The ICO has fined Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance PLC (RSA) £150,000 following the loss of the personal information of nearly 60,000 customers. An ICO investigation looked at the theft of a hard drive device containing 59,592 customers’ names, addresses and bank account details including account numbers and sort codes. . Mark James, IT Security Specialist at ESET: “Fines by the ICO for security breaches have been a matter for discussion for some time. For most, they seem fairly small and if we think about the actual monetary value they are, the fine itself may seem fairly insignificant but that of course…
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Secure Pixel-based phone enables organisations to use Google’s new smartphone with military-grade security and no impact on usability Embargoed to 14:00 UK. Kaymera Technologies Ltd, the leader in mobile security for enterprises and Government organizations, has today announced the launch of the Kaymera Secured Pixel, a unique fully-hardened and secured version of Google’s flagship smartphone. Kaymera’s secured version of the Pixel phone uses the original Google device’s purpose-built hardware and retains all of the Pixel’s features and ergonomics, including the fingerprint scanner. It enables users to continue using all of their preferred Android applications, while ensuring that the phone, data stored on it…
British government will be launching a national inquiry into cybersecurity, following rising cyber attacks on businesses, banks and retailers across the UK. Jon Geater, CTO at Thales e-Security commented below. Jon Geater, CTO at Thales e-Security: “It is encouraging to see the government taking further, and necessary, steps to review of the nation’s cybersecurity strategy especially as cyber-attacks – across all sectors – are only rising in this increasingly internet-centric world. More and more commercial industry and home equipment is beginning to play a part in critical systems and cyber attackers can exploit this to great effect. Successfully derailing critical infrastructure or hacking…
Latest Avast & AVG technologies combine to power flagship security and tune-up products to tackle ransomware, hackers and data thieves, while keeping PCs fast and clean Prague, Czech Republic. Avast Software, the leader in digital security products for consumers and businesses, today announced the release of the 2017 editions of AVG’s flagship products, AVG AntiVirus FREE, AVG Internet Security and AVG TuneUp. Released less than 120 days after Avast’s acquisition of AVG, these new products combine the best of both Avast’s and AVG’s technology to deliver unrivalled, family-friendly, security protection together with performance enhancements for customers’ PCs, and a clean,…
Enables Easy Deployment of a Software-Defined Perimeter across Hybrid Environments WALTHAM, Mass. Cryptzone, the Software-Defined Perimeter company, today announced the newest version of AppGate, which enables organizations to easily deploy a Software-Defined Perimeter (SDP) for granular access control. The release of AppGate 3.0 furthers Cryptzone’s vision for transformational network security – where all network services adopt an identity-centric security model. We see almost daily that traditional approaches to network security – firewalls, DMZs, VPN, and NAC – are failing to protect enterprises. AppGate 3.0 instead employs an “authenticate first, connect second” approach for improved security. All users are validated with multi-factor, context-sensitive authentication, controlled…
Following the news about the recent variants of the “Merry Christmas” ransomware, also known as Merry X-Mas, are also dropping the DiamondFox malware on infected computers, which is used by the ransomware’s operators to collect data from infected hosts, such as passwords, sensitive files, and others. Travis Smith, Senior Security Research Engineer at Tripwire commented below. Travis Smith, Senior Security Research Engineer at Tripwire: “Creating malware can be like walking down an exploit buffet line. Being able to reuse code is done every day by software engineers all over the world, cyber criminals are no different. If the people behind a malware campaign…
Following the news that Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy has launched an inquiry into the UK’s cyber security. Dr Malcolm Murphy, Technology Director, Western Europe at Infoblox commented below. Dr Malcolm Murphy, Technology Director, Western Europe at Infoblox: “The government made it clear in 2016 that it is committed to improving the nation’s cybersecurity. Further to allocating a total budget of £1.9 billion for 2016 to 2021, the launch of the National Cyber Security Centre provides a new open door policy so that organisations have the necessary information to prevent and respond to cyber-attacks. We would encourage as many businesses…
The latest browser statistics published in W3Schools show that Google Chrome’s popularity continues its upward flow relative to other browsers (Firefox, Safari, IE); it has now surpassed 70 percent of all usage over the past six months. With the ongoing aggressive campaign of Chrome in Google Search, we can surely expect Google Chrome to hit the magic 80 percent threshold of browser usage in the next few months. When matched with Chrome’s projected growth curve, the release of Chrome 55 doesn’t bode well for the future of Flash. According to the Google blog, the Flash experience would meet its demise…
Innovative, Automated Threat Hunting Solution Enables Enterprise Security and IT Pros to Easily Detect Hidden Malware and Threats SAN ANTONIO, TX. Infocyte, an enterprise malware and threat hunting technology leader, today announced it closed a $3.4 million Series A funding round. It is led by LiveOak Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm with more than $109M invested in Texas-based companies, and a syndicate of investors that include Feik Enterprises, and Hollis Family Partnership. LiveOak General Manager, Venu Shamapant, and Nicolas Hollis, CEO of Coherent Cyber, LLC., will join the Infocyte Board of Directors. “The Infocyte team has leveraged deep domain expertise…
Following the news that A Los Angeles school has made a US $28,000 ransomware payment after hackers raided its network. Attackers had encrypted enough to ruin computer services, email, and messaging at the Los Angeles Community College District. Jonathan Sander, VP of Product Strategy at Lieberman Software commented below. Jonathan Sander, VP of Product Strategy at Lieberman Software: “The key phrase in the LA schools ransomware story is that they had no other choice but to pay since they lacked a backup. Ransomware is not an act of God. In most cases it can be prevented by being careful with email…