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Security policy and user awareness

• August 20, 2019 20 Aug'19

  Malware still top security threat, say infosec pros

  Malware remains the top security threat to organisations, with ransomware still considered to be the top malware threat and lack of budget the biggest obstacle to defence, a study shows

• August 15, 2019 15 Aug'19

  Australia needs to get digital identity right

  A top Ping Identity executive urges Australia to put more focus on digital identity management following the government’s efforts to lay the groundwork for an open banking regime

• August 15, 2019 15 Aug'19

  Most UK financial firms hit by cyber attack in the past year

  The majority of UK financial companies are failing to prevent cyber security incidents, mainly because of employees failing to follow security policies and a lack of security budget, a survey reveals

• August 14, 2019 14 Aug'19

  DCMS funding aims to increase diversity in cyber sector

  A funding round has been announced as part of the Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund (CSIIF) with aims of encouraging more diverse talent into the UK’s cyber security sector

• August 14, 2019 14 Aug'19

  Digital domain identified as major security threat by Norway’s intelligence service

  Norway's intelligence services has revealed the extent of the threat posed to the country by cyber attacks

• July 30, 2019 30 Jul'19

  Australian firms grappling with “train-smash” of security legislation

  While businesses should avoid going into checkbox compliance mode, the constant flux of regulations on cyber security and privacy has led to calls for more legislative coherence from regulators

• July 26, 2019 26 Jul'19

  86 million reasons to support No More Ransom

  Anti-ransomware cross-industry initiative says it has prevented more than £86m in ransom payments as it marks its third anniversary, which coincides with a resurgence in ransomware in many parts of the world

• July 25, 2019 25 Jul'19

  F-Secure talks up threat-hunting to stay ahead of cyber attacks in APAC

  Cyber security firm calls for organisations to double up on threat-hunting now that nearly all attack and reconnaissance traffic is automated

• July 24, 2019 24 Jul'19

  Zuckerberg responsible for Facebook privacy compliance after $5bn FTC fine

  Facebook pays record fine after breaching users’ privacy, following settlements with Federal Trade Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission

• July 19, 2019 19 Jul'19

  HID weighs in the glacial move towards digital ID

  There are still concerns over data integrity, security and privacy of digital identities, but the convenience of the technology outweighs the risks, says a HID expert

• July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19

  UK poor cyber security practice undermining controls

  UK firms investing in the latest cyber security products and services risk this being undermined by poor security practices, a survey reveals

• July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19

  Lateral phishing used to attack organisations on global scale

  Lateral phishing is a growing type of account takeover that has enabled attackers to target more than 100,000 people by hijacking just 154 email accounts

• July 16, 2019 16 Jul'19

  Digital safety skills initiative launched against cyber crime

  Security industry partners have launched an initiative aimed at raising individuals’ digital safety skills to enable them to protect themselves and their families from most common cyber attacks

• July 15, 2019 15 Jul'19

  Organisations turn to AI in race against cyber attackers

  Businesses are racing to automate their defences as hackers and nation states launch increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks

• July 15, 2019 15 Jul'19

  UK boards ignoring £30bn cyber risk

  Despite the danger posed by cyber attacks to mid-sized companies, boards are not prepared to manage the risk and firms are over-confident in their cyber capabilities, report finds