Organisations operating in the US will have to get to grips with strict new cyber breach reporting regulations, handed down this week by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The rules will apply to all US-listed companies, including Foreign Private Issuers – bodies primarily organised outside the US but that maintain secondary listings there.… Continue reading US cyber breach reporting rules to have global impact
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AI-enhanced cyber has potential, but watch out for marketing hype
AI is currently at the centre of countless discussions, with these as likely to be positive as negative. We’ve covered the risks this technology introduces; this time we’ll look at the opportunities that ground-breaking AI provides cyber security professionals in terms of the strategies and tools it enables to manage the security of the… Continue reading AI-enhanced cyber has potential, but watch out for marketing hype
Cyber criminals pivot away from ransomware encryption
Cases of straight-up data theft and extortion now appear to be more widespread a threat than ransomware, becoming the single most observed threat in the second calendar quarter of 2023, according to data released this week by researchers working with Cisco Talos. According to Cisco Talos’s incident response telemetry, incidents of data theft and… Continue reading Cyber criminals pivot away from ransomware encryption
Does AI have a future in cyber security? Yes, but only if it works with humans
I believe a part of making sense out of the issue of artificial intelligence (AI) in the world of cyber comes down to definitions. AI is the idea that a machine can mimic human intelligence, while machine learning (ML) teaches a machine how to perform a task and identify patterns. A lot of cyber… Continue reading Does AI have a future in cyber security? Yes, but only if it works with humans
Lancaster Uni lends cyber support to nuclear decommissioning body
Cyber experts at the University of Lancaster have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work alongside the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) as it goes about conducting its vital work of cleaning up and winding down the UK’s ageing civil nuclear estate. Working alongside cyber services consultancy Templar Executives – which already supports many… Continue reading Lancaster Uni lends cyber support to nuclear decommissioning body