Data security in the new business world
By Andrea Babbs, Country Manager and Head of Sales for VIPRE Security Limited With many businesses having to overhaul their operations overnight to enable their staff to work from home due to Covid-19, maintaining as close to business as usual was an absolute priority. But in the rush to implement collaboration tools to get employees up and running […]
Threat to corporate data from departing employees ‘underestimated by businesses’
More than half (51%) of knowledge workers believe the risk to corporate data from departing employees is being underestimated and bigger than organisations think, while (87%) report their former employer has never approached them to verify they hadn’t taken data when they’ve left a job. That’s according to Code42’s new Data Exposure Report, which concludes […]
GUEST BLOG: Combatting the threat of accidental insider data leakage
By Andrea Babbs, UK General Manager, VIPRE SafeSend Cybercrime has rapidly become the world’s fastest growing form of criminal activity, and is showing no sign of slowing down with the number of attacks on businesses rising by more than 50% in the last year alone. While most corporates have made significant efforts to invest in cybersecurity defences to […]
Voice biometrics demand to hit $2.8bn by 2024
The global Voice Biometrics Market size is expected to grow from $984 million in 2019 to $2,845 million by 2024, equivalent to a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 23.7% That’s according to a new report from MarketsandMarkets, which says the key factors driving demand include an increasing need for robust fraud detection and prevention […]
Physical security services market to hit $191.7bn
The global physical security services market will expand at a CAGR of 11.7% by 2022 to reach $191.7 billion. That’s according to the latest data from Transparency Market Research (TMR), which pegged the market at $110.3bn in 2017. In its analysis, TMR says the physical security services market has a consolidative vendor landscape, with prominent […]
Two thirds of employees don’t feel safe at work
Only one in three workers feel safe in their own workplace due to steps taken by their employer. A survey, commissioned by Expert Security UK, polled 2,000 people with the question ‘has your employer taken actions to ensure you feel safe in the workplace,’ with an overwhelming response of no. And a further 62 per […]
Physical security demand to hit $119bn by 2023
It’s been predicted that the global physical security market will to grow in value from $84.1 billion last year to $119.4 billion by 2023. That’s equivalent to a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 7.3%, according to analysis from ResearchandMarkets. Its report, The ‘Physical Security Market by Component and Services, Organisation Size, Vertical and Region […]
GUEST BLOG: Securing SMEs for the future
By David Navin, Head of Corporate, Smoothwall Cyber-attacks are nothing new, with a new threat, attack or breach making a regular occurrence on the news agenda. With a number of high profile attacks on large corporations such as Yahoo, Sony, TalkTalk and Camelot, it is easy to think that cyber criminals only go after the […]
Crises, CCTV and Cyber Crime top the total security summit
The global landscape has experienced a rather monumental change over the last year, with security being more relevant than ever as we go into 2017. The first Total Security Summit of the year is determined to address these issues and uncertainties in a bespoke two-day event for security professionals. Meet, share, connect and debate business relevant to your current […]
Residents in large cities expected to give up data
50% of citizens in big cities are predicted to share their personal data to benefit from ‘smart cities’ by 2019. Analysts at Gartner believe the ‘hyperconnectivity’ of a smart city will mean residents will voluntarily give up information to benefit from government and commercial collaboration. Data sharing is already constantly happening on a small scale, […]
