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UK funds new cybersecurity program for overseas firms
Not-for-profit IT security certification body CREST has won funding from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) to boost cybersecurity maturity overseas. The launch of the Cyber Accelerated Maturity Programme (CAMP) comes as the government holds international talks on how to tackle the increasing threat of cyber attacks. And a subsequent report to be published by the end of…
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Securing the future of your business through cybersecurity education and training
Maintaining a robust cybersecurity posture is always a case of spinning many plates, with leaders forced to balance the fight against threat actors with efforts to keep staff following the rules, as well as empowering them to be productive without restriction. As any security professional will admit, it’s often in moments when employees don’t follow these rules or make a…
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The role of AI in cybersecurity
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has promised to revolutionize a vast number of industries, but none more so than cybersecurity, where both attackers and defenders compete to try and use the technology to their advantage before their adversaries. Some security experts have suggested the latest developments in AI have given defenders a very slight edge over hackers and that observing offensive behavior…
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Australian IT Spending to Surge in 2025: Cybersecurity & AI Focus
New Gartner forecasting suggests that IT spending in Australia will surge 8.7% to AU$147 billion in 2025. This boost in spending is projected to be driven by a “perfect storm” of interest in AI, ongoing requirements around cyber security, and the need to refresh hardware as Windows 10 goes out of service, Gartner representatives say. Strategic investments in cyber security…
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“By this time next year, Oracle employees won’t be using passwords” — Larry Ellison wants a biometric future in cybersecurity
Oracle CTO Larry Ellison took a strong stand on cybersecurity at Oracle CloudWorld 2024, calling passwords a “terrible idea” in need of replacement with biometric security measures. “The idea that we use passwords is a ridiculous idea. It’s obsolete. It’s very dangerous,” Ellison said during his keynote at the company’s flagship event in Las Vegas. “They are 17 characters long…
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IBM on Future Cybersecurity: Passkeys, Deepfakes, Quantum Computing
“The internet will be a lot safer in five years than it is today, thanks to technological advances that address common problems at scale.” This prediction by Chris Hockings, CTO of IBM Asia Pacific, might seem a bit ambitious given that AI-powered cybercrime is growing at an exponential rate, deepfake technology is enhancing social engineering attacks, and the power of…
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Cybersecurity spending is going to surge in 2025 – and AI threats are a key factor
Cybersecurity spending will continue rising in the year ahead amidst heightened concerns about the threat of AI, according to new research from Gartner. Research from the consultancy expects global information security end-user spending to reach $183.9 billion in 2024, rising by 15.1% to $212 billion in 2025. A key factor in this spending growth, Gartner said, is the continued adoption…
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Why MSPs are switching their focus to cybersecurity solutions
Managed service providers (MSPs) are increasingly expected to both manage and protect customers’ IT infrastructure, according to the latest data from SMB security solutions provider CyberSmart. Conducted by OnePoll in spring 2024, the survey quizzed 250 senior leaders at UK-based MSPs and found that almost two thirds (65%) of customers expected their provider to either manage their cybersecurity infrastructure –…
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StickmanCyber Report: Australia’s Cybersecurity Skills Crisis
A new report has found that Australia’s available pool of cybersecurity skills is smaller than realised. The report, Australia’s Cybersecurity and Technical Skills Gap, an analysis by security provider StickmanCyber and based on an analysis of ABS census and labour force data, revealed a shortage of 10,000 technical roles throughout the country. There is just one cybersecurity professional for every…
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A “disaster waiting to happen”: Sellafield plant admits to glaring cybersecurity failures
Sellafield Ltd, the firm in charge of managing one of Europe’s largest nuclear sites, has plead guilty to charges relating to cybersecurity failings at the facility, The company apologized for its shortcomings after the Westminster magistrates court was presented with a litany of security failings that could have threatened the UK’s national security. The Sellafield site was used for…
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