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Orange Cyberdefense acquires Swiss companies SCRT and Telesys

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Orange Cyberdefense, the cybersecurity subsidiary of Orange, have expanded massively as they have successfully acquired 100% of two Swiss cybersecurity companies in SCRT and Telsys. The deal was completed on November 8, 2022 and the two sister companies have their common headquarters in Morges near Lausanne and employ around 100 employees. These are all experts […]

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Scality ranked #1 for the Backup use case in the 2022 Gartner Critical Capabilities report

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Scality has announced that it has been ranked #1 by Gartner for the Backup use case in the 2022 Gartner® Critical Capabilities report for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage, among 18 storage vendors. Scality was also recognised as a Leader in the just-issued 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage1

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Network Optix | Cyber Security enhancements in v5

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v5 of Nx Meta VPaaS and Nx Witness VMS introduced a ton of new usability features, like Resource Grouping, Audio Mapping, Desktop Client Auto Updates, Advanced Object Search, and more. But perhaps most importantly, Network Optix introduced a suite of new features in v5 focused on one thing: hardening Nx against Cyber Security threats, such as Man-in-the-Middle attacks and Ransomware – which is projected to cost its victims around 265

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Forescout unveils the world’s riskiest connected devices including X-ray machines, ATMs and patient monitors

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Each device could be taken over by a hacker, or create a back door into an organisation. Forescout’s research team, Vedere Labs has revealed the riskiest IT, IoT, OT and IoMT devices of 2022. The research, which was collated from 19 million devices deployed across five different industries, has revealed that the riskiest device groups

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1 in 4 internet users victim of identity theft, says National Cyber Security Alliance (NCA) and CybSafe

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Extensive new research released from the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCA) and CybSafe has given unique insights into the general public’s opinions and behaviours regarding cyber security. The ‘Oh, Behave! The Annual Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviors report’ gathered information from 3000 individuals across the UK, US and Canada, highlighting worrying trends on issues from password

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Johnson Controls invests in Nozomi Networks and signs framework agreement for cybersecurity services

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Johnson Controls has signed a framework agreement with Nozomi Networks, allowing Johnson Controls to utilise the Nozomi Networks toolset for the benefit of its customers. Johnson Controls also participated in last year’s $100 million funding round for Nozomi Networks – further signalling its commitment to deliver specialised cybersecurity solutions for its OpenBlue secure communications stack.   “Johnson Controls is at

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KnowBe4 launches resource kit to help defend against surging “Human Layer” attacks

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KnowBe4 has kicked off support activities for Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October with a resource kit designed to help IT and Infosec professionals improve their security posture. KnowBe4’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month Resource Kit contains a user guide and weekly training suggestions to assist in planning out the month. The kit includes user resources featuring eight

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New UK maritime security strategy to target latest physical and cyber threats

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The UK’s position as a maritime nation is secured by a new strategy that will enhance capabilities in technology, innovation and cyber security. Unveiling the 5-year strategy, the Secretary of State for Transport has today (Monday 15 August 2022) set out the guiding principles for the UK government’s approach to managing threats and risks at home

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Nominations open for Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards 2022

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Eskenzi PR has today opened nominations for its seventh annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards. Whether educating the public, fighting cybercrime on the frontlines or mentoring a newcomer, these awards are an opportunity to acknowledge the people who make the industry great, and keep us safe online. Among other long-standing categories, the awards this year will

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Feedzai and Lloyds Banking Group recognised as a Aite-Novarica Group 2022 Fraud Impact Award Winner

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Feedzai has been named Best Transaction Fraud Monitoring and Decisioning Innovation in the Aite-Novarica Group 2022 Fraud Impact Innovation Awards. The award highlights how Feedzai empowers the bank’s data scientists to protect customers from scams and other fraud using a patented algorithm and providing a 360-degree entity view of payment risk. Due to its proficiency

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Ransomware attack highlights healthcare supply chain vulnerability

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A ransomware attack on UK National Health Service IT services provider, Advanced, has highlighted different attack vectors that cybercriminals are using to target healthcare providers. Advanced provides digital services like patient check-in and NHS 111, both key patient services. Rather than directly target the organisation, attacking a key supplier exposed an alternative weakness that caused

