Half of cyber leaders to switch jobs by 2025, citing stress

Nearly half of cyber security leaders plan to change jobs in the next two years, and half of those plan to leave the security sector for good, citing “multiple work-related stressors”, according to statistics gathered by Gartner analysts. It said that organisations that do not view security risk management as critical to their success, […]

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Dutch cyber security professionals experience stress akin to soldiers in war zone, claims expert

Dutch digital resilience is at risk if too little attention continues to be paid to the mental well-being of IT specialists, Sander Hofman, manager of sales engineering at Mimecast, has warned.  Creeping security cutbacks at organisations, the increasing threat of cyber attacks and feeling unrecognised make the cyber security professional job tough. “Research we […]

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Executive interview: Will video kill the streaming star?

The idea of pre-recording something so it can be watched later is the foundation on which broadcasting and streaming services are built. But for the consumer, the experience is perceived as something that is instantaneous. In the past, families gathered around a television screen to tune into a favourite programme at the time it […]

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Innovation not infestation – digitising pest control

Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. 21 February 2023 Innovation not infestation – digitising pest control Share this item with your network: In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how Rentokil Initial is using the latest in digital innovation to improve the age-old task of pest control. The leading experts offer […]

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Royal Mail resumes full export service after cyber attack

Ransomware-stricken Royal Mail has reinstated the last remaining international services through Post Office branches following the January 2022 LockBit attack, which left its export services paralysed for weeks. In a notice published today, the postal service said all international export services to all destinations are now available for purchase online, via shipping partners, or […]

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Seven million people in UK used open banking services in 2022

More than seven million people in the UK used open banking last year, five years after the competition regulator forced banks to introduce services. According to figures, reported to Open Banking Limited (OBL) by the nine banks and building societies that had to implement open banking functionality, two million users have been added since […]

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Women account for less than a third of FTSE 100 CIOs

The number of women in CIO positions in FTSE 100 companies totalled 25 in 2022, only 10 more than in 2018, according to research by Frank Recruitment Group. When analysing data from several sources, Frank Recruitment Group found women account for only 27% of CIO positions in the FTSE in 2022, with Frank Recruitment […]

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Cyber security training: Insights for future professionals

In this era of digitalisation, the world is witnessing exponential growth in incidents that compromise the security of information owned by businesses or governments. Recently the Royal Mail’s overseas deliveries suffered severe disruption due to a ransomware attack linked to Russian criminals. In 2022, around 50 Indian government websites were hacked and eight data […]

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