Global Stories

NETSCOUT expands security monitoring capabilities, releases Omnis Cyber Intelligence

NETSCOUT introduces Omnis Cyber Intelligence, a network security software solution that detects and investigates suspicious activities.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Nov 2021

Human Capital Management

Disgruntled employees pose one of the greatest cybersecurity risks

UNIFY Solutions finds disgruntled former employees pose one of the greatest cybersecurity risks to businesses of all sizes.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Tue, 2nd Nov 2021

Semiconductors

Supply chain disruptions continue to escalate - Forrester

Supply chain disruptions are becoming the new normal, according to analyst firm Forrester, with shortages affecting everything from appliances to automobiles.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Tue, 2nd Nov 2021

Unified Communications

Mobile phone use puts two-thirds of workers at risk of a cyber security attack

More than two-thirds of UK workers are at risk of a cyber security attack, with 67.4% using their mobiles for work, according to research by TextAnywhere.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 2nd Nov 2021

Malware

Year of ransomware continues with unprecedented surge

SonicWall records a 148% increase in global ransomware attacks, with 495 million attacks logged so far in 2021. The UK saw a 233% surge in attacks.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 4 min read • Fri, 29th Oct 2021

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Microsoft, Mandiant uncover Russian threat actor targeting cloud services

Mandiant and Microsoft identify new wave of cyberattacks by Nobelium, the Russian nation-state actor behind the SolarWinds supply chain attacks.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 27th Oct 2021

Distributed Denial of Service

DNS attacks on the rise, organisations remain unprepared

DNS attacks are on the rise, with 72% of organisations experiencing an attack in the past year, according to a survey by Neustar.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 22nd Oct 2021

Distributed Denial of Service

Businesses losing the war against bad bots - report

Bad Bots Cost UK Organisations Millions in Revenue, According to Kasada's State of Bot Mitigation Survey Report.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 4 min read • Fri, 22nd Oct 2021

Phishing

Technology, not training, protects users from phishing

Businesses should prioritise utilisation of readily available authentication technologies to prevent the ongoing phishing threat.

By Andrew Shikiar • 5 min read • Thu, 21st Oct 2021

Trends & Predictions

Gartner reveals top predictions for 2022 and beyond

The bulk of the report focus on the lessons learned by businesses and IT leaders during ongoing COVID-19-related disruptions.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Thu, 21st Oct 2021

Disaster Recovery

Cohesity expands portfolio with Disaster Recovery as a Service, partners with AWS

Cohesity has announced the general availability of its disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) offering, providing customers with more choice and flexibility.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Oct 2021

Hybrid & Remote Work

Remote work leaving businesses exposed to cyber attack

Remote working is increasing cyber security risks for SMEs, with infrastructure left unmonitored and data vulnerable, according to ServerChoices research.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Oct 2021

Virtualisation

Organisations struggling to defend attack surface in hybrid work

IT organisations are struggling against the rising threat of cyberattacks in a hybrid environment, the State of Security in a Hybrid World survey has revealed.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Oct 2021