Security

Cyber security has remained a hot topic for organisations as cyber attacks directed at business organisations are on the rise. According to the Atlas VPN investigation, companies across North America reported a 93% increase in cyber attacks in the past 12 months.

SecureAge Technology has announced the addition of a new feature to its SecureAPlus application control solution so that home users don’t need to become cyber security experts. Automatic Mode allows the SecureAPlus AI engine to build personalised ‘allow lists’ without user input, preventing malicious files from causing irreparable damage – a timely solution that helps secure the gap between company networks and home device...

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation has launched the Lattice Sentry solutions stack and the Lattice SupplyGuard supply chain protection service. The Sentry stack is a combination of customisable embedded software, reference designs, IP, and development tools to accelerate the implementation of secure systems compliant with NIST Platform Firmware Resiliency (PFR) Guidelines (NIST SP-800-193).

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into sharp focus the urgent need for global connectivity that enables the business community to switch to remote operation at the flick of a switch.

Renesas Electronics has introduced an Ultra-High-Definition (UHD) surveillance camera reference design to address today’s high accuracy object detection and recognition needs for video security and surveillance systems.

Not too long ago, there was very little to link Wirecard, the disgraced payments platform in Aschheim, Germany, with Boohoo, the fast-fashion online retailer in Leicester, England, but both have recently been embroiled in high profile scandals. By Nish Kotecha, Chairman and Co-Founder of Finboot and Bryan Foss, NED, Visiting Professor at Bristol Business School and member of the FRC Audit & Assurance Council

In a survey of UK cyber security, IT and business professionals, 86% of businesses expect cyber attacks to increase over the next 12 months. The survey, commissioned by WatchGuard Technologies, also reveals that 44% of organisations have experienced a cyber attack over the last year – and alarmingly, another 11% either didn’t know, or were unsure whether they had been targeted.

Foty-three percent of employees have made mistakes resulting in cyber security repercussions for themselves or their company, according to a new global report from Tessian.

UK workers are being targeted by a new SMS phishing scam designed to trick victims into handing over details of their HSBC bank account.

The Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) Platform provider ThreatConnect, has announced that they have appointed Progress Technology Services as their exclusive UK distribution partner. ThreatConnect is the only security platform with comprehensive intelligence, analytics, automation, orchestration, and workflow capabilities native within a single solution.