Local authorities still at high risk of data breach incidents
A series of Freedom of Information (FoI) requests targeting local authorities across the UK shows that public sector organisations continue to struggle with data security, with thousands of breaches and incidents reported during 2024. The figures, compiled by Apricorn and collected from 27 UK councils, indicate that over 2,400 suspected data breaches occurred across the sector […]
69 per cent of UK businesses self-disclose data breaches to the ICO
UK businesses are reporting a greater number of data breaches than ever before, with 69 per cent of organisations self-disclosing a breach or potential breach to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the past year, up significantly from 53 per cent in 2024. That’s according to annual research from Apricorn, which says the shift could also […]
Technological advances pushing mobile video surveillance growth
The Global Mobile Video Surveillance Market was worth $2.35bn in 2022 and expected to reach $4.25bn by 2028, equivalent to a CAGR of 8.79% over the forecast period. With rising crime rates in both digital and physical worlds, the importance of location and asset surveillance has increased. Mobile video surveillance, which facilitate real-time monitoring and […]
CIOs – Heading for a new direction
Three years ago, CIOs were winning plaudits from the rest of the c-suite for the way the IT team scrambled to deliver a digital workplace within a matter of days. Now, however, the shine has faded badly. While traditional IT performance measures may point to great system uptime, utilisation and performance, the human digital experience […]
Who foots the bill in the event of a data breach?
Data breach is almost inevitable – which means it is vital that companies and their Managed Services Providers (MSPs) understand exactly who is responsible and who bears the financial brunt. But recent research reveals that both companies and MSPs are disturbingly unclear about their legal and financial obligations. Contracts are ambiguous and the risks of […]
IT Governance: 31.5m records breached in December 2022
In its latest analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks across the world, IT Governance has identified 78 publicly disclosed security incidents in December – resulting in 31,586,757 compromised records. Compared to November 2022, we can see a slight decline, where we identified 95 publicly disclosed security incidents and 32,051,144 compromised records. Alan Calder, Founder […]
Respecting data privacy rights through data encryption
John Michael, CEO at iStorage considers the need for increased privacy in relation to sensitive information and looks at the methods and mechanisms to ensure high levels of data security… Data privacy should be a top priority for all organisations. As systems and services increasingly move into the cloud as part of the digital transformation […]
60% of firms optimistic about cloud sovereignty innovation and collaboration
Cloud sovereignty is increasingly becoming a priority for organizations looking for secure, innovative, and scalable solutions to manage their data, according to Capgemini Research Institute’s latest report, “The journey to cloud sovereignty: Assessing cloud potential to drive transformation and build trust”. The report finds that cloud sovereignty adoption is primarily driven by regulation and organizations’ […]
Web threats ‘increased by over 130%’ at the end of 2021
According to the data presented by Atlas VPN, web threats have increased by 133% in November and December of 2021, compared to September and October. In addition, JavaScript downloaders and crypto miners were the most active web threats at the end of 2021. Web threats affect everyone and every device that is connected to the internet. […]
Three reasons the security industry is protecting the wrong thing
Why is it that the security industry talks about network security, but data breaches? It’s clear that something needs to change, and according to Paul German, CEO, Certes Networks, the change is simple. For too long now, organisations have been focusing on protecting their network, when in fact they should have been protecting their data. Paul outlines three […]