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73% of organisations have significantly increased their software supply chain security efforts as a result of Log4Shell, SolarWinds and Kaseya

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Synopsys has revealed new research that software supply chain risk extends beyond open source. Based on a recent survey of 350 application development, information technology, and cybersecurity decision-makers, the research, conducted by Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) and commissioned in part by the Synopsys Software Integrity Group, features within the Walking the Line: GitOps and Shift Left

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Global Cyber Summit speakers announced

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The speaker line-up has been announced for International Cyber Expo’s annual Global Cyber Summit sponsored this year by Snyk and hosted at Olympia London on the 27th and 28th of September 2022. Introduced by former CEO of NCSC, Professor Ciaran Martin CB, the Summit endeavours to be an educational platform for IT professionals, C-Level executives

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State of API Security Report reveals 94% of companies experienced security incidents in production APIs in the past year

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Salt Security’s Salt Labs State of API Security Report, Q3 2022 found that 94% of survey respondents experienced security problems in production APIs in the past year, with 20% stating their organisations suffered a data breach as a result of security gaps in APIs. In addition, the report found that API attack traffic has doubled

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Armis joins UK Finance to bolster financial sector cyber resilience

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Armis has joined the premier industry body for financial services in the UK, UK Finance, to help members tackle cybersecurity challenges stemming from managed or unmanaged connected assets in their environments. As an associate member, Armis will use the partnership to drive awareness of financial institutions’ risk exposures and the need for real-time visibility of every

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Searchlight Security elevates dark web intelligence to board level with new automated reporting

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Searchlight Security has introduced new automated reporting functionality into its DarkIQ dark web monitoring solution to help security analysts and MSSPs to quickly and easily communicate external threats to executives. DarkIQ is a powerful dark web monitoring solution that utilises the most comprehensive dark web dataset on the market, and the only one that includes dark

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Forescout | Securing OT that can’t be patched 

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In this article, Daniel dos Santos, Head of Security Research, Forescout looks at the current OT challenges that industrial organisations are facing and what steps can be taken to mitigate against threats. As industrial organisations digitise their environments, this is exposing critical operational technology (OT) to security vulnerabilities, while presenting new windows of opportunity for

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Dragos and Emerson expand global agreement

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Dragos Inc has announced the expansion of its global agreement with Emerson which is set to validate the Dragos Platform within its DeltaV distributed control system (DCS) providing organisations with greatly enhanced ICS/OT cybersecurity. This extended agreement builds on the initial global agreement between Dragos and Emerson to protect industrial control systems and operational technologies for power

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70% of organisations feel they’ve wasted cybersecurity budget on failing to remediate threats, says Gurucul

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Despite 43% of businesses believing their biggest challenge in detecting and remediating threats is an over-abundance of tools  A worrying 73.48% of organisations feel they have wasted the majority of their cybersecurity budget on failing to remediate threats, despite having an over-abundance of security tools at their disposal. The survey conducted by Gurucul, the leader in

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Network Optix launches Nx Witness VMS v.5.0

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Network Optix has just launched the latest Nx Witness VMS v.5.0  – a full featured release focused on cyber security, enhanced usability of existing features, and new interactivity features. Highlights of some key features  ADVANCED OBJECT SEARCH Operators can now use the new Advanced Object Search to search for objects identified by analytics and stored

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Cyber Safety Review Board releases report into Log4j vulnerabilities and response

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The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released the Cyber Safety Review Board’s (CSRB) first report, which includes 19 actionable recommendations for government and industry. The recommendations from the CSRB – a public-private initiative that brings together government and industry leaders to review and assess significant cybersecurity events – address the continued risk posed

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Armis finds asset visibility as top challenge for security professionals

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In response to the growing number of ransomware and cyberattacks across the globe, Armis has surveyed over 100 security professionals to explore the major challenges, risks, and worries of business leaders in the cybersecurity industry. Top industry risks were found to be employee behaviour, poor asset visibility and poor patch management practices. After years of

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One in three untrained employees will click on a phishing link says KnowBe4’s Annual Benchmarking Report

