Stripe Olt achieves industry accreditation
Bristol-based cybersecurity business Stripe OLT has achieved an industry certification which is recognised the world over. Stripe OLT knew it was critical to establish a widely acknowledged governance framework within their business – successfully achieving their ISO 27001 this month. The ISO 27001 certification is a framework that helps organisations establish, implement, operate, and manage […]
Staffers reject ‘boring’ cybersecurity – Tessian
A new survey by the email security company Tessian suggests a concerning number of employees are not engaged in their company’s ‘boring’ cybersecurity endeavours. The study comes as it emerged three quarters of UK and US companies have experienced a security incident in the last 12 months. The How Security Cultures Impact Employee Behaviour report […]
Hackers steal millions from major cryptocurrency exchange
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange platform Liquid has fallen victim to enterprising hackers who compromised its warm wallets and made off with more than UK £70 million in various cryptocurrency assets. “At roughly 7:50 AM SGT on August 19, Liquid’s Operations and Technology teams detected unauthorised access of some of the crypto wallets managed at Liquid,” reads […]
Stripe OLT recognised with CREST certification following recent demand for security systems testing
It has recently been confirmed that Stripe OLT – who are most recognised for their practice and delivery of penetration-testing – has joined a group of cybersecurity providers certified by CREST, the cybersecurity certification and accreditation body. Penetration-testing (which is also known as pen-testing) is an ethical hacker-employed technique that tests the system security of […]
Mask and temperature detection among major features added to CyberLink’s FaceMe Security
CyberLink – the AI and facial recognition technologies company – has recently announced significant enhancements to its FaceMe Security, adding to the company’s facial-recognition-based features such as people identification and contactless access control. The updates include the ability to identify people with a high degree of precision even when wearing a mask, as well as mask […]
New cyber vulnerability ranking platform secures $500,000 in funding
RankedRight, the new platform which has been predicted to boost the efficiency of IT security teams across the world, has recently secured $500,000 in seed funding. RankedRight Created in the UK, RankedRight is a triage system that follows an IT security team’s pre-set rules to automate the time-consuming yet crucial process of ranking vulnerabilities in […]
Dell to continue supporting cybersecurity start-ups by renewing partnership with LORCA
It has recently been announced that Dell Technologies has renewed its enterprise membership with LORCA (London Office for Rapid Cybersecurity Advancement). Partnered together since 2018, the membership renewal secures more opportunities for Dell to connect with cyber-innovators at LORCA’s roundtables and forums whilst also allowing the former to support UK cyber start-ups through mentoring and workshops. The LORCA […]
Microsoft preparing to launch end-to-end encryption for Teams
It has recently been announced that Microsoft Teams will be launching end-to-end encryption at the company’s Ignite conference, reports Forbes. One of the major driving forces behind the update is to improve user-security as home-working continues as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s been suggested that customers will have the ability to enable end-to-end […]
Organisations form cybersecurity partnership to improve Scotland’s online threat resilience
A new cybersecurity partnership has been formed by ten organisations to help boost Scotland’s resilience to online threats, reports Holyrood. The CyberScotland Partnership – which will be working alongside the UK National Cyber Security Centre – has been established ensure that individuals as well as organisations throughout Scotland can gain easy access to accurate guidance […]
Home workers hit by “silent stealing” cyber-tactics
It has been reported that one of the primary tactics recently being employed by cyber-criminals is to go after significantly smaller sums of money on a mass scale. Some of the primary targets of this cyber-crime are home workers whose numbers have significantly increased as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In many instances, these […]