The second half of 2025 saw Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) under siege from persistent hacktivist groups. Threat actors such as Keymous+ and NoName057(16) maintained activity across the area, despite coordinated law enforcement operations designed to take down these groups. According to NetScout’s latest DDoS Threat Intelligence Report, over 8 million attacks […]
The UK Space Agency says it has earmarked £210 million (€242.8m) to strengthen cyber resilience across the UK’s Government Cyber Unit to coordinate risk management and incident response across departments. The aim for these new measures is to make online public services more secure and resilient, so people can use them with confidence – whether […]
Amid a wave of high-profile cyberattacks, technology and SaaS companies have been named among the best in the UK for cyber policies – but the worst for operational resilience, according to research. The Cyber Culture Clash Report, by compliance training provider Skillcast, analysed the gap between written cybersecurity policies and real-world practice in the largest […]
Amid rising geopolitical tensions and increasingly sophisticated digital threats, Telenor has released its annual Nordic security report, calling for a stronger and more coordinated regional approach to security and preparedness. The report highlights the growing interdependence of critical services such as power and digital infrastructure and calls on governments and industry to act jointly to […]
Cobalt Iron, a provider of SaaS-based enterprise data protection, has been granted a US patent for its technology for cyber event analytics and automated security optimisations. US Patent Office patent No. 12088612, issued on September 10th 2024, outlines machine learning techniques that improve and optimise cyber inspection and protection operations initiated by various security conditions […]
Research from post-quantum security speacialist, Naoris Protocol, highlights a stark reality: IT directors at major global firms are preparing for an unprecedented surge in cyber threats driven by AI, machine learning,and the Metaverse. As cyber criminals deploy increasingly sophisticated attacks, organisations plan significant security budget increases over the next two years. A global study of […]
Fastly, a specialist in global edge cloud platforms, has launched its latest annual Global Security Research Report, revealing a rise in the time it takes businesses in the media and entertainment industries to recover from cyber incidents. In 2024, businesses reported taking an average of 7.8 months to recover from cybersecurity breaches – 28 per […]
Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity specialist, has released its latest report revealing that the media and entertainment industry is by far the most vulnerable to new cyberattacks, with businesses in the sector each inadvertently creating well over 7,000 new gaps in their cybersecurity defences every single month. This is significantly higher than the next […]
Cobalt Iron, a provider of SaaS-based enterprise data protection, has received another new patent, this time on its technology for operational and event-driven network traffic shaping. US Patent 11882094, issued on January 23rd, describes new capabilities that will be available in Cobalt Iron Compass, an enterprise SaaS backup platform. The techniques, as disclosed in this […]
Changing imperatives in privacy, security and trust emerges as the top risk facing telecoms companies in 2024. According to the annual EY report, Top 10 risks in telecommunications, cyber-resilience is under pressure, with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) throwing into question existing data governance strategies. Over two-thirds (68 per cent) of telco respondents believe they are […]