Latest Business & Knowledge Security Breaches & Attacks
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Feature
The AI-Crypto Nexus: Navigating the Risks and Rewards of a Transformative Convergence
Two technological tidal waves are converging: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cryptocurrency. Individually, each has the power to reshape industries and redefine how we interact with the world.
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News
Australia’s Privacy Regulator Sues Medibank Following Massive Data Breach
Australia’s largest health insurer, Medibank, is facing a lawsuit filed by the country’s privacy regulator after a significant data breach compromised the personal details of millions of individuals.
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Rising cybersecurity threats prompt wide-scale US grid tests
In a bid to assess the resilience of North America’s power sector, the North American Electric Reliability Corp (NERC) has revealed finalisation of cybersecurity stress-tests.
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Training
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and ISO/IEC 27002:2022, and how they affect your organisation
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 is the newest iteration of the international standard that sets out the specifications for an ISMS (information security management system).
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Managing Business Risks: Walking the Tightrope to Growth — #RISK
Companies are stepping up investment in IT, digital transformation and cybersecurity even amid warnings of an imminent recession, a recent PwC survey found.
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IT response plans lacking despite increasing ransomware threat
While the majority of state and local IT leaders in the US consider ransomware and associated cyber-risks to be an ongoing threat to their organisation, almost half of private and public sector entities are yet to put appropriate incident response plans in place.
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Cybersecurity fears now greater than Covid anxiety for global business community
Cyber perils are the biggest concern for companies globally in 2022, with the threat of ransomware attacks, data breaches or major IT outages causing the most anxiety for cyber specialists.
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Analysis
Experts shed light on security landscape for 2022
A new report has been released looking at priorities organisations should concentrate on in a bid to improve business security as global economies emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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First fully autonomous delivery system creates contactless travel
An airport in North America is benefiting from the travel environment’s first fleet of fully autonomous delivery robots for food and retail.
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Experts call for greater efforts to tackle the challenges of digital transformation
World experts in digital processing and the socio-economic impact of technological change have called for concrete action to ensure the protection and promotion of people’s rights.
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Shoppers warned against online fraud as holiday season approaches
Seasonal shopping has well and truly started, and as online transactions pick up, consumers have been encouraged to be on their guard so as not to fall victim to web-based fraud.
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Sunderland to become UK’s most advanced smart city
The city of Sunderland in the United Kingdom is set to benefit from next generation 5G mobile infrastructure.
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Feature
Keys to a Sustainable Security Strategy
For decades, technology leaders have focused on building a strong perimeter around their networks. But that approach to cybersecurity is no longer sustainable or effective: Globally distributed teams and complex supply chains have dramatically changed the way organizations create, store, and share data. As change continues to accelerate, many enterprise leaders are re-evaluating their cybersecurity strategies.
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HMRC spends over £260K on cybersecurity training
HM Revenue Customs (HMRC) has spent £262,251 on cybersecurity training for its staff over the past two financial years.
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The work-from-home model has ‘tested CISOs like never before’
Human error considered the biggest cyber vulnerability for organisations as the hybrid workforce presents new challenges for CISOs.
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UK looks to beef up digital supply chain security
The British government is seeking views on what measures can be taken to enhance security of businesses’ digital supply chains and third-party IT services.
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Blog
The journey to automation
Cyber security defence strategies are too often reliant on manual processes - this needs to change as we enter the age of AI, argues Jan Tietze
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News
Major UK construction companies work together to counter cyber attacks
The cyber security heads of major contractors working in the UK are drawing up guidance for dealing with online attacks and other cyber security matters, especially when working in joint ventures.
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Blog
Driving cloud security from the edge for post-COVID success
Investments in cloud infrastructure have helped companies survive a potentially catastrophic period in the pandemic. Now it’s time to look at boosting security from the edge, argues David Shepherd.
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News
Global cyber-attacks ‘top 600 a minute’
An average of 648 online threats per minute took place worldwide in the fourth quarter of last year, up 10.2% on the previous three months, according to research by security company McAfee Labs.