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KnowBe4 has released its new 2022 Phishing by Industry Benchmarking Report to measure an organisation’s Phish-prone Percentage (PPP), which indicates how many of their employees are likely to fall for phishing or a social engineering scam. With ransomware payments averaging $580,000 in 2021 and business email compromise (BEC) losses topping $1.8 billion in 2020, a

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Morphean | Benefits of hosted security for a changing world

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Morphean’s VP of Sales and Marketing, Martyn Ryder, looks at cloud’s ability to help businesses become more efficient while improving security and operational capabilities. We are living in turbulent times. Brexit and Covid have brought with them great uncertainty as their effects look set to continue long into the future. And as we enter a

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NCSC urges organisations to prepare for the long haul on Russia-Ukraine

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Cyber security experts have urged UK organisations to prepare for an extended period of heightened threat in relation to the Russia-Ukraine conflict as they published new guidance aimed at supporting staff resilience. The guidance from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – a part of GCHQ – is the latest in a series of interventions which

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Opinion | Channel 4’s The Undeclared War: Cyber Fact or TV Fiction?

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The Undeclared War kicked off on Channel 4 last week, telling the story of the UK wrestling with future nation state cyber-attacks. With the UK pledging £5m to the state of Georgia to prepare them for such attacks, and the Russian cyber threat increasing worldwide: are the lines between fact and TV fiction blurring? Ross

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KnowBe4 kicks off ransomware awareness month with resource kit

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KnowBe4 has announced the release of a resource kit for IT managers as part of a month-long effort in July to increase awareness of ransomware, its many forms and methods used by cyber criminals to extort funds. Some of the resources for download include a Ransomware Master Class, Ransomware Rescue Manual, infographics, posters, digital signage

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International Cyber Expo announces esteemed Advisory Council members

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Nineteen Group, organisers of International Cyber Expo, is thrilled to announce the members of this year’s event Advisory Council. Chaired by former CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Professor Ciaran Martin, CB, the Advisory Council combines 30 of the cybersecurity’s most well-respected industry figures from government, private and academic sectors. The council is united

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Armis unveils AVM across extended asset attack surface 

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Armis has announced Armis Asset Vulnerability Management (AVM) which enables organisations to prioritise mitigation efforts across the entire asset attack surface, including IT, OT, ICS, IoMT, IIoT, Cloud and cellular-IoT, managed or unmanaged. This solution strengthens the Armis Platform which provides unified asset visibility and superior security across the extended attack surface. Geopolitical instability associated

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SafeBreach expands global reach with launch in EMEA

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SafeBreach has announced the launch of their EMEA programme, which will aim to bring their dynamic continuous security validation platform to an EMEA audience. The SafeBreach platform enables security teams to assess the efficacy of their security ecosystem by safely executing attacks across the entire cyber kill chain to validate and optimise security controls, prioritise remediation

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BSIA launch security equipment manufacturer’s cybersecurity registration scheme

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The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has launched a security equipment manufacturer’s cybersecurity registration scheme through its special interest group, the Cybersecurity Product Assurance Group (CySPAG). The new self-declaration registration scheme is based on the requirements of BSIA Form 343 Manufacturers of safety and security systems cybersecurity code of practice. Its aim is to provide

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Obrela Security Industries | GDPR – is it time to change?

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In acknowledgment of the GDPR anniversary (25th May), Yiannis Fragkoulopoulos, Buyer Safety Director at Obrela Security Industries, assesses the current use of GDPR as well as the challenges it poses for businesses of all size, regardless of geographic location.  GDPR has come under some scrutiny in the past few years since its implementation. In theory the General Data

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Forescout launches Forescout Frontline to help organisations tackle ransomware

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Forescout Technologies has announced the launch of Forescout Frontline, a new threat hunting service utilising a team of highly-trained cybersecurity analysts to support cybersecurity teams by proactively identifying risks, enabling accelerated incident response, and maturing security posture. Forescout is offering this complimentary service for organisations that lack the internal resources and visibility to defend themselves from cybersecurity attacks,

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New ‘Think Before you Link’ app to counter malicious approaches online

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A new app, allowing users of social media and professional networking sites, to better identify the hallmarks of fake profiles used by foreign spies and other malicious actors, and take steps to report and remove them, has been launched today. In the last year, over 10,000 UK nationals from across society have been targeted on

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Cato Networks opens new Point of Presence (PoP) in Marseilles

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Cato Networks has announced the opening of its Marseilles point of presence (PoP), the twentieth Cato PoP in EMEA. With the new PoP, Cato extends enterprise-grade threat prevention, data protection, and global traffic optimisation to the sites and users in Southern France. And with PoPs in Paris and Marseilles, Cato adds PoP-level redundancy across France.

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UK joins international cyber agency partners to release supply chain guidance

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The UK and its international partners have issued advice to IT service providers and their customers as part of wider efforts to protect organisations in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The joint advisory from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – a part of GCHQ – and its partners sets out a series of

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NCSC significantly expands services to protect UK from record number of online scams

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A record number of online scams were removed from the internet last year thanks to the nation’s cyber experts significantly expanding the UK’s defences to push back against fraudsters, it has been revealed today. Ahead of the opening of its flagship CYBERUK conference, the National Cyber Security Centre – a part of GCHQ – disclosed

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DigiCert highlights role of digital trust at annual Security Summit

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At its annual Security Summit, DigiCert addressed the role of digital trust in enabling individuals and businesses to successfully operate in a connected world challenged by growing cybersecurity threats. The company outlined its vision for cybersecurity and how it will evolve as digital transformation continues to expand the surface area of where and how the world

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Synopsys highlights software supply chain challenges in new OSSRA report

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Synopsys, Inc has released the 2022 Open Source Security and Risk Analysis (OSSRA) report. The report, produced by the Synopsys Cybersecurity Research Center (CyRC), examines the results of more than 2,400 audits of commercial and proprietary codebases from merger and acquisition transactions, performed by the Black Duck Audit Services team. The report highlights trends in open source usage within commercial and

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Nineteen Group appoints Eskenzi PR to promote International Cyber Expo

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Nineteen Group, organisers of the International Cyber Expo, has partnered with Eskenzi PR to help spread the word about the industry’s newest cybersecurity event.  Eskenzi PR has been a pillar within the industry for nearly three decades and brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the Nineteen Group team. The agency currently offers PR support for over

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UK joins international partners to issue advice on latest Russian cyber threat

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The UK has joined international partners to share updated mitigation advice against Russian state-sponsored and criminal cyber threats. The advisory is published jointly by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – a part of GCHQ – alongside agencies in the US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand, as well as the UK’s National Crime Agency. It

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One Identity announces fiscal year-end results

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One Identity has announced that its One Identity Partner Circle Program reportedly achieved exceptional results during the recently ended fiscal year as evidenced by 80% of global company sales linked to the channel (fiscal year 2022 ended January 31). Other milestones include the addition of more than 600 new partners driven by the recent acquisition of OneLogin

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International cyber security leaders to appear at flagship UK conference

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Two of President Biden’s key advisers on cyber security will join representatives shaping the UK’s digital landscape at a flagship summit in Wales next month. CYBERUK 2022 will see the ICC Wales in Newport transformed into a vibrant celebration of the digital age, with over 1,500 attendees from industry, academia and government brought together to

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Forescout unveils new platform for automated cybersecurity

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Forescout Technologies has unveiled the Forescout Continuum Platform, an automated cybersecurity platform that continuously manages the risk posture of assets across an enterprise’s digital terrain, providing complete coverage of IT, OT, IoT and IoMT devices.   Modern enterprises in all industries – from healthcare and government to manufacturing, financial services, transportation, and agriculture – are experiencing a

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Siemens inaugurates critical infrastructure defence centre in Canada

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Siemens announced the official inauguration of the Critical Infrastructure Defence Centre (CIDC) in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. The centre is the first facility of its kind in the Siemens realm dedicated to Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) focused on Operations Technology (OT). Services provided by the centre will range from advisory to managed and research services,

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Backblaze and CTERA announce new partnership

