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It's Vital for The It Department to Get Executives on The Company Board
Nov 29, 2013It's vital for the IT department to get executives on the company board to properly understand security threats if maximum possible security against cyber attacks is going to be achieved. That was the consensus between experts during a ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Several of The UK's Banks Have Been Hit by Cyber Attacks in The Last Six Months
Nov 29, 2013The Bank of England has revealed that several of the UK's banks have been hit by cyber attacks in the last six months, which have led to the institutions making financial losses. In its Financial Stability Report, the bank said that the ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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The UK's Biggest Companies Are Not Considering Cyber Risks in Their Decision
Nov 27, 2013The UK's biggest companies are not considering cyber risks in their decision making, according to a new survey from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. The survey, dubbed the cyber governance health check, was sent by the ...
Tags: UK, FTSE, cyber risks, Government
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Only Four Per Cent of UK Organisations Have It Security Functions
Oct 30, 2013Only four per cent of UK organisations have IT security functions that fully meet their needs, a new survey released by one of the "big four" international professional services firms, Ernst & Young, claims. Ernst & Young's 16th annual ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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NIST Released a Draft Form of a Cyber Security Framework
Oct 24, 2013The US Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a draft form of a cyber security framework that is intended to help critical infrastructure owners and operators reduce cyber security risks. ...
Tags: Cyber Security
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Technology, Telecommunications and Security Firms Will Share Cyber Threat Intelligence
Jul 8, 2013Some of the biggest technology, telecommunications and security firms will share cyber threat intelligence with the government to help increase the security of the defence supply chain, as part of a new government scheme. The scheme ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Organisations Have Teamed up with Business and IT Sector Skills Council
May 16, 2013Organisations across the IT, communications and defence sectors have teamed up with Business and IT Sector Skills Council (E-Skills UK) to launch cyber security apprenticeships. The aim is to boost the number of young people working in ...
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Raising Awareness of Cyber Risks Is a Vital Element of Their Incident Response Strategies
Apr 26, 2013Security experts speaking at Infosecurity Europe 2013 said that raising employees' awareness of cyber risks is a vital element of their incident response strategies, and urged firms to give staff incentives to learn security best practice. ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Britain Could Have Trouble Defending Itself From Cyber Attacks Over The Next 20 Years
Feb 18, 2013A report released National Audit Office revealed that the UK IT skills shortage means that Britain could have trouble defending itself from cyber attacks over the next 20 years. The UK was hit by over 40 million cyber attacks in 2011 ...
Tags: National Audit Office, UK, IT industry
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Obama Executive Order Could Significantly Expand The List of Companies Categorized
Feb 18, 2013President Barack Obama's cybersecurity executive order, signed on Tuesday, could significantly expand the list of companies categorized as part of U.S. critical infrastructure sector, security experts said Wednesday. The executive order ...
Tags: cybersecurity, infrastructure sector, US
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Obama's Cybersecurity Order Announced Elicited Guarded Praise From Several Quarts
Feb 17, 2013President Barack Obama's cybersecurity executive order, announced during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, elicited guarded praise from several quarters even as it revived calls for more comprehensive bipartisan legislation to ...
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This Practical Information Security Title, Offers a Unique Insight Into The Journey
Dec 20, 2012This practical information security title, offers a unique insight into the journey that an Information Security Manager goes through in a typical year. 'Once more unto the Breach: Managing information security in an uncertain world' is ...
Tags: information security, IT industry, cyber safety, networking
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Cost of Protection Against Cyber Crime Can Far Exceed The Cost of The Threat Itself
Dec 20, 2012The cost of protection against cyber crime can far exceed the cost of the threat itself, a Cambridge University-led international study has concluded. The first systematic study of the cost of cyber crime recommends that less should be ...
Tags: cyber crime, anti virus software, network, cyber safety
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There Was a Solar Event So Extreme That Witnesses Reported Seeing Brilliant Lights
Dec 20, 2012In 1859, there was a solar event so extreme that witnesses reported seeing brilliant lights, electrical flashes, red glows and other aurora events, even in the South. It was the lead story on Sept. 3 of that year in the Memphis Daily, ...
Tags: solar event, aurora, solar maximum, solar storm
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Big Data Analytics to Reduce Number of Cyber Security Risks and Increase Business Agility
Dec 17, 2012Big data analytics has the potential to reduce the growing number of cyber security risks and increase business agility, says a report by the Information Security Forum (ISF). According to the Data Analytics for Information Security ...
Tags: ISF, big data analytics, cyber security risks, business agility