MoD sees 18% rise in incidents involving personal data loss
The MoD has published its annual report and accounts. It is a whopping 217 pages long and takes some reading to get through. One organisation that has already been through it,...
Semiconductor manufacturers leave supply chain vulnerable
Semiconductor manufacturers are under the spotlight in a new report from BlueVoyant titled: “Semiconductors, the Supply Chain & Cyber Security 2021" (registration required). It goes on to say: “Semiconductor manufacturers do...
How the pandemic saw cybercriminals shift industries and attacks
In 2020, as the COVID pandemic ripped across the world, cybercriminals eyed up new opportunities. In the NTT Global Threat Intelligence Report 2021 (registration required), the company highlights that shift to target...
Organisations compromised security in rush to remote working
Palo Alto has released The State of Hybrid Workforce Security 2021 report (registration required). It reveals that remote working was prioritised over security, this is not just one of employers failing...
Qualys moves to secure Infrastructure as Code with CloudView IaC
Qualys has expanded its CloudView app to support Infrastructure as Code (IaC). CloudView provides a continuous inventory and assessment of public cloud workloads. By adding in support for IaC, Qualys is...
The NCSC announces an Early Warning service
The NCSC has announced its Early Warning service. The free service will warn companies of any potential cyberattack on their networks. The NCSC will use its tools and technologies to gather...
Salt Security raised $140M in Series D funding round
Salt Security has raised US $140M in a Series D funding. The funding round was led by CapitalG, Alphabet’s independent growth fund. It also featured participation from all the existing investors...
Enveil secures US $25 million in oversubscribed Series B funding round
Enveil has secured $25 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round. USAA was the lead investor in this round. The rest of the funds came from existing investors. That includes, Mastercard,...
WithSecure highlights flaw in MS Office 365 Message Encryption
WithSecure has issued an advisory over the way Microsoft encrypts messages in Office 365. The problem is due to Microsoft choosing to use the Electronic Cookbook (ECB) block cypher confidentiality mode...
Security news from the week beginning 20th March 2023
#Security news from the week beginning 20th March 2023 includes product updates from @Microsoft and @Secureworks