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infosecurity-magazine | December 11, 2015

Nearly 60% of large organizations experience a major IT outage at least monthly, stemming from security incidents and IT glitches. That staggering statistic is via a Dimensional Research report, which further found that 90% of large businesses report experiencing at least one major IT incident during the year. But faced with this, businesses continue to struggle in their responses to the rising number of IT incidents. The report found that only about half have a team dedicated to handling such o...

infosecurity-magazine | December 11, 2015

Cyber-threats have grown worldwide over the course of the past year, showing both tactical evolution, greater sophistication and a few significant new trends. Geographically speaking, Kaspersky Lab has noted especially strong growth in detected threats in African countries, including Nigeria. “The continued increase in threats and cybersecurity matters certainly shows that African countries are a growing target for cybercrime, and as a result, countries like Nigeria need to pay attention t...

infosecurity-magazine | September 23, 2015

Intel Security UK has certified its offerings against the UK Government’s Cyber Essentials scheme. Developed by the UK government as part of a broader initiative to raise cybersecurity awareness and preparedness in businesses of all sizes, Cyber Essentials provides a set of criteria against which organizations can measure their cybersecurity systems. Achieving the certification demonstrates to customers that a business has taken basic and essential cybersecurity precautions. Since October ...

infosecurity-magazine | December 11, 2015

The National Crime Agency has launched a new campaign designed to educate parents and carers about the dangers of cybercrime so they can better spot if their children are engaged in illegal online activities. The NCA’s CyberChoices initiative is targeted at parents of 12-15-year-old boys and aims to highlight the kind of cybercrime they could be involved in, as well as how to spot the warning signs of potential problems. There’s also help to understand the consequences of cybercrime ...