13 March 2024
Netskope Threat Labs reveals in its latest report that the infostealers were the primary malware and ransomware families used to target the healthcare sector.
Healthcare was among the top sectors impacted during 2023 by mega breaches, an attack where over one million records were stolen.
Find out more11 March 2024
FS-ISAC and Akamai Technologies, Inc. have released new research on the surge of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks threatening the financial services sector and its customers.
The report, ‘DDoS: Here to Stay,’ revealed that 35% of all DDoS attacks in 2023 were aimed at the financial services industry, which has surpassed the gaming sector as the most-attacked vertical. Driven by a dramatic surge in the power of botnets and hacktivism motivated by the Russia-Ukraine War, the financial services industry experienced a 154% increase in DDoS attacks between 2022-2023.
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06 March 2024
With the rapidly evolving IT space, the UK’s enterprises are having a tough time sourcing the necessary skillsets to maintain operations efficiently and securely…
The last few years have seen monumental change throughout the IT world. Between the rise of remote/hybrid working required by the COVID-19 pandemic and the evolution of widespread use of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI), the entire ecosystem has seen a fundamental shift – one requiring a whole new host of skills.
Find out more06 March 2024
Greg Hudson, chief portfolio officer, M247
There’s no shortage of emerging technology available to businesses in today’s ‘information age.’
The arrival and popularisation of generative AI is just one example that dominated the headlines last year. And in the background, the appetite from businesses to adopt all things new – from digital network connectivity to more sophisticated cybersecurity – is continuing to grow and grow. Research from Gartner this year revealed that 91% of organisations are engaged in some form of digital initiative and for senior business leaders, 87% of those surveyed believe that digitalisation is a priority.
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