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Application security and coding requirements

• March 23, 2016 23 Mar'16

  Gov.uk Verify not secure enough for NHS, says HSCIC

  The government’s Verify identity verification platform isn’t secure enough for the NHS, so Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group and HSCIC are working to add extra levels of security

• March 21, 2016 21 Mar'16

  Australian government defence report recognises cyber threat

  The cyber threat to Australia is outlined in the recent government defence white paper, but experts are unimpressed

• March 21, 2016 21 Mar'16

  The cyber threat to eastern European enterprises

  Organisations in eastern Europe are targets for cyber criminals and although they are aware of it, they often fail to protect themselves against it

• March 08, 2016 08 Mar'16

  Half of IT professionals struggle with enterprise patching

  Many businesses struggle with the volume of software security updates and believe IT teams do not understand the difference between applying a patch and remediating a vulnerability, a survey has revealed

• March 01, 2016 01 Mar'16

  Cyber security professionals in Singapore could get 20% pay rise

  E-commerce and cyber security professionals in Singapore could gain 10 to 20% pay rises if they move companies, due to increased demand of niche IT skills

• March 01, 2016 01 Mar'16

  RSAC16: Cyber attackers still after low-hanging fruit, dark web study shows

  Tracking a cyber adversary that is recruiting and the skills they desire can improve the overall maturity of an organisation’s security programme, according to Digital Shadows

• February 26, 2016 26 Feb'16

  Israeli high-tech startups seek UK funding

  Israeli high-tech startup companies visit London in search of venture capital and angel investors

• February 19, 2016 19 Feb'16

  Australian C-suite executives fail to take security seriously

  Australia’s executives need to get their heads out of the sand when it comes to cyber security and realise they are part of the solution

• February 17, 2016 17 Feb'16

  Application security a key priority for 2016, says Hewlett Packard Enterprise study

  Businesses should focus on application security, changes in threats and regulations, and vulnerabilities in emerging technologies, says Hewlett Packard Enterprise

• February 05, 2016 05 Feb'16

  Mobile apps are big threat to business security, researcher warns

  Attackers could already be exploiting the fact that most mobile apps are ‘leaving the door wide open’ through poor and insecure coding practices, says security researcher James Lyne

• February 03, 2016 03 Feb'16

  Most UK firms lack cyber resilience, Ponemon study shows

  Despite understanding the severity of cyber threats, most UK companies are not resilient to attacks and lack confidence in their ability to recover

• January 29, 2016 29 Jan'16

  HSBC online services hit by DDoS attack

  HSBC was hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, which targeted its online personal banking services.

• January 29, 2016 29 Jan'16

  The need for cyber security skills in Australia balloons

  Demand for people with the right mix of skills to keep organisations in Australia safe from cyber attack is far in excess of supply

• January 28, 2016 28 Jan'16

  Islamic State in recruitment spree for Indian hackers

  Islamic State is recruiting hackers in India to steal sensitive data from governments with offers worth as much as $10,000 a job

• January 15, 2016 15 Jan'16

  GMB union gets good response from MPs over British Airways IT outsourcing concerns

  MPs will try to set up a meeting with BA senior management to discuss union’s concerns over outsourcing of IT jobs to Indian supplier TCS