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  • 2019 cyber security predictions: What will the big trends in IT security be next year?

    • 14 Nov 2018

    There’s still a decent chunk of 2018 remaining, but that hasn’t stopped the first cyber security predictions for 2019 from emerging.

  • DDoS botnets target university and educational websites during term time

    • 6 Nov 2018

    Educational websites suffered a rise in DDoS attacks in the third quarter of 2018.

  • Check Point announces 4% revenue rise for Q3 2018 and Dome9 acquisition

    • 2 Nov 2018

    Check Point Software Technologies enjoyed a four per cent revenue increase for the third quarter of 2018.

  • SANS coming to London this November

    • 2 Nov 2018

    SANS will return to London this November for a full week’s worth of cyber security courses.

  • Small businesses repeatedly hit with ransomware because they can’t afford proper defence

    • 30 Oct 2018

    Cyber criminals are actively targeting small businesses because of the scant resources they can dedicate to protecting the huge amount of data they have on their clients and employees.

  • NCSC reveals achievements on second anniversary

    • 30 Oct 2018

    The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) defends the UK from more than ten attacks every week on average.

  • Google+ will close due to privacy bug that exposed data of 500,000 users

    • 30 Oct 2018

    Google is to close its Google+ social network due to a bug in the API that may have exposed the data of 500,000 users to outside developers.

  • Organisations can protect easily deceived employees with new Kaspersky solution

    • 30 Oct 2018

    Half of businesses say that reducing potentially risky online actions of their employees remains a key challenge.

  • Attacks on iPhones up four-fold in September

    • 30 Oct 2018

    Cryptomining attacks against Apple iPhones increased by almost 400 per cent in September, according to Check Point Software Technologies, which has just revealed the most common malware threats of last month.

  • Garrison secures almost £23m of funding for ‘world’s first truly secure web browser’

    • 30 Oct 2018

    Garrison - a specialist provider of ultra-secure web browsing technology - has raised £22.9 million in additional funds from London-based investors.

  • Infected USB devices claim more victims every year

    • 12 Oct 2018

    USB devices have become the preferred way for cyber attackers to spread crypto-mining malware after it emerged that one in ten USB infections is a crypto-miner.

  • BGL’s anti-fraud model wins major award

    • 10 Oct 2018

    A new counter-fraud machine-learning model developed by a Peterborough-based finance firm has received a national award for fighting fraud.

  • Kaspersky Lab wins notable female recognition and appoints new chief technology officer

    • 9 Oct 2018

    Kaspersky Lab has announced some significant people news recently, with the appointment of a new chief technology officer and a notable recognition.

  • Tesco Bank fined £16.4m for cyber security failures

    • 3 Oct 2018

    Tesco Bank has been fined £16.4 million for its lax reaction to a cyber attack from late 2016 and the sub-standard cyber security defences that led to it.

  • Up to 50m Facebook accounts compromised by ‘View As’ flaw

    • 2 Oct 2018

    Around 90 million Facebook users were asked to re-enter their log-in details after it emerged that a widespread security flaw may have been exploited by hackers to access a user’s account.

  • Check Point named Gartner Magic Quadrant leader for seven years running

    • 28 Sep 2018

    Check Point Software Technologies has been recognised as a leader in the 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat Management (UTM) for the seventh year in a row.

  • How a very public cyber attack can deal long-term reputational damage

    • 26 Sep 2018

    New research has highlighted how a cyber attack can cause seemingly irreparable damage to a company’s reputation.