Cyber security initiatives are key to improving public sector security

The government should look to widen its promotion of initiatives such as the Cyber Essentials Scheme, in order to address concerns surrounding the adoption of good cyber security practices within the public sector, says Oscar Arean, technical operations manager of Databarracks.

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GPEN and ICO report finds lack of mobile site optimisation is putting user privacy at risk

The Global Enforcement Network (GPEN) and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have revealed the findings of their report – conducted by 26 privacy regulators across the world – on the privacy of mobile apps. It found that out of the 1,200 mobile apps analysed, 43 percent failed to tailor privacy communications to the small screen; the information was either too small or hidden in lengthy privacy policies that required scrolling or clicking through numerous pages.

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Rapid7 helps organisations implement stronger security

Rapid7 has announced enhancements to its critical security controls monitoring platform, Rapid7 ControlsInsight, to support Windows server controls and monitoring. Application and maintenance of security controls has been highlighted as a proven and effective means for organizations to proactively mitigate risk and monitor their networks. With the new release of ControlsInsight, customers will receive proactive guidance on how to align their security programs with best practices recommended by...

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Increases in ransomware, commercial off-the-shelf malware, and attacks against cloud service...
Channel partners in EMEA to access scalable application security testing solutions.
2023 State of Cyber Insurance report from Privileged Access Management leader uncovers trends...
One in five have experienced an attempted cyberattack in the last month.
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Dell Technologies is announcing new security services and solutions to help organisations protect...
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Case Study: @nifty Delivering IT Security to Their Customers with Kaspersky

NIFTY Corporation is one of the leading Telecoms and Internet Service Providers in Japan, supplying high-speed broadband connectivity to more than 1.39 million broadband users. Providing robust security for the many subscribers to its online services is very important because repeated security breaches or loss of service may result in customers suffering damage or losses - and ultimately leaving NIFTY and moving to competitors' services.

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