One in five SMBs use no endpoint security at all
An alarming number of SMBs (small to medium businesses) in the US and UK are not prepared for a potential cyber attack or breach, BullGuard warns. One-third of companies with …
More than a year after GDPR implementation, half of UK businesses are not fully compliant
52% of UK businesses are not fully compliant with the regulation, more than a year after its implementation, according to a survey of UK GDPR decision-makers conducted on …
Digital bank Monzo urges customers to change PINs following security breach
Monzo, a UK-based mobile-only bank, has notified a subset of its users that their PINs have been inadvertently leaked into internal log files and were accessible to some of …
Where are organizations stalling with cybersecurity best practices?
UK organizations are failing to make progress towards strong cybersecurity and are facing paralysis as cybercriminals become more advanced, according to NTT Security. …
Eurofins ransomware attack affected UK police work
Eurofins, a global provider of scientific testing services, said on Monday that operations are returning to normal after the recent ransomware attack, but that its impact on …
How employees and their organizations are prioritizing data privacy
Employees in the UK expressed greater understanding of privacy laws, and better training opportunities, than those in the U.S., the ObserveIT survey reveals. The survey polled …
Photos: Infosecurity Europe 2019 expo floor
Infosecurity Europe 2019 is taking place this week in London. Here’s a view of the expo floor, the featured vendors include: Qualys, Anomali, Wandera, Proofpoint, …
Will biometrics replace passwords for online payment authentication?
Over half of consumers in the UK (53 percent) are worried that the shift to biometrics to authenticate online payments will dramatically increase the amount of identity fraud, …
PII capturing websites still applying poor security measures one year after GDPR
One year after the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect, 1 in 10 PII capturing websites belonging to the top 10 UK financial services organizations …
Healthcare IT pros now confident in their cyber attack response ability
Almost two years since the ransomware attack that brought the NHS (National Health Service) to a halt, healthcare IT professionals feel more confident in their ability to …
Consumers increasingly deploying biometrics as PINs and passwords continue to fail
The UK is ready to fight fraud with biometrics, according to new research revealed by Nuance on World Password Day. The new research carried out by OnePoll asked 1,000 adults …
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange arrested in London
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested by officers of the Metropolitan Police at the Embassy of Ecuador in London. “He has been taken into custody at a …
