I have personally recruited into the Cyber Security industry for 15 years and I have sadly witnessed a significant number of companies posting fake jobs across the various platforms, especially over 2020. I wanted to explain some of the different types of fake jobs, why they exist and how you can qualify them quickly. An algorithm reposting old jobs from companies t...

Will the CISO /CSO become the fall person in the next 12 months?In theory the chief information security officer is meant to be accountable for being an;AdvisorStrategistEnablerChampionThe CISO should be Identifying, understanding, translating and ensuring that the companies security capability is as resilient and as ready as possible. Engaging with the various teams working...

Should a business ever pay a ransomware demand? The one word that universally incites fear, concern, stress and sleepless nights across every in a business is commonly known as Ransomware.   What is Ransomware? Ransomware is a type of malware from cryptovirology that threatens to publish the victim's data or perpetually block access to it unless a ransom is paid....

The role of Chief Information Security Officer or CISO has been around for 25 years, pioneered Steve Katz 1995, but only seems to have gained traction more broadly over the past 5 - 7 years. The role has now firmly established itself as an integral part of the corporate hierarchy as enterprises have begun to take security concerns more seriously. Which is understandable a...

One of the key contributing factors for higher churn in the Cybersecurity departments of businesses across all sectors is the increased risk of burnout, fatigue and stress. This is especially true over throughout the H1 of 2020 as remote working, risk of redundancy and general instability across the market is taking its toll.    What is Burnout and how does it occur? ...

Prudential, the UK’s largest listed insurer, is turning to artificial intelligence to protect its computer networks in the US, Asia and Africa from malware hackers and internal threats Financial services group Prudential is setting up security operations centres in Asia and the US that will allow it to monitor potential security threats on more than 100,000 devices on i...

With COVID-19 restricting offices and workspace to homes and impacting the cybersecurity sector at a massive scale, the world’s largest cybersecurity certification body, EC-Council, announced that it will offer an array of its certification programs and courseware free for students, instructors, partners, and the information security community. The certification body stresse...

London-based Finastra, the world’s third-largest financial services software provider, has been hacked. The fintech giant told customers that affected servers “both in the USA and elsewhere” had been disconnected from the internet while it contains the breach. In a short statement, the company initially described noticing “potentially anomalous activity”, updating this la...

Crossword Cybersecurity is a professional services firm that focuses on the development and commercialisation of research-based cyber-security software, and cyber-security consulting. The group’s specialist cyber security product development and software engineering teams work with its university partners to develop the research concept into a fully-fledged commercial produc...

Cyber gangsters have attacked the computer systems of a medical research company on standby to carry out trials of a possible future vaccine for the Covid-19 coronavirus. The Maze ransomware group attacked the computer systems of Hammersmith Medicines Research (HMR), publishing personal details of thousands of former patients after the company declined to pay a ransom. ...

Elite hackers tried to break into the World Health Organization earlier this month, sources told Reuters, part of what a senior agency official said was a more than two-fold increase in cyberattacks. WHO Chief Information Security Officer Flavio Aggio said the identity of the hackers was unclear and the effort was unsuccessful. But he warned that hacking attempts against ...

NHS Trusts have been granted a six-month delay to completing crucial cyber security resilience checks while resources are rechanneled into handling the coronavirus outbreak. The health service's recently established digital transformation body NHSX has given organisations a reprieve to complete their annual cyber security checklists so it doesn’t interfere wit...

With the majority of office workers in the UK now being asked to work from home we wanted to share some tips that will help make life working from home a bit easier. Make sure you have a good working environment - try and create a suitable working environment where you can sit up properly and clear of clutter/distractions. Remain healthy - Keep a healthy diet (water,...

In the early hours of this morning the Government published a list of key workers whose children would continue to be supported with an educational provision as schools across the UK were closed down. The list includes workers in information technology and data infrastructure sector, as well as key staff working in the telecommunications sector, including but not limited ...

CIO’s are regularly ambushed by endpoints they are not aware of, according to new research, with 71 percent of CIOs finding computing devices they weren’t aware of on a daily or weekly basis. An astonishing 93 percent of IT decision-makers discovered endpoints within their IT environment that they were previously unaware of, in spite of spending millions on data protect...

A new research from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) showed that high proportions of businesses in the UK do not have staff with the technical, incident response, and governance skills required for handling their cyber security. The department commissioned Ipsos MORI, in association with Perspective Economics and Professor Steven Furnell from the ...

Vodafone has launched a new cyber-security managed service called Vodafone Cyber Enhanced for critical infrastructure business such as utilities. The new managed service will combine Vodafone’s expertise in cyber-security and defence-grade technology to protect the resources and digital estates of critical national infrastructure providers. “Cybersecurity is vital for ...

UK-based cyber security accreditation and certification non-profit Crest has been awarded a $1.4m grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to expand cyber security capacity for fintechs in Africa and Asia The UK-based organisation’s rigorous assessments are designed to provide reassurance that its member companies have a demonstrable level of assurance that they...

BT have announced the launch of its Security Advisory Services practice, marking another step in the ongoing expansion of its cyber security capabilities. The practice will offer strategic security guidance and solutions to organisations across the globe, reflecting the market demand for expert guidance to navigate today’s complex cyber security landscape. BT Security Adv...

The rapid spread of COVID-19 is overhauling the ways of life of millions, and national health systems, as well as the wider economy, will be among the hardest hit.  Technology, especially in its intangible forms, is not a sector in which the public expects an organic pandemic like the coronavirus to have a big impact. But as the world is gripped by fear of the outbreak...