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Backblaze and CTERA have announced a partnership to make life easier for IT admins challenged by on-premises file server and NAS management in an age of rapidly expanding remote workforces and global collaboration. The Backblaze and CTERA partnership provides a modern, all-in-one, cloud file storage solution that extends and expands the capabilities of traditional NAS

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Outpost24 discovers security issues across Europe’s top manufacturers’ web applications

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Outpost24 has announced the results of its 2022 Web Application Security for Manufacturers report for the top European-based Chemical Manufacturers, as ranked by Chemical & Engineering News.   The report findings showed that the top Chemical Manufacturers run a total of 22,507 internet exposed web applications over 6,175 domains. When these were assessed, one in six (16%) of the

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Zimperium to be acquired by Liberty Strategic Capital

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Zimperium has announced it will be acquired for approximately $525 million by Liberty Strategic Capital, the private equity firm founded and led by former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin. With this investment, Liberty Strategic Capital will acquire a controlling interest in Zimperium and Secretary Mnuchin will chair the company’s Board of Directors. The

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Cybersecurity vendors announce alliance and Zero Trust PAM solution in EU

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Gartner ‘challenger’ Senhasegura signs strategic partnership with Identity Methods bringing secure remote-access Privileged Access Management solution Domum to European markets Identity Methods, an end-to-end provider of Zero Trust IT architecture, has announced a strategic partnership with Senhasegura, a global cybersecurity vendor with presence in over 55 countries headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The agreement will

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Closed Door Security receives CREST Penetration Testing accreditation

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Closed Door Security has been accredited by the professional certification board CREST, as being a trusted and expert provider of cybersecurity penetration testing. The accreditation demonstrates that CREST recognises the company as a trusted, qualified and competent provider of penetration testing, that possess the skills and expertise required to work with UK government agencies and the National Cyber Security

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Nation of Digital Defenders report over 10 million suspect emails

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Savvy Brits have reported over 10.5 million suspicious emails to the UK’s cyber experts, resulting in the take down of 76,000 online scams. Scams related to the NHS, online delivery companies, cryptocurrency investments and more have all been stamped out thanks to public reports to the National Cyber Security Centre, which is a part of

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United Kingdom shares best practices on Cyber Security with the Philippines

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The British Embassy Manila – Department for International Trade (DIT) in partnership with the Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP) held the virtual UK-PH Cyber Security Forum on 11 March 2022 to discuss the growing relevance of Cyber Security in the country. DIT Country Director Richard Colley shared that the forum “aims to help forge

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Zimperium releases 2022 Global Mobile Threat Report

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Zimperium has published its 2022 Global Mobile Threat Report unveiling new data and comprehensive analysis of the state of mobile security worldwide. With statistics from Zimperium’s global install base of enterprise clients, novel survey data exposing the mindset and priorities of enterprise security professionals, and a chronicle of the most pervasive mobile threats and third-party

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Digital Security by Design announce competition winners to help develop new software ecosystem

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A total of £7.9 million will go to 10 projects that will enrich and expand the Digital Security by Design (DSbD) software ecosystem. A new secure processor architecture has been developed in the prototype Morello hardware board. With projects being based at institutions and companies across the UK, development of this ecosystem will ensure security benefits

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Tenable Q&A | Increasing confidence in cyber risk analysis

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Bernard Montel, EMEA Technical Director and Security Strategist, of Tenable gives an exclusive interview regarding the recent study entitled ‘Beyond Boundaries’ and suggests how organisations can prepare for cyber attacks more diligently. The recent study of Beyond Boundaries, commissioned by Tenable and conducted by Forrester Consulting, says 55% of organisations are lacking in confidence in

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KnowBe4 releases 2022 Ransomware Hostage Rescue Manual

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KnowBe4 has announced the launch of the 2022 Ransomware Hostage Rescue Manual, which includes detailed steps for addressing ransomware infections and simplified checklists.   With ransomware attacks continuing to increase around the world, substantial damage has been caused to organisations of all sizes. Just last week, The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the FBI and National

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Identity Methods releases Zero Trust framework to deliver future-first security

