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Fortra Offers Free Automation and Security Solutions During COVID-19
Fortra announced today a number of simple, free products to help organizations of all sizes automate and secure their environments during this time of global crisis.
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UK Public Sector Remains Highly Vulnerable to Ransomware Attacks
A lack of awareness among public sector employees around cybersecurity is leaving it vulnerable to ransomware and other forms of cyber-attack, according to new research today from data security provider Clearswift, a Fortra Company.
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Fortra Supports Remote Employees with Free Collaboration Tools
Fortra announced today a new way of supporting remote employees during a time of global crisis. While many organizations are struggling to secure sensitive data transfers with a suddenly remote workforce due to COVID-19, Fortra is providing free access to its secure file sharing and collaboration software for 90 days.
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Healthcare Orgs Continue to Suffer Security Headaches
Originally posted on infosecurity-magazine.com
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Cybersecurity challenges and risks within the healthcare industry has been endemic in recent years. In 2017, we saw the devastating impact the WannaCry attack had across the NHS, whilst various pieces of research and reports further highlighted just how vulnerable the healthcare industry has been when it comes to data...
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67% of healthcare organizations suffered a cybersecurity incident in the last 12 months
15 January 2020, Theale, UK – New research by data security provider Clearswift, a Fortra Company, revealed that 67% of healthcare organizations have experienced a cybersecurity incident in the past year, highlighting the serious threat that data breaches and malicious attacks pose to the UK’s health-related data.
The research, which surveyed senior business decision makers...
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2020 Predictions on Digital Transformation Priorities
Ahead of 2020, DW asked a whole host of individuals working in the tech space for their thoughts and observations on the business trends and technology developments likely to be major features of the year ahead.
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Fortra Announces Clearswift Acquisition to Expand Cybersecurity Portfolio
Fortra announced today that it will acquire Clearswift, a UK-based content threat protection software company.
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Cybercrime in a post brexit era, will hackers explout our political turmoil
Originally published on teiss.co.uk.
Dr. Guy Bunker, CTO at Clearswift, discusses the impact Brexit has had on attitudes towards cyber security spending.
In the Brexit era, political uncertainty offers an exceptional opportunity for cybercriminals to exploit the chaos permeating the UK.
For many employees, an element of confusion leads to a lack of confidence. And a...
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Microsoft Is About to Delete All Your Old Accounts After Just Two Inactive Years
Originally published on forbes.com.
I've covered the extent to which cyber risk is an inside threat before. And last year, research from Clearswift suggested that the "true insider threat" which added inadvertent and malicious threats from the extended enterprise makes up 65% in the U.K. and 80% in the U.S of all cybersecurity incidents.
And the issue is worse at home. Over...
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70% of financial companies suffered a cyber security incident in the last 12 months
Nearly half (43%) of security incidents within the financial sector are caused by employee failure to follow company data protection policies.
Other key causes of security incidents include introduction of malware and viruses via 3rd party devices (32%), file and image downloads (25%) and employees sharing data with unintended recipients (24%).
Financial organizations rank...
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From customer to competitor: Mitigating the financial sector’s chief threats
Originally published on fintechmagazine.com.
CTO at Clearswift, Dr. Guy Bunker, discusses his views on the top threats to finance and how to mitigate them.
Recent reports show that cyber-attacks on financial services sector rose fivefold in 2018 and in April 2018, seven of the UK's biggest banks suffered major cyber-attacks that forced them to reduce operations or even...
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Developing innovative security analytics approaches in the digital age
Originally published on computerweekly.com
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With security threats growing in scale and complexity, security analytics provide a way for IT teams to stay one step ahead of cyber attackers. The challenge is to ensure this technology continues to be effective in the face of new security challenges
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An entire nation just got hacked
Originally posted on CNN.com
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Asen Genov is pretty furious. His personal data was made public this week after records of more than 5 million Bulgarians got stolen by hackers from the country's tax revenue office.
In a country of just 7 million people, the scale of the hack means that just about every working adult has been affected.
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Bulgaria's Entire Population of 7 Million Just Got Hacked
Originally published on FOX 17.
SOFIA, Bulgaria (CNN) — Asen Genov is pretty furious. His personal data was made public last week after records of more than 5 million Bulgarians got stolen by hackers from the country’s tax revenue office.
In a country of just 7 million people, the scale of the hack means that just about every working adult has been affected.
We should all...
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Wounded By The Cutting Edge: Why Firms Must Be Cautious Of Integrating Emerging Tech Solutions
Originally published on businesstelegraph.co.uk.
For the last few years, digital transformation within the tech sector has seemed akin to the opening of Pandora’s box: seemingly overnight firms have begun to be bombarded with AI driven solutions, the possibilities of commercial drones, edge computing, cloud storage, and of course the ubiquitous IoT software that can be...
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75% of Organisations Have Been Hit by Spear Phishing
Originally published on itgovernance.co.uk.
Phishing scams aren’t as compelling as some of the more sophisticated attacks that you read about. But their prosaic nature is part of what makes them so concerning.
After all, every unusual email you receive could be a phishing scam, whether it’s an account reset message from Amazon or a work request from your boss.
And evidence...
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Breaking Down Five 2018 Breaches — And What They Mean For Security In 2019
Originally published on CENTRACOMM.net.
Big hacks and data leaks are nothing new, but this year has seen a surge in reported breaches. The reason for this might be simple: After the EU general update to data protection regulation (GDPR) came into place in May, firms are more likely to report attacks.
But it also demonstrates that the huge amounts of data collected by...
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Britain Looks to Levy Record GDPR Fine Against British Airways
Originally published on darkreading.com.
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British Airways is facing a £183 million (US$229 million) fine for a June 2018 data breach — the largest fine to date under the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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BA set to be fined £183 million-plus by ICO following 2018 customer data breach
Following an extensive investigation, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a notice of its intention to fine British Airways £183.39 million for infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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The Brexit Threat: Chaos, Confusion and Con Men
Originally published on infosecurity-magazine.com.
Brexit presents a unique opportunity for hackers as, similarly to con men, they thrive on confusion and chaos – something that today’s political uncertainty provides in spades.
Most people think of hacking as using malicious code for some nefarious purpose – be it stealing data or installing malware – but many often forget...