Cyber attack simulation platform, SCYTHE, gets $3 million investment
A year after its launch, cyber attack simulation platform SCYTHE has secured a $3 million investment. The investment was led by Ron Gula of Gula Tech Adventures who will also join...
Are thousands of ISO certifications set to lapse?
GRC platform vendor InfoSaaS has warned: “Halt to surveillance audits due to coronavirus lockdowns set to cause thousands of ISO certifications to lapse.” For many organisations that hold ISO certifications, it...
Moving ERP to the cloud, blockchain, cattle and Brexit
At Oracle OpenWorld, Enterprise Times talked with John Bolger and Nic Woods from Version 1. Version 1 is an Ireland-based IT services and solution company with a lot of experience in...
Massive surge in cyber incidents at financial services firms
UK audit, tax and consulting firm RSM says that 2018 saw a massive surge in cyber incident reports by financial services firms. In 2018, there were 819 reports to the Financial...
BITC claims small businesses key to preventing data breaches
Business in the Community (BITC) is claiming that small businesses are the key to preventing data breaches in the future. It's relatively easy to blame small businesses for their cyber weaknesses....
HMRC blocks thousands of scam texts
It's that time of year where UK taxpayers have to file their self-assessment tax returns and, in many cases, pay their tax bills. This makes it a boom time for scammers...
NoTrove, king of malvertising
RiskIQ researchers have released a report into the King of Malvertising, NoTrove. The report, "NoTrove: The Threat Actor Ruling a Scam Empire" (registration required) can be downloaded from the RiskIQ website....
Forcepoint agrees to acquire Bitglass to strengthen its SASE platform
Forcepoint is to acquire Bitglass to extend its SASE offering. Bitglass has a fully integrated cloud-native Secure Service Edge (SSE) platform. Forcepoint plans to take that and integrate it into its...
Global takedown of IM RAT malware
In a week of coordinated action, police forces in several countries have taken down the IM RAT malware. The action resulted in the takedown of the website selling the tool and...
NCC Group posts good performance and warns over COVID risks
NCC Group has revealed its FY20 accounts. They show an increase in sales, despite around £15 million being lost or deferred due to COVID-19. Luckily for the company, global sales growth...