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Shortage of security staff over Christmas

Published in Datacentre + Network Security Security + Compliance

Consumers growing less forgiving: only 4% would unconditionally stay with a business that failed to inform them of a cyber-attack.

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Rampant growth of DDoS attacks in 2016

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Neustar has published “DDoS & Cyber Security Insights,” an in-depth research report that provides statistical analysis of the distributed denial of services (DDoS) attack and mitigation data collected through Neustar SiteProtect. The report examines the growth of DDoS attacks during 2016, providing specific in-sight into multiple attack vectors, such as DNSSEC amplification and Internet-of-things (IoT) botnets.

Published in Datacentre + Network Security Security + Compliance

With state-sponsored hacking now a mainstay of the global threat landscape and cybercriminals pushing into new, powerful forms of ransomware, 2017 is shaping up to be a challenging year for the security community. By Adam Vincent, CEO, ThreatConnect.

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Seven Security predictions for 2017

Published in Compliance/Governance/Risk Management Datacentre + Network Security Device Security Security + Compliance Security-as-a-Service

Security researchers at WatchGuard Technologies warn of ransomworms, IoT botnet zombies, civilian cyber cold war casualties and the use of AI in attacks in the next 12 months.

Published in Compliance/Governance/Risk Management Datacentre + Network Security Device Security Identity/Access Management Security + Compliance Security-as-a-Service

By Jeff Kukowski, Chief Operating Officer, SecureAuth.

Published in Compliance/Governance/Risk Management Datacentre + Network Security Device Security Identity/Access Management Security + Compliance Security-as-a-Service

The Global Cyber Alliance (GCA), an international, non-profit organization focused on addressing systemic cyber risks, has appointed Troels Oerting, Group Chief Security Officer & Group Chief Information Security Officer of Barclays, as the 2017 Chairman of the Board. His one-year term begins on January 1, 2017.

Thales to provide partner Fujitsu with increased security capabilities

Fujitsu adopts Thales’s Cloud HSM and Key Management solutions to expand its managed PKI security...

Businesses set to increase IT spend in 2016

Three quarters of UK businesses plan to increase IT budget next year, with 62% identifying security...

The rise of the digital ransomware business

AppRiver’s Global Security Report shows business is booming for online extortionists.

Aqua Security acquires CloudSploit

Aqua Security is expanding into cloud security posture management (CSPM) with its acquisition of...

McAfee launches Dubai Cyber Defence Centre

New centre will give Middle Eastern and European customers immediate insight into local cyber...

How long will it be until it’s commonplace to see CIOs being promoted to CEOs, asks Piers Linney, Co-CEO of Outsourcery

The future of the CIO and their business is dependent on their ability to take control and become...

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