WithSecure proposes ‘undo’ button for ransomware

Cyber security supplier WithSecure is piloting a newly developed technology that supposedly makes a sandbox test environment more accessible, and claims it has effectively found an “undo button” for ransomware. The Helsinki-based firm, which has already incorporated the feature into its Elements Endpoint Protection for Servers product, says the technology, dubbed Activity Monitor, can […]

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10 Leading Incident Response Vendors

Incident response is a critical component of enterprise security. Knowing how to deal with unplanned and potentially disruptive events that affect the security and integrity of an organization’s IT infrastructure can mean the difference between survival and going out of business. In order to successfully handle incident response, it is important to have the […]

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Oracle goes on hunt for Java non-compliance

Analyst Gartner has warned that new changes to Java licensing has meant Oracle will actively target organisations, even those who do not run any Oracle products, on Java compliance. Gartner reported that in the 12-month period leading up to 31 December 2022, 52% of the Oracle software compliance and audit-related interactions focused on Oracle […]

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Santander SME platform harnesses Salesforce

Santander UK is using technology from Salesforce to offer its UK small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) customers advice on growing their export businesses, through a cloud-based service. The UK arm of Spain’s Santander launched its Santander Navigator digital platform last year to help fill a gap in the market where, according to the bank’s […]

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UK HSE to launch regulatory sandbox for industrial safety tech

The UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is inviting technology companies to participate in an Industrial Safetytech Regulatory Sandbox as part of its Discovering Safety initiative, which was set up to explore how better tech and regulation can improve safety and risk management in industrial workplaces. Delivered in partnership with the Safetytech Accelerator, a […]

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UK forces lead live-fire cyber war exercise

More than 750 cyber security specialists from around the world have participated in one of the largest-ever live-fire cyber war exercises, which saw them respond to a series of simulated cyber threats that mirror tactics deployed by Russia in its war on Ukraine, including attacks on critical networks, industrial control systems and unmanned robotic […]

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Researchers find new bug ‘class’ in Apple devices

Researchers at Trellix have uncovered what they claim to be an entirely new class of privilege escalation vulnerability in Apple devices stemming from the infamous ForcedEntry exploit used by disgraced Israeli spyware manufacturer NSO Group to let its government customers target activists, journalists and political opponents. The existence of ForcedEntry – CVE-2021-30860 – was […]

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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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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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