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Identity Methods has launched a new whitepaper to help security practitioners get to Zero Trust within their organisations. As an independent company working with carefully selected strategic partners to maximise the value and security from IAM, governance and monitoring solutions, Identity Methods’ whitepaper comes at a time when Zero Trust looks set to transform the

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Kiteworks appoints new Vice President of Sales, EMEA

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Kiteworks has appointed Andreas Deliandreadis as its new Vice President of Sales, EMEA. With more than 20 years in technology and cybersecurity sales and business development in EMEA markets, Deliandreadis is responsible for driving international revenue growth across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).   Prior to joining Kiteworks, Deliandreadis was most recently Vice

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DHS launches first-ever cyber safety review board

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The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the establishment of the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB), as directed in President Biden’s Executive Order 14028 on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity. The CSRB is an unprecedented public-private initiative that will bring together government and industry leaders to elevate our nation’s cybersecurity. “The Biden-Harris Administration has taken

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Adarma says 96% of business leaders feel confident in defences despite almost 60% falling victim to ransomware

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Adarma has released research findings from a nationwide ransomware study of 500 C-level executives at UK businesses with over 2,000 employees, aiming to investigate how organisations perceive today’s threats and how prepared they are to respond. The survey discovered a major disconnect in the way organisations think and act in the face of ransomware. The

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KnowBe4 announces fourth season of security training series “The Inside Man”

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KnowBe4 has announced its blockbuster security awareness series “The Inside Man” is premiering its fourth season at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, Florida. It will also be premiered in London on the 17th of February at the Phoenix Arts Club. This season’s story takes the action on to a truly international stage. Mark Shepherd’s team of cyberwarriors

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Schoolgirls across the UK prepare for the NCSC’s CyberFirst Competition

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Schoolgirls across the UK are preparing to put their digital skills to the test this week in a bid to be crowned cyber security champions. More than 130 schools will compete across 13 home nation and regional finals in the culmination of this year’s CyberFirst Girls Competition, run by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) –

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UK organisations encouraged to take action in response to situation in Ukraine

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UK organisations are being urged to bolster their cyber security resilience in response to the malicious cyber incidents in and around Ukraine.  It comes after the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which is part of GCHQ, updated its guidance to UK companies and organisations last week.  While the Government is not attributing responsibility for the recent cyber incidents

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Virsec delivers new protection platform to mitigate attacks on server infrastructure

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Virsec has announced its Deterministic Protection Platform (DPP), ensuring better protection against all known and unknown threats to software workloads, and reducing threat actor dwell time from minutes to milliseconds. Combining the broadest attack coverage and highest accuracy in the industry, DPP by Virsec protects server workloads across the entire runtime stack, eliminating false positives, when

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KnowBe4 releases new feature to compare fellow security cultures

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KnowBe4 has launched a new Industry Benchmark feature that allows organisations to compare their security culture with others in their industry, creating an opportunity to evaluate key information around security culture with meaningful data. This feature is available via benchmark comparison data for KnowBe4’s Security Culture Survey (SCS).  KnowBe4’s science-based SCS helps security professionals tailor training to address proficiency gaps and weaknesses,

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The Ocean Race teams up with Acronis

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Acronis has announced it will be the Official Cyber Protection Partner of the iconic ​​round-the-world sailing competition, The Ocean Race. The partnership will be supported by Ingram Micro as the Official #CyberFit Partner, inline with the Acronis #TeamUp Program. “Acronis is proud to support The Ocean Race, who are committed to sustainable operations in all

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UK Government launch Cyber Security Strategy to increase defence and resilience

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Today, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Steve Barclay will outline how Britain’s public services are being strengthened to further protect them from the risk of being shut down by hostile cyber threats. The minister will discuss the cyber threat that government and wider public sector systems face in a speech today, as he launches

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Digital Security by Design enters next major phase

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With the recent release of the Arm Morello Board, the UKRI’s Digital Security by Design initiative is entering its next major phase with the launch of the Technology Access Programme. Developed by Arm, the Morello Board will introduce a new approach to blocking security vulnerabilities in modern computer systems. The Morello board is a real-world test

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Obrela Security | Dealing with the Fallout of the Log4j vulnerability

