Today, Synopsys has released its 2023 Software Vulnerability Snapshot report, showcasing a notable decline in vulnerabilities within target applications. The Synopsys Cybersecurity Research Center (CyRC) analysed the data, revealing a decrease from 97% in 2020 to 83% in 2022. This…
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Centripetal Launches Global Partner Program
Today, threat intelligence powered cybersecurity pros Centripetal have launched their partner program to protect organisations around the world by operationalising threat intelligence to safeguard them from every known cyberthreat. The Centripetal Global Partner Program gives organisations the opportunity to implement…
How to Protect Businesses From Holiday Season Cyber Scams
During the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales this year, Brits plan to spend an estimated £3 billion, with over half of UK adults (51%) planning to splash the cash over the holiday weekend. But it’s not just a lucrative…
The Role of Cyber Wellness in Safeguarding Businesses
As I step out of our London office at lunchtime, I’m bombarded with establishments that promote ‘wellness’ in their description. From the £12 salad bar to the yoga and meditation studio, the nail salon to the library, I’m faced with…
Half of Data Security Leaders Struggle to Keep Pace With AI Evolution
The fourth annual State of Data Security Report by Immuta highlights the current state of data security amid organisations’ rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI tools. The report found that most executives (88%) say that their employees…
CAPSLOCK & BAE Systems Course Aims to Tackle the UK’s Cybersecurity Skills Gap
Cybersecurity training company CAPSLOCK and BAE Systems, a global leader in defence, aerospace and security solutions, have launched a new partnership, designed to provide learners with the knowledge and hands-on experience they need to join the UK’s growing cybersecurity sector.…
Netskope Delivers the Next Gen SASE Branch, Powered by Borderless SD-WAN
Netskope have unveiled their Next Gen SASE Branch, a major step forward in infrastructure that uses Netskope’s award-winning Borderless SD-WAN to transform how organisations manage their most critical networking and security functions and optimise enterprise branches everywhere. In today’s digital…
China’s biggest bank hit by LockBit ransomware; US Treasury markets impacted
On November 8th, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) was impacted by a ransomware attack that disrupted a subset of their Financial Services (FS) systems. ICBC is China’s largest bank with the Financial Services unit based in New…
Outpost24 CORE advancement delivers complete visibility of technology assets and threat exposure
Outpost24 has made significant updates to its offering with the release of Threat Explorer, an advanced vulnerability intelligence and custom alerting tool for continuous threat monitoring. The new module, available as a part of the Threat Compass threat intelligence solution,…
Electric Ireland Confirms Compromise of 8,000 Customers’ Personal and Financial Data
Electric Ireland, an Irish utility company, released an announcement confirming that 8,000 customer accounts containing personal and financial information may have been compromised. Though the exact details of the breach are unknown, the statement explained that “Electric Ireland is aware…