4 million malvertising hits blocked in a single day
Confiant has revealed that on 11 June it blocked the biggest single-day malware redirect ever seen. The attack lasted for more than 7.5 hours and Confiant claims it was blocking as...
Do you have sufficient in-house cyber security skills?
Struggling to find staff with cyber security skills? Can't find affordable staff to protect your data? That's not the case for customers of backup and DR specialist, Databarracks. It has revealed...
Duo Security hunts Twitter Bots
There is considerable attention on the problem of fake social media accounts. These accounts are enrolled into botnets that are used to push fake news and malware. They are also used...
Hackers give the Fax a new lease of life
Forgotten about that fax in the corner of the office? Once the ‘must have’ communications device in every office, it has since be usurped by email, text and instant messaging. But...
mPOS devices open to fraud and theft
UPDATED (see bottom of article)
Positive Technologies has published a list of vulnerabilities in mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) technology. The vulnerabilities allow malicious merchants to change the amount customers think they are paying....
Ethical hacking jobs outstrip demand
Want a new job? Want one with a big pay packet where a shortage of competition means salaries will stay high for years to come? Then why not become an ethical...
Perception Point protects Box, Dropbox, OneDrive and others
Israeli security company, Perception Point, has released anti-malware protection for shared storage drives.
Called Advanced Shared Drive Security, it is targeted at users of OneDrive, Google Drive, Box, Dropbox and SharePoint. The...
Manufacturers facing increased cyberattacks
The manufacturing industry is at risk of increased cyberattacks due to industrial IoT devices and Industry 4.0 initiatives. This is due to the way that systems are installed and configured. Too...
Can you trust that WhatsApp message?
WhatsApp is never far from the headlines. The latest two stories in India and the US will do little to improve its reputation. In India, the Department of Telecommunications is seeking...
Mention blames third-party for data breach
Brand monitoring service Mention has blamed a third-party supplier for a data breach. The breach occurred in July and Mention has informed both customers and CNIL, the French ICO. This is...
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Salesloft has appointed Sara Cohen as Chief People Officer. The appointment comes as the revenue workflow platform is growing through a significant growth phase....
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JOLT hires new UK Marketing head to fuel growth
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Precisely extends geo-addressing capabilities
Precisely has announced the expansion of its geo-addressing capabilities to cover more geographies and deepen the capabilities within existing ones. It has extended the...
Backslash Security says LLM-generated code brings risk
Backslash Security has been looking at the security risks of LLM-generated code. It built a developer simulation exercise that it used against GPT-4, which...
How IOWN intends to use photonics to reshape computing
The Innovative Optical Wireless Network (IOWN) Global Forum held its fourth annual member meeting in Vancouver, Canada. It was an opportunity for it to...
LinkDaddy adopts Zoho One to power up business
LinkDaddy, is an SEO agency specializing in generating high-quality backlinks for small businesses. It has announced that it will adopt Zoho for its future...
Bentley Systems focuses on continuation and steady growth after Q1 results
Bentley Systems has announced its first quarter results for the period ending March 31st 2024. The results are strong, with total revenues growing 7.4%...
Twilio research says consumers waste 1.5 days a year on dull brand admin
Over half of consumers (54%) have lost their patience or become emotional (47%) with brands wasting their time. 37% now expect companies to use...
Iwoca targets European growth with £270 million funding
Iwoca, one of Europe's largest lenders to SMEs has secured a £270 million of debt funding from Citi and Barclays. The funding will enable...
Nexi and shopreme partner to elevate in-store checkout experiences for consumers across Europe
Nexi, a European PayTech company has announced a strategic collaboration with shopreme, a pioneer in advanced checkout technology. The partnership will see Nexi integrate...
PriceSpider partners with It’sRapid to enable eCommerce brands to generate shopping campaign content
PriceSpider has announced a new partnership with It'sRapid, a pioneer in AI-driven creative automation for eCommerce content and retail media. It'sRapid aims to provide...
DigiCert has announced World Quantum Readiness Day
DigiCert has announced the first World Quantum Readiness Day. It will take place on September 26, 2024. Its goal is to highlight the need for...