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Christos Betsios, Cyber Operations Officer at Obrela Security Industries outlines the technical details behind the Apache Log4j vulnerability. Apache’s Log4j has been the target of one of the most significant cyber incidents in recent memory. If businesses are still unaware of the vulnerability, then the chances are that it is already too late. Put simply,

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Tenable | YouTube shorts a haven for scammers using stolen TikTok videos

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Satnam Narang, Staff Research Engineer at Tenable, has published the research as part of a wider foray into the murky world of social scammers. According to new research from Tenable, scammers are stealing existing short-form videos from TikTok and reposting them to YouTube Shorts, racking up millions of views and gaining tens of thousands of

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DigiCert acquires IoT cybersecurity provider Mocana

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DigiCert has announced that it has acquired Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity provider Mocana. The combination of DigiCert and Mocana technologies will reportedly provide IoT manufacturers and operators with a comprehensive platform for managing security across the full IoT device lifecycle. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.  The acquisition strategically accelerates DigiCert’s presence

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The World Police Summit speaker line up | shaping the future of policing

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High profile, global security event, the World Police Summit is the first of its kind to be held in the Middle East, taking place at the Dubai Exhibition Centre from 14-17 March 2022. Organised by dmg events and supported by Dubai Police, the conference and exhibition, which focuses on the future of policing, public safety

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Mobotix products “not at risk” from Log4j

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Mobotix has announced that its products are not at risk from the critical vulnerability in Log4j. The announcement follows a detailed review by the manufacturer’s cybersecurity team. Log4j is an open source software component widely distributed on the internet and used by the largest companies in the world. on Friday, December 10, 2021, the Apache

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Armis research finds lack of awareness towards cyber security

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Armis has released the findings of a nationwide study of 2,000 UK employees that analysed their thoughts on the country’s cyber resilience and their own attitudes to security. The results demonstrate the lack of awareness towards cybersecurity in the UK. Despite 60% admitting to having been impacted by a cyber attack, the study found a general lack

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Digital Security by Design reinforced through new Government National Cyber Strategy

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This week, the UK Government announced their new National Cyber Strategy, which officially launched on 15th December at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham. Stephen Barclay MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, will set out the Strategy’s vision for the UK to be a leading responsible and democratic cyber power, able to protect and

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Nozomi Networks partners with BT for advanced OT and IoT cybersecurity

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Nozomi Networks and BT have partnered up to broaden BT’s portfolio of security solutions available for industrial and critical infrastructure organisations around the world. A member of Nozomi Networks’ MSSP Elite Partner Program, BT will work with and resell Nozomi Networks solutions as part of its Operational Technology Threat Management portfolio. As global companies digitally

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KnowBe4 release cybersecurity tips for the 2021 holiday season

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KnowBe4 announced it has released a set of the top five cybersecurity tips to help protect end users against a variety of dangerous scams during the 2021 holiday season.  Every year, people fall victim to holiday scams. The FBI says that the two most popular holiday scams are non-delivery and non-payment crimes. In a non-delivery scam,

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Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards – Celebrating Progression

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This year’s Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards succeeded in promoting diversity, progression and overall admiration for the female pioneers in cybersecurity. There’s no mistake in stating that the cybersecurity industry has had a history of lacking in diversity and while there has been progress in this field, progress is simply not moving fast enough.

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Healthcare organisations experience 105% increase in IoT attacks in last year

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A new study from Obrela Security Industries into the state of healthcare cybersecurity has revealed that the industry is under increased pressure from a significant rise in cyberattacks, with 83% experiencing an increase in attacks since the beginning of the pandemic.   The study looked at Obrela’s healthcare attack data over the last year to understand the

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DigiCert advances passwordless authentication with support for Windows Hello for Business

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DigiCert has unveiled a key advancement in passwordless authentication with automated workflows and certificate issuance for Windows Hello for Business (WHfB). The DigiCert PKI platform now supports certificate-based authentication at scale for WHfB, enabling passwordless authentication on hybrid Azure AD-joined devices for organizations within the same platform where they manage certificates for their other private

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DHS announces new cyber requirements for transportation owners and operators

