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Which countries and industries are suffering the worst cyber attacks?

Research reveals the most cyber insecure countries in the world and the type of cybercrimes they are facing.

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Strengthening cybersecurity with digital twin thinking

Neo4j’s Maya Natarajan explains how graph technology can help you potentially get ahead of the hackers

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Removing security complexity to combat cyber threats

Businesses are struggling with an overwhelming, and increasingly complex and confusing cyber world. Ian McShane, Field CTO at Arctic Wolf looks at how cyber simplicity is the key for businesses to move forward with their security...

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UK businesses struggle with cyber threats

The 3 key threats that UK businesses should watch out for are geopolitical hacking, vulnerable developer environments, and machine identity outages. Each of these pose unique problems to business leaders that, if left unattended, can...

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Hacking the cloud: why APIs are now a top threat

The Application Programming Interface (API) is now integral to many services but it’s also a key target for attackers. Jason Kent, Hacker in Residence at Cequence Security, looks at why insecure APIs are now topping threat charts.

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Building continuous data protection against ransomware attacks

The largest ransomware attack in history - WannaCry - tore across the globe in 2017, infecting a quarter million machines in more than 150 countries. Since then a lot has changed in the world of ransomware, but have we learnt anything?...

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Cyber prevention or mitigation… Why can’t it be both?

The technology market today is being flooded with security solutions from across the globe that claim to be unique and practically unbeatable. But when it comes to defence, do you prioritise attack prevention or damage mitigation?

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The role of Big Tech in cyber defence

Cyber warfare has reached new levels and governments are now turning to Big Tech to strengthen their cyber defence.

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The Cyber Cold War: Understanding the Russian cyberattacks, and the strategy to defend against them

The current cyber conflict between Ukraine and Russia is intensifying by the day. As state-sponsored Russian cyberattacks increase, just how big is the risk to business, and how can you defend against it?

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Cyber 101: Don’t blame it on the staff

More than 90% of cyber-attacks involve a human attack vector. However, despite an emphasis on cyber security training for years, employees still don't consider cyber security to be their responsibility. That doesn't mean we should...

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What will happen to cybersecurity in 2022?

Bernard Montel, EMEA Technical Director and Cybersecurity Strategist at Tenable, shares his predictions for the new year.

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A look ahead to 2022: predicting the top cyber threats

Looking ahead to 2022, Raj Samani, McAfee Fellow and Chief Scientist at McAfee Enterprise examine the top 2022 cybersecurity threats, including an increase in various types of nation state attacks, as well as a shift in the...

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Security 2022: Prioritising ransomware & consolidation, and what to do about cyber insurance

As the effects of the pandemic continue and the world of work adjusts to the 'new normal', how will companies approach security in 2022, and how will they see the most value from their increased spend?

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Ransomware is just the start of the cyber challenge facing UK businesses in 2022

The National Cybersecurity Centre’s (NCSC) latest report of a ‘hacking epidemic’ in the UK is a stark confirmation of what’s been ramping up over the last two years. Ransomware is just the face of a larger cybersecurity challenge the...

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Europe 2022: new rules, cyber-attacks and the supply chain

With a number of new regulations due next year, and the pandemic still casting a long shadow, what does 2022 hold for tech in Europe?

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5 cybersecurity myths that are compromising your data

Poor cybersecurity has been identified as the most pressing threat to businesses today. Barry O'Donnell, Chief Operating Officer at TSG busts the top myths around cybersecurity and how you can address them.

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Learning cybersecurity lessons from the defence and intelligence sectors

As cybercrime in the commercial sector continues to grow, Danny Lopez, CEO of cybersecurity firm Glasswall, explains how lessons can be learned from the defence and intelligence sector's approach to cybersecurity.

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Beginning a more mature conversation about cybersecurity

No system is invulnerable to breaches. So how can businesses withstand any storm and thrive regardless of a threatening landscape? Creating institutional cyber-resilience is ultimately more important than any other measure a company...

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