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Over 70% of CISOs feel that the importance of information security is not recognised by senior leadership. That’s according to research from cyber security solutions provider BSS, which explores ‘How CISOs can succeed in a challenging landscape’.  Of the 150 UK-based information security decision makers surveyed, under a third (28%) agreed that the value of their role was recognised by the board. Less than a quarter (22%) stated that they are actively involved in wider business...

Netwrix has revealed additional findings for the education sector from its survey of 1,610 IT and security professionals from more than 100 countries. According to the survey, 69% of organisations in the education sector suffered a cyberattack within the last 12 months. Phishing and user account compromise were the most common attack paths for these organisations, while phishing and malware (such as ransomware) topped the list for other verticals. What’s more, 3 out of 4...

Nozomi Networks has released the results of a new study highlighting an immediate need for EU critical infrastructure organisations to revise their operational technology (OT) security and risk management priorities to meet NIS2 compliance. The report “Driving cyber resilience: the impact of the NIS2 Directive” found that the legislation appears to be a substantial challenge for most critical infrastructure organisations. Many still do not have visibility of all assets and networks to ensure full compliance and...

In its latest report, JUMPSEC revealed that attacker-reported ransomware attacks increased by 87% in the UK and 37% globally in the first half of 2023. This follows reports of ransomware growth slowing at the end of 2022. Victims refusing to pay, higher security spending, or threat actors focusing on Russia-Ukraine were all theories for the slowdown. The company now expects 2023 to be the most prolific year for ransomware, surpassing the previous highs of 2021....

With today being International Women in Cyber Day, what better opportunity to celebrate the impact of female cyber professionals in the industry? As we navigate through a world where data breaches and ransomware attacks are commonplace occurrences, the significance of a multi-talented and resilient cybersecurity workforce cannot be overstated. Meet Kirsty Perrett, a skilled Lead Cyber Engineer at Thales, stationed at the Thales Ebbw Vale Campus in South Wales. Kirsty is not only diversifying the...

Netwrix, a cybersecurity vendor that makes data security easy, today revealed additional findings for the education sector from its survey of 1,610 IT and security professionals from more than 100 countries. According to the survey, 69% of organisations in the education sector suffered a cyberattack within the last 12 months. Phishing and user account compromise were the most common attack paths for these organisations, while phishing and malware (such as ransomware) topped the list for...

British officials are warning organisations about integrating artificial intelligence-driven chatbots into their businesses, saying that research has increasingly shown that they can be tricked into performing harmful tasks. In a pair of blog posts due to be published Wednesday, Britain's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said that experts had not yet got to grips with the potential security problems tied to algorithms that can generate human-sounding interactions - dubbed large language models, or LLMs. The...

QVANTUM, an innovator in agile corporate planning solutions, today announced that it is expanding further into global markets by introducing its service portfolio of customized workforce cost planning options to organizations across the United States. Collaborating with workforce planning and controlling specialist, Christian Fritz, QVANTUM has developed a practical use case that empowers businesses to engage in precise workforce planning. This expansion into the US market will accelerate QVANTUM’s growth as an industry innovator. An...

Salt Security, the API security company, has announced its Salt Technical Ecosystem Partner (STEP) programme, which the company says makes it easier and faster for enterprises to leverage the deep API adaptive intelligence Salt provides to reduce risk throughout their API ecosystem. Salt is integrating its AI-driven API security insights across organisations’ existing workflows and tools as part of the programme. The STEP programme accelerates those integrations, enabling joint customers to strengthen their API security...

New research released today from ThreatX, the leading API and application protection platform, reveals that consumers believe today’s cybersecurity talent shortage is in large part due to limited exposure to the profession and a lack of cybersecurity education and training at a younger age within school systems. 90% of consumers polled say they have concerns about the future of cybersecurity if more isn’t done at an earlier stage to expose students to the field, and...