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Encryption is high up on corporate priority lists
The number of UK organizations implementing data encryption as a core part of their cybersecurity strategy has continued to rise, with 32% introducing a policy to encrypt all …

PCI DSS 4.0 released, addresses emerging threats and technologies
The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) published version 4.0 of the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). PCI DSS is a global standard that provides a baseline of …

Applying Shift Left principles to third party risk management
In this Help Net Security video, Etai Hochman, CTO at Mirato, talks about applying Shift Left, a concept that originated with developers to find and prevent defects early in …

People are the primary attack vector around the world
With an unprecedented number of employees now working in hybrid or fully remote environments, compounded by an increase in cyber threats and a more overwhelmed, COVID-19 …

Cybersecurity is driving digital transformation in alternative investment institutions
As the alternative investment industry tackles a rapidly changing threat landscape, increased regulation, and a continuous need to innovate, most firms are increasing their DX …

Is the UK government prepared for its greatest threat?
Jen Easterly, the director of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), has warned the UK government that they could be the victim of a 9/11-style …

Malicious activities insiders perform in enterprise applications
The past few years have clearly demonstrated that the longer it takes to detect malicious activities, the more costly the breach. In this Help Net Security video, Doron …

69% of employees need to deal with more security measures in a hybrid work environment
Ivanti worked with global digital transformation experts and surveyed 10,000 office workers, IT professionals, and the C-Suite to evaluate the level of prioritization and …

Week in review: ZuoRAT targeting SOHO routers, trends affecting your security strategy
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: OT security: Helping under-resourced critical infrastructure organizations In …

The challenges and advantages of building behavior-based threat detection
In this video for Help Net Security, Scott Sutherland, Senior Director, Adversary Simulation and Infrastructure Testing, NetSPI, discusses how, in order to stay ahead of …

Product showcase: Group-IB Unified Risk Platform
The cyber threat landscape has intensified. Threat actors are organized and professionalized, with ransomware gangs outsourcing the first step of their operations to Initial …

Evaluating the use of encryption across the world’s top one million sites
A new report from security researcher and TLS expert Scott Helme, evaluates the use of encryption across the world’s top one million sites over the last six months and reveals …
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