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 found everywhere from a...

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 shows that attacks like...

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 companies is not immune to...

Originally published on darkreading.com. Excerpt: 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). Read full article >

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).

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 that in order to upload...

“DDoS attacks can be carried out in a number of different ways, and it has become increasingly simple to ‘hire’ a botnet to carry out the attack by multiple means which makes it more difficult to prevent. " - Dr Guy Bunker

Originally posted on informationsecuritybuzz.com Excerpt: Security researchers at Cybereason have uncovered a massive espionage campaign involving the theft of call records from hacked cell network providers to conduct targeted surveillance on individuals of interest. Read the full article >

Originally published on informationsecurity.report . As part of our experts Comments Series, Dr Guy Bunker, CTO at Clearswift Cyber Security commented below on the subject of the recent use of DDOS attacks on the messaging app Telegram, which the founder of Telegram states was a concerted state-sponsored attack intended to disrupt the Cantonese anti-extradition protests. Dr Bunker discusses the...

Originally posted on verdict.co.uk Excerpt: ‘Gnosticplayers’ appears to have struck again last week, with the notorious hacker claiming to be behind the 24 May data breach that saw the personal details of almost 140 million Canva users accessed. Read the full article >

New research from data security company, Clearswift, has shown that, since the announcement of Brexit, over half (53%) of UK businesses have increased their cybersecurity spending.

Following the acquisition by RUAG in January 2017, Clearswift today revealed record-breaking financial results for the December 2018 financial year-end.

The judgment has confirmed that core to Glasswall’s patented technology is the requirement to parse fully, extract the content from and regenerate both emails and their attachments to create completely new files.

Theale (UK) 2nd May, 2018 – New research by data security company, Clearswift , has shown that 45% of employees have mistakenly shared emails containing key data with unintended recipients, including personal information (15%), bank details (9%), attachments (13%) and other confidential text (8%). The research, which surveyed 600 senior business decision makers and 1,200 employees across the UK...

Research from information security company Clearswift has shown that links within emails are perceived as posing the biggest cyber threat to UK businesses, with 59% of business decision makers highlighting this as a chief concern for businesses, far more than any other threat.

New research by data security company Clearswift has shown that board members are more confident than management about their organization’s ability to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), in time for the May 25th deadline.

New research by data security company, Clearswift, has shown that 75% of employees are likely to exercise their right to be forgotten (RTBF). The principle, also known as ‘right to erasure’, dictates that an individual can request their data to be removed or deleted when there is no compelling reason for a business to continue processing that information.

Clearswift, a global cybersecurity innovator and data loss prevention specialist, and zsah Ltd, a leading UK owned hosting company, have announced a partnership that will allow Clearswift customers to host their award-winning SECURE Email Gateway and SECURE Web Gateway products in UK data centers, thereby helping customers comply with increasingly stringent data protection requirements and the upcoming GDPR regulations.

Theale (UK) 19th October, 2017. New research from leading information security company Clearswift has shown that the education sector is rivaling technology for the top spot when it comes to GDPR preparedness. The research surveyed 600 senior business decision makers and 1,200 employees across the UK, US, Germany and Australia. When asked whether firms currently have all of the necessary processes...

New research by leading data security company, Clearswift, has shown that year on year cybersecurity incidents, particularly insider threats; continue to rise, but that companies are able to spot suspicious activity significantly quicker than two years previous.