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Tech Guide | July 18, 2020

Abrupt and unexpected are two of the adjectives most commonly used when describing the shift to working remotely that the global workforce has faced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. No sector has been spared, including government operations, private businesses, and institutions of education.This seismic shift not only impacted the millions of people who found themselves working from home for the first time in Australia and around the globe, but it also stressed the complex technology ...

Security Boulevard | January 20, 2020

A ransomware attack targeting the city of New Orleans has inflicted $7 million in losses so far, with more to be incurred in coming months, Mayor Latoya Cantrell said in a recent update. At 5 a.m. on December 13, New Orleans was becoming the latest victim in a long string of ransomware attacks directed as U.S. municipalities, throwing the state of Louisiana’s most populous city into a state of emergency. Employees were told to disconnect all computer systems, including servers, and halt al...

Infosecurity | January 16, 2020

The London Office for Rapid Cybersecurity Advancement (LORCA) has announced the 20 scale-ups selected to join its fourth cohort of cyber-innovators. The latest group is LORCA’s largest and most international yet – including companies from the UK, Israel, Spain, Switzerland, Denmark, Singapore and the US – using technologies such as automation and quantum to protect UK industry against the latest threats. LORCA is hosted and delivered by Plexal at Here East in London’s Que...

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BitSight | September 28, 2021

BitSight, the standard in security ratings, and Glass Lewis, the leading provider of independent global governance solutions, today announced a strategic partnership to include critical cybersecurity information – comprised of BitSight Security Ratings, data, and insights – with Glass Lewis' Proxy Paper research reports. Information on 20,000+ companies will be included in an effort to help investors better understand how cybersecurity issues may affect their investments. ...