NCSC recognises Queen’s University Belfast for cybersecurity education
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has recently recognised Queen’s University Belfast as one of the UK’s Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Education (ACE-CSE) after showing its commitment to on-campus cybersecurity education and promoting community cyber-skills. NCSC’s ACE-CSE programme – developed alongside the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport – seeks to […]
UK confirms involvement in covert cyber operation against IS
The UK have used a range of cyber tactics in a covert operation to interfere with Islamic State’s (IS) technology and propaganda, reports Sky News. General Sir Patrick Sanders, Commander of Strategic Command and Jeremy Fleming, GCHQ Director, spoke on Sky News’ ‘Into The Grey Zone’ podcast about the tactics used against IS throughout the operation. Although […]
Rising demand for Darktrace technology as sophisticated cyber-attacks continue to surge
Global cyber AI company Darktrace has recently announced that there has been increased demand for its latest product release, Version 5 of its self-learning Darktrace Immune System, as customers look to tackle security challenges related to home working and new waves of sophisticated cyber-attacks. Requests to trial the company’s Cyber AI technology in December 2020 […]
Rise in home working cybersecurity concerns
There have been rising concerns surrounding the cyber-security of home working in recent weeks, reports the BBC. Following the UK Government’s decision to impose national lockdown measures in January 2021, official data has shown that one in three UK employees are currently working from home environments. As a result, there are cybersecurity threats facing businesses […]
Manchester the “perfect location” for Coalfire’s EMEA HQ
Global cybersecurity consultancy, Coalfire, have recently claimed that Manchester is the ideal location for the company’s new EMEA headquarters, reports Insider. Coalfire – who were acquired by Apax Partners in 2019 – confirmed in December 2020 that they would be taking on a 5,500 sq-ft space at the City Tower. Andy Barratt, UK Managing Director, […]
Betafence achieves PDSC Digitally Aware accreditation
Secured by Design (SBD) member company Betafence have achieved the Police Digital Security Centre’s (PDSC) Digitally Aware accreditation, demonstrating to customers, staff and suppliers how important the security of their information is to their business. PDSC Digitally Aware accreditation With 65,000 cyber security attacks on UK SMEs daily, and 41% of UK consumers claiming they […]
Sophos named as Common Vulnerability and Exposure Numbering Authority
Sophos has recently been named a Common Vulnerability and Exposure (CVE) Numbering Authority (CNA) in the CVE program, a recognised international standard for identifying and naming cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Sophos and CVE With this status, Sophos is authorised to assign CVE identification to unique vulnerabilities within the scope of its products. Security researchers can now work directly with Sophos […]
UK’s Eastern businesses to get access to free cyber-threat monitoring
ERSOU (Eastern Region Special Operations Unit) has recently announced that businesses and organisations across the Eastern region of the UK can now get access to Police CyberAlarm, a free tool designed to help monitor the threats they face from malicious cyber activity. Police CyberAlarm – which is funded by the UK Government – monitors the […]
Cyberattacks threaten 2 in 5 Brits working from home
A new study by Fasthosts has revealed that two in five British home-working employees have not received any caution regarding COVID-19 scams and are therefore at risk of cyber-attacks. The data reveals that over half of the UK (54%) are currently working without a VPN, a simple browser encryption which keeps personal and company information […]
Demand for Cyber Threat experts forces companies to increase salaries
While Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) has played a key role in the public sector for many years, a growing demand from the private sector is making CTI one of the fastest growing cyber security markets. These are some of the findings in a new Cyber Threat Intelligence, UK Employment Market Report 2020, published by Trident […]