What’s in store for cybersecurity in 2021?

With chaos and uncertainty reigning, 2020 created near-perfect conditions for cybercriminals. The Covid-19 pandemic transformed the way we live and triggered a mass migration to digital channels as companies virtually replaced in-person interactions for employees and consumers alike. Over ten months in, the pandemic rages on, and cybersecurity threats are accelerating. While vaccine distribution is underway, the pandemic’s economic and …

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Employees still guilty of reusing passwords at work

Just a quarter of employees save their passwords, either in a notebook, their smartphone or a password management app, according to data from KnowBe4. This means that most people are guilty of using the same password across multiple services, the company claims, making them easy prey for hackers. All online accounts, especially banking services, require a strong password to protect …

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‘More flexibility’ required to make remote working viable going forward

Despite the ostensible benefits of remote working, many organizations aren’t rushing to improve the quality of the experience for employees. This is according to a new report from HubSpot, which found that 41 percent of UK workers believe their company isn’t actively working on creating an inclusive working environment. In order to make remote working viable in the long term, …

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Online fraud should be seen as a ‘national security issue’

Fraud in the UK has become an epidemic and is damaging businesses, the country’s image and the public purse, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) has claimed. The think tank says the country loses approximately $260 billion each year to fraud, the crime UK citizens are most likely to fall victim to. Fraud against the public sector results in up …

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Many businesses actually succeeded in digital transformation in 2021

Much has been said about the pandemic forcing businesses into rapid digital transformation. In the last 12 months, more than four in five UK businesses (82 percent) started to transform their operations, with almost two thirds (61 percent) introducing completely new digital solutions. As intimidating as it may sound, businesses in the country have actually been quite successful in this …

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SMEs may need to rethink their security strategies

Cybercriminals rarely scale their attacks relative to the size of the company they are targeting, instead using the same tools and tactics regardless of who they’re up against. And according to a new report from Cynet, considering the fact that large enterprises have more resources to combat these threats, that means that small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) are at more …

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Pandemic saw majority of businesses scrap digital transformation plans

Most businesses understand the benefits of digital transformation and have plans (in motion) to digitally transform their operations. However, as we move into the second year of the pandemic, it is getting clearer to these businesses that their current plans are subpar and need overhauling. This is according to a new report from Fujitsu, based on a poll of 750 …

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SonicWall was breached via zero-day bug in its VPN client

Network security firm SonicWall has notified its customers and clients that unknown criminals were currently taking advantage of a zero-day vulnerability found in their VPN products and were attacking their internal systems. The company builds hardware firewalls, VPN gateways and network security tools for businesses. In a statement, the company said it spotted a zero-day in its Secure Mobile Access …

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Automation releases us from our false sense of SAP security

When it comes to the protection of our most vital devices and systems, we could be forgiven for being lulled into a false sense of security. After all, the Apples and Microsofts of this world come to us, not even when there’s a problem, but just to check-in. To update us. To add that layer of reassurance even when our …

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