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DHS’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced two new Security Directives and additional guidance for voluntary measures. This guidance has been implemented to strengthen cybersecurity across the transportation sector in response to the ongoing cybersecurity threat to surface transportation systems and associated infrastructure. These actions are among several steps DHS is taking to increase the

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Uleska’s Cybersecurity predictions for 2022, and beyond

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Gary Robinson, CSO at Uleska offers his predictions for the cybersecurity sector as we enter 2022. Looking back on 2021, it is fair to say it has been another memorable year for the cybersecurity industry. Yes, we have witnessed a lot of damage and devastating cyberattacks, but great things have also happened. Today, we are seeing

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NCSC announces CyberFirst Girls Competition 2022

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First-time entrants are being encouraged to register for the new-look CyberFirst Girls Competition 2022, run by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – a part of GCHQ. The annual competition, which sets teams of girls aged 12 to 13 a series of cyber-related challenges, has already introduced thousands of girls to the world of cyber security,

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MOBOTIX releases new products for Intelligent Video Technology

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MOBOTIX AG has announced that it is placing 18 new hardware and software solutions on the market at once. The first hemispherical camera that combines infrared and LED white light in a single system is a major highlight. In addition, there is a new convenient dome camera, hemispherical modules, and Thermal CIF modules specially designed

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NCSC releases guidance for retailers to prevent Black Friday cyber attacks

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Small online retailers are being encouraged to protect their customers and profits from the threat of callous shopping skimmers who could target them on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The activity of skimming exploits a vulnerability in software used at the checkout page on shopping sites to divert payments and steal details of unassuming customers.

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Armis says device management complexities could leave NHS Trusts vulnerable

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FOI request conducted by Armis shows 41% of NHS Trusts don’t have a real-time risk register of all digital assets connected to their networks Armis released figures from a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to over 80 NHS Trusts that highlighted compliance and device management complexities could be creating critical cybersecurity gaps. The study confirmed

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Uleska releases statement on NCSC 2021 cybercrime review

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NCSC has released its cybercrime review today and the data has revealed that Britain’s cyber security agency had to tackle a record 777 cyber incidents over the past year, with coronavirus vaccine research a prime target for attack. In response to the news, Gary Robinson, CSO at Uleska has stated: “This data highlights that the UK is

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DHS launches hiring program to recruit new cyber talent

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has launched the Cybersecurity Talent Management System (CTMS), a new personnel system enabling DHS to effectively recruit, develop, and retain the US’s top cybersecurity professionals.  CTMS will enable DHS to fill mission-critical cybersecurity positions by screening applicants based on demonstrated competencies, competitively compensating employees, and reducing the time it takes

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Outpost24 reveals Europe’s top 10 pharma manufacturers all have vulnerable web applications

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Outpost24 has announced the results of its 2021 Web Application Security for Healthcare report for the top 10 European pharmaceutical organisations, as ranked by Drugs Discovery and Development based on annual revenue, R&D spend, employee numbers, leadership and more.  Using Outpost24’s external attack surface management tool, the study evaluates the digital footprint of the Top 10 pharmaceutical organisations in the EU by discovering their internet facing web services and scoring the security exposure identified. Nearly 80% of organisations studied were

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AT&T Cybersecurity delivers new managed SASE solution

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AT&T is expanding its managed Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) portfolio to include a new offering. AT&T SASE with Cisco is a converged network and security management solution that connects and protects enterprises with software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) technology and security capabilities. The comprehensive solution includes expert policy design and configuration, and 24/7 network

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Johnson Controls earns world’s first ISASecure CSA Certification

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The ISASecure Program announced that Johnson Controls has earned the world’s first ISASecure Component Security Assurance (CSA) certification for its smart buildings products with YORK YK and YZ centrifugal chillers. Industrial control suppliers can earn ISASecure designations for robust products that are free from recognised liabilities. This certification comes at a time when cybersecurity threats

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One Identity releases new research on managing identity sprawl

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One Identity has released a global survey findings that revealed a significant increase in digital identities on a global scale. This phenomenon, known as identity sprawl, has been driven by surges in user identities (internal, third parties, and customers), machine identities and new accounts generated in response to an uptick in remote work. More than

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