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Cultivating a security-first mindset for software developers
There is a “great cyber security awakening” happening across companies. Right now, we need a fundamental new approach to development, so we are not constantly firefighting. …

What are the barriers to moving legacy data to the cloud?
While 95% of tech leaders worldwide say moving their legacy application data to the cloud is a priority, and 80.5% want to do it within the next 12 months, only 35% of tech …

Product showcase: Adaptive Shield SaaS Security Posture Management
Whether it’s Office 365, Salesforce, Slack, GitHub or Zoom, all SaaS apps include a host of security features designed to protect the business and its data. The job of …

Supply chain disruptions rose in 2021
56% of businesses experienced more supply chain disruptions in 2021 than 2020, a Hubs report reveals. Last year was marked by a number of challenges, including computer chip …

Trends that will shape the security industry in 2022
Entering 2022, the world continues to endure the pandemic. But the security industry has, no doubt, continued to shift, adapt, and develop in spite of things. Several trends …

Network security sandbox market to reach $43 billion by 2027
Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for network security sandbox estimated at $4 billion in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of $43 billion by 2027, …

How Buy Now, Pay Later is being targeted by fraudsters
Consumers are increasingly utilising Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) payment options to make online purchases. Indeed, several e-commerce companies reported huge uptakes in sales, …

PCI SSC updates card security standards to secure the card production process
The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) announced the availability of the PCI Card Production and Provisioning Security Requirements version 3.0. The updated standard …

Governments struggle to deliver secure online citizen services
Auth0 released the findings of its Public Sector Identity Index, a global research report that provides government technology leaders with insight into the identity maturity …

The security of devices held by public sector employees
Apricorn announced new findings from Freedom of Information (FoI) requests submitted to 16 government departments into the security of devices held by public sector employees. …

Zero-trust security market to reach $64.4B by 2027
Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for zero-trust security estimated at $18.3 billion in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of $64.4 billion by 2027, …

IR and SimEx: Can and should they be standardized?
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) intends to launch a new assurance scheme for incident response (IR) and simulated exercises (SimEx) in Q2 2022, which could become a …
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