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CREST report highlights problems of stress and burnout among cyber security professionals

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

A new report published by CREST looks for solutions to the increasing problems of stress and burnout among many cyber security professionals, often working remotely in high-pressure and under-resourced environments. CREST – the not-for-profit body that represents the technical security industry including vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, incident response, threat intelligence and SOC (Security Operations Centre) – highlights its concerns and says that more needs to be done to...

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Quantum encryption capable of large-capacity data transmission

Published in Datacentre + Network Security Security + Compliance

Quantum encryption technology is now , opening up practical applications in genomic medicine and research.

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FireEye Mandiant launches Cloud Security Assessments

Published in Cloud + MS Datacentre + Network Security Security Security + Compliance

Cloud Security Assessments help organizations understand cloud-specific threats and security controls while improving detection, investigation, and response.

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FireEye acquires Cloudvisory

Published in Cloud + MS Datacentre + Network Security Security Security + Compliance

Cloudvisory technology to expand cloud security capabilities of FireEye Helix, allowing customers to monitor multi-cloud environments, manage hybrid-cloud firewalls and integrate security for container platforms.

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Weak passwords cause ransomware woes

Published in Identity/Access Management Security + Compliance

As one of the leading types of cyber-attacks, ransomware is expected to dominate cybercrime in 2020. According to PreciseSecurity.com research, weak passwords were one of the most common cybersecurity vulnerabilities in 2019, causing 30% of ransomware infections in 2019.

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Nation-state hacks on the rise

Published in Datacentre + Network Security Device Security Security + Compliance

Radware has released its 2019-2020 Global Application & Network Security Report. The report found that more than one in four respondents attribute attacks against their organisation to cyberwarfare or nation-state activity. In 2018, 19% of organisations believed they were attacked by a nation-state. That figure increased to 27% in 2019. Companies in North America were more likely to report nation-state attribution, at 36%.

Human error to blame for 8 in 10 data breaches in 2021

80 per cent of data breaches in 2021 were caused by user error, according to new analysis of data...

Report focuses on insider threats

Bitglass, the Next-Gen CASB company, has just released Threatbusters, its 2019 Insider Threat...

Cloud scrubbing services with automation and scale

A10 Networks has introduced an advanced solution for Service Providers to deliver more profitable...

HackerOne introduces Cybersecurity Investment Metric

HackerOne has published When ROI Falls Short: A Guide to Measuring Security Investments with Return...

Westcon-Comstor and Rackmount.IT partner to strengthen Cisco infrastructure

Westcon-Comstor teams up with Rackmount.IT to empower Cisco partners across EMEA by enhancing...

Ransomware remains largest cyber threat to SMBs

OpenText has published the 2022 BrightCloud® Threat Report which outlines key data points and...

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Case Study: @nifty Delivering IT Security to Their Customers with Kaspersky

NIFTY Corporation is one of the leading Telecoms and Internet Service Providers in Japan, supplying high-speed broadband connectivity to more than 1.39 million broadband users. Providing robust security for the many subscribers to its online services is very important because repeated security breaches or loss of service may result in customers suffering damage or losses - and ultimately leaving NIFTY and moving to competitors' services.

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