Security policy and user awareness
8 career tips for IT security professionals
In this e-guide, we explore how thousands of firms have fallen behind when it comes to security awareness training. Also we discuss why it is crucial that businesses around the world encourage their employees to learn cyber security skills.
News : Security policy and user awareness
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December 13, 2019
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Dec'19
Alarm bells ring, the IoT is listening
With Christmas bearing down on us, a series of vulnerability disclosures has drawn attention to the parlous state of IoT security, and serves as a timely warning to people planning to buy smart devices as gifts
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December 09, 2019
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Dec'19
Public sector still losing user devices in high numbers
The Ministry of Justice has lost 354 smartphones, PCs, laptops and tablets in the past 12 months, according to a Freedom of Information request, and other government departments are in the same boat
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December 09, 2019
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Dec'19
China bans foreign computing kit from government contracts
All government offices and public institutions must eliminate foreign hardware and software within three years, according to a leaked directive dubbed 3-5-2
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December 06, 2019
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Dec'19
How commodities firm ED&F Man solved its threat detection challenges
After a minor server breach, leading commodities trader turned to Vectra’s Cognito service to expose hidden threats, spot privilege misuse, and conduct conclusive investigations
In Depth : Security policy and user awareness
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Get ready for CCPA: Implications for UK businesses
The California Consumer Privacy Act, a wide-ranging data privacy and consumer protection law, comes into effect on 1 January 2020. How does CCPA differ from the EU GDPR regulations and what are the responsibilities for UK businesses operating in the US? Continue Reading
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Taking responsibility for security in the cloud
From accidental leaks to full-on data breaches, maintaining security across cloud services is becoming a headache for enterprises. What questions should organisations be asking of their cloud service provider and, ultimately, whose responsibility is cloud security anyway? Continue Reading
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Security puzzle calls for some joined-up thinking
The age of digitisation brings new risks to organisations, so security needs to be more integrated Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Security policy and user awareness
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Making sense of the current UK Cybersecurity Skills scene
But that is for the future. For the here and now I strongly recommend participation in the DPA cybersecurity skill sub-group in order to make sense of what it happening and ensure that your needs, ... Continue Reading
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Insurability is the key to Cybermaturity
Most organisations are uninsurable. They spend large amounts on security products and services technology but they are not doing that which reduces the risk of a successful cyberattack, limits the ... Continue Reading
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Hack the Kop – the Reds are sitting ducks
Liverpool may be flying high at the top of the Premier League table right now, but when they get home after a hard-fought 90 minutes, their fans are the most likely to have had their personal data ... Continue Reading
Opinion : Security policy and user awareness
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Security Think Tank: Data-centric security requires context and understanding
The belief that effective perimeter security is the best way to protect data is a fallacy that is being repeatedly exposed. We must recognise the need for a data-centric security model to protect data from both internal and external threats, but what does this mean for security professionals? Continue Reading
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Security Think Tank: Risk-based response critical to protect data
The belief that effective perimeter security is the best way to protect data is a fallacy that is being repeatedly exposed. We must recognise the need for a data-centric security model to protect data from both internal and external threats, but what does this mean for security professionals? Continue Reading
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Security Think Tank: Is data more or less secure in the cloud?
Misconfigured cloud environments are increasingly identified as the source of damaging data breaches and leaks, raising serious questions for enterprises. Where does responsibility for data security in the cloud lie, and how can security professionals best work with their teams and cloud providers to resolve the problem? Continue Reading
Videos : Security policy and user awareness
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2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in the EMEA security market
Find out what security initiatives IT decision makers are planning in 2017
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Lauri Love - my battle with extradition
A court ruled today that Lauri Love, a 31-year old electrical engineering student, from Suffolk, can be extradited to the US to face hacking charges.
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CW500 Security Club: Ashish Surti, information security director at Clutch Group
Mobile threats are the fastest growing form of cyber-attack, but user awareness is still poor