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Hackuity urges organisations to stay cyber-vigilant ahead of Summer Holiday Season

- Start applying your ‘cyber-sunscