Data breaches and account takeovers top worries as consumers prepare for the biggest online shopping season ever
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Cybersecurity
A majority of U.S. consumers plan to do most of their holiday shopping online for the first time ever,* yet a new survey** from cyber security provider F-Secure finds that most internet users remain concerned about their exposure to cyber crime. The survey of shoppers highlighted 3 major trends among American consumers:
Protecting Users Against ‘leakage’ of Private Information from Websites They Are Browsing is at the Heart of New South Australian Research, Which Aims to Reduce the Risk of Cyber Attack.
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Cybersecurity, Data Protection
The research will focus on microarchitectural threats where attackers can read or ‘sample’ data to potentially steal information. University of Adelaide cyber security expert Dr Yuval Yarom is leading the research, which aims to identify weak points in web-browsers that can leak private or sensitive information. “Whenever you visit a website, that website runs a programme on your computer,” Dr Yarom said. “If you visit multiple websites,... more
F-Secure’s new research: Why AI will be Inhuman
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Cybersecurity
Cyber security provider F-Secure has launched a new research project to further develop the decentralized artificial intelligence (AI) mechanisms currently used in its detection and response technologies. The initiative, dubbed Project Blackfin, aims to leverage collective intelligence techniques, such as swarm intelligence, to create adaptive, autonomous AI agents that collaborate with each other to achieve common goals.
Threats and hacks were cybersecurity’s greatest driving force over the last 25 years, say respondents to Infosecurity Europe poll
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Cybersecurity
Evolving threats and hacks have had the biggest impact on moving the cybersecurity industry forward in the last 25 years, according to 39 percent of respondents to a social media poll conducted by Infosecurity Europe– Europe’s number one information security event, which celebrates its 25th anniversary next year.
Acronis Announces Strategic Global Distribution Agreement with Ingram Micro
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Cybersecurity
Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, today announced a multi-year strategic global distribution agreement with Ingram Micro, a leading international IT product distributor. The relationship will make Acronis Cyber Protection solutions easily accessible for organisations around the world, enabling them to meet
Drawbridge Partners Expands Cybersecurity Offering With Launch of DrawbridgeConnect-R™ Platform
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Cybersecurity
Drawbridge Partners, a premier cybersecurity software and services firm specializing in the needs of hedge fund and private equity managers, today announced the launch of DrawbridgeConnect-R™, a Vulnerability Management as a Service (VMaaS) platform. DrawbridgeConnect-R continuously analyzes a firm’s vulnerabilities - rather than providing a mere point in time vulnerability assessment – and helps firms identify, prioritize and remediate... more
F-Secure Garners “Superior Technical Skills” Recognition in Recent Industry Evaluation Report
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Cybersecurity
Independent research firm Forrester has named F-Secure Consulting as a “Strong Performer” in their recent report, The Forrester Wave™: European Cybersecurity Consulting Providers, Q4 2019*. The evaluation is the first to assess F-Secure’s newly-formed consultancy unit. In it, Forrester recognized F-Secure Consulting for demonstrating “superior technical skills.”
Applied Risk Awarded CREST Accreditation for its Operational Technology Penetration Testing Services
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Cybersecurity, Risk Management
Applied Risk, specialist in industrial cyber security for critical infrastructure, has been accredited by internationally-recognised professional certification board CREST for its Operational Technology (OT) Penetration Testing services. CREST supports the technical information security industry, providing accreditation for technical security services and professional-level certifications for individuals that provide penetration testing, cyber... more
Growth in Cryptocurrency Transactions in South Africa Calls For Stronger Security Measures
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies, Cybersecurity
Acknowledging National Cybersecurity Awareness Month this October, leading peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin marketplace and digital wallet provider, Paxful (https://Paxful.com/), is shining the spotlight on the escalating need for security awareness amongst users when trading in digital currency.
Chargebacks911 Continues to Grow: The Award-Winning FinTech Company Announces the Opening of Its Newest Offices in Boise, ID
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Cybersecurity
Chargebacks911, the award-winning FinTech cybersecurity that manages 200 million online transactions per month and has helped its clients recover $1+ billion in disputed revenue, announced today the opening of its newest corporate offices. Located in Boise, Idaho, this expansion is expected to help Chargebacks911 better-serve its growing client-base, which consists of merchants, e-stores and businesses in 87 countries worldwide.
Acronis Announces Acronis Cyber Cloud 8.0 Rollout, Introducing Enterprise-Level Capabilities for Service Providers
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Security, Cybersecurity
Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, today announced the rollout of 8.0, a new version of Acronis Cyber Cloud, it's renowned cyber protection platform for service providers.
World Première at CYBERSEC EXPO 2019
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Cybersecurity
ELIoT Pro, universal and secure IoT cybersecurity system, will be presented in Katowice during CYBERSEC EXPO, largest cybersecurity fair in Central and Eastern Europe, organized by the Kosciuszko Institute. The solution provided by Cyberus Labs will premiere simultaneously at two major events: IoT Solutions World Congress in Barcelona and CYBERSEC EXPO 2019 in Katowice, Poland, on the 29th of October.
NTT reveals Cybersecurity age gap revealed as over-30s adopt better behaviour than younger workers
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Cybersecurity
According to a new report on behaviour and attitudes to cybersecurity among different age groups, employees over the age of 30 are more likely to adopt cybersecurity best practice than younger colleagues who have grown up around digital technology. The report – ‘Meeting the expectations of a new generation.
F-Secure Weighs In on prpl Foundation Security Standards
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Cybersecurity
F-Secure has joined the prpl Foundation to provide a more secure consumer experience when customers use their home Wi-Fi network and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The move leverages F-Secure's position as a long-standing and trusted cyber security vendor with a network of 200+ operator partners worldwide. F-Secure joins at a time when the prpl Foundation is working with operators to harmonize development processes, integration points, and... more
Financial services firms lack confidence in their cyber security controls, according to Kroll’s annual Global Fraud and Risk Report
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Security, Cybersecurity, Fraud Detection
Financial services firms are least likely to have confidence in the effectiveness of their cyber security detection mechanisms compared to other sectors, according to new research from the latest Global Fraud and Risk Report released by Kroll, a division of Duff & Phelps, the global leader in risk mitigation, investigations, compliance, cyber resilience, security and incident response solutions.
