalable IT service management solutions to IT solution providers and MSPs, today published survey findings outlining the preparedness of UK and U.S. businesses in dealing with cybersecurity breaches. The report reveals that businesses are gravely optimistic about their ability to deter and cope with malicious attacks, despite the majority experiencing a breach over the last year and nearly one-fourth experiencing more than 10. The potent combination of...

(ISC)2, an international non-profit membership association, and Learning Tree International (OTCQX:LTRE) today announced a global agreement to enhance development of the professional cybersecurity practice around the world. (ISC)2 certifications will now be recognised within Learning Tree’s proprietary course library and provided within the commercial training frameworks it maintains for major organisations, including the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency). The collaboration broadens access to the best cybersecurity practices, knowledge, and principles documented over 28...

Financial institutions are under pressure to ramp up security, with trends such as the increased take-up of mobile banking putting banks’ IT infrastructure defences at growing risk of cyber-attack. Increasingly, customers are playing an important role in highlighting security incidents, with a quarter (24 per cent) of financial institutions saying that some of the threats they faced in 2016 were identified and reported to them by a customer. According to the Financial Institutions Security Risks...