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IT risk management

• June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19

  AI will drive reskilling in problem solving, creativity and collaboration

  A study from the Economist Intelligence Unit has found that executives do not believe that artificial intelligence will lead to job losses, but staff will need retraining

• June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19

  APT attack on telcos highlights need for comprehensive defence

  A global cyber attack against multiple telecommunications firms underlines need for comprehensive approach to cyber defence, say researchers and industry commentators

• June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19

  Cyber attackers using wider range of threats

  Businesses need to ensure they are able to defend against a wide range of threats in the face of increased malicious Office documents, Mac malware and web application exploits, report shows

• June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19

  UK firms downloading vulnerable open source software

  Vulnerable open source software components are posing a security threat to UK firms, according to a report that also shows how best practice, including automation, can reduce the risk

• June 24, 2019 24 Jun'19

  Hospitality industry at highest risk of phishing

  Benchmarking report shows average phish-prone percentage across all industries and sizes of organisations at 29.6% – up 2.6% since 2018

• June 21, 2019 21 Jun'19

  UK takes world lead in surveillance camera security

  Although the UK is sometimes referred to as “the most surveilled country” in the world, it has taken the lead in setting minimum security requirements for surveillance cameras. But how will this make a difference internationally?

• June 21, 2019 21 Jun'19

  Nominations open for UK’s security unsung heroes

  The Security Serious cyber awareness campaign has opened nominations for the fourth annual cyber security Unsung Heroes awards

• June 21, 2019 21 Jun'19

  Small business not necessarily weakest security link

  Small businesses may not be the weakest link in the supply chain after all, with a lack of skills and best practices being bigger factors, a study by (ISC)² reveals

• June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19

  Enterprises challenged with security basics

  Visibility, security tool overload and manual reporting are cited as top concerns by UK security leaders, a report reveals

• June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19

  UK to launch security standard for surveillance cameras

  The UK is launching the world’s first voluntary cyber security standard and compliance certification mark for the manufacturers of surveillance cameras

• June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19

  Most mobile apps vulnerable to malware

  iOS and Android apps equally vulnerable to being exploited remotely by malware, report reveals

• June 19, 2019 19 Jun'19

  Lloyds Bank uses community effort to push out DevOps

  The developers and IT operations teams were once separate. Now they are one. The challenge is getting this to scale across the business

• June 19, 2019 19 Jun'19

  IoT Security Foundation publishes smart building whitepaper

  The IoT Security Foundation has published a guide on security for smart buildings to highlight key issues and gather feedback to inform future guidance for industry stakeholders

• June 19, 2019 19 Jun'19

  Converged security takes centre stage at IFSEC

  The importance and benefits of combining physical and cyber security was underlined in the opening session of the 2019 IFSEC security conference

• June 19, 2019 19 Jun'19

  UK government pushes data-driven agenda

  A smart data report has been published with consultations under way, while an open call for evidence has been launched to help shape the national data plan