Cybersecurity

The threat of cybercrime is real and a massive concern for organisations large and small. The huge weight of responsibility to fend off attacks falls firmly on the shoulders of IT leaders. This section explores the latest cyber security security news and trends with expert insight and analysis from IT professionals from around the world.

Software security flaws present in three in four applications

The 2023 State of Software Security report from application security firm Veracode reveals 74.1 per cent of applications to have had flaws discovered in the past year

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Cisco to acquire Splunk for $28bn in equity

In the aim to bolster observability capabilities, the agreed acquisition of Splunk by Cisco comes in response to increasing AI presence across business

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How businesses can vet their cybersecurity vendors

Choosing the right cybersecurity tools is crucial to business security – here's how security teams can vet potential partner vendors in the space

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How purple teaming can strengthen business security

Martin Walsham discusses the benefits of implementing a purple team assessment process and provides a high-level structured approach to cybersecurity

AI & Machine Learning

The role of AI in cyber security: safeguarding digital identity

The growing and evolving cyber security risk facing global businesses can be stemmed by the integration of AI into security systems.

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Q-CTRL achieves risk based certification in quantum market first

Sydney-headquarted Q-CTRL is the first independent quantum software vendor to achieve ISO 27001 certification

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Consider a career in cyber security

The more businesses rely on artificial intelligence and other technology to improve productivity and reach new customers, the more opportunities there are for cybercrime. This is bad news for businesses, but good news for those who want a career in cyber security

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Generative AI: a blessing or a curse for cybersecurity?

Benjamin Fabre considers the benefits and risks that generative AI capabilities will bring for cybersecurity, now and in the future

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Consider a career in cyber security

Cybersecurity

Generative AI: a blessing or a curse for cybersecurity?

Benjamin Fabre considers the benefits and risks that generative AI capabilities will bring for cybersecurity, now and in the future

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Ransom demanded of BA, BBC and Boots by Cl0p cybercrime group

Following a “hack and leak” operation undertaken by the Russian cybercrime group Cl0p, a ransom with a one-week deadline has been issued on the Dark Web

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BA, BBC and Boots hit by zero-day vulnerability attack

A zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit file transfer software was infiltrated, affecting the supply chains of BA, BBC and Boots, with the ransomware group Clop taking responsibility

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