Telecoms

Bitglass has published its latest report entitled ‘The Cloudfathers: An Analysis of Cyber Security in the Fortune 500’. To discover whether or not the world’s leading companies are committed to enhancing their cyber security initiatives, the company researched the members of the 2019 Fortune 500…

UK cyber security chiefs at the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have apparently stated that any potential risk posed by involving technology concern Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s solutions in forthcoming UK telecoms projects “can be managed”. The NCSC’s assessment, initially reported in The Financial Times, has come…

Ava Group, the security risk management services and technology specialist, will be presenting its portfolio of security solutions on Stand E74 at the International Security Expo. The Expo also hosts a range of certified conferences and workshops covering every major sector of the security industry. Taking…

From banks and insurance providers through to utility companies and major retailers, many of today’s organisations operate Contact Centres (or, at the very least, outsource their customer service to one), writes Ben Taylor. Brands and businesses are placing a heavy emphasis on the customer experience,…

Identity and access management solutions specialist Bomgar has launched its 2018 Privileged Access Threat Report. The global survey explores the visibility, control and management that IT organisations in the US and Europe have over employees, contractors and third party vendors with privileged access to their…

The large-scale cyber attacks that took place last year have reaffirmed the need to build cyber resilient organisations. That’s according to the seventh edition of the Business Continuity Institute’s (BCI) Horizon Scan 2018, released in association with the BSI. For the second year in succession,…

Since August 2015, the Information Commissioners’ Office (ICO) has fined 104 organisations a total of £8.7 million for breaches in data security and of anti-spam regulations. The organisation has the power to fine companies up to £500,000 for breaking the rules and is now increasingly active…

The Abloy UK White Paper, entitled ‘Securing Telecom Networks of the Future’, describes the threats and challenges faced by the industry specifically in relation to tower and site security, as well as introducing new locking solutions that help to minimise the risks posed. With leading…

According to research results published by the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) in association with the British Standards Institution (BSI), cyber attack is once again the top threat posed to organisations’ security as perceived by business continuity professionals. 80% of organisations are either ‘extremely concerned’ or ‘concerned’ about the possibility of…

The European Commission (EC) is proposing new legislation to ensure stronger privacy in electronic communications, while at the same time opening up new business opportunities. The measures aim to update current rules, in turn extending their scope to all electronic communication providers. They also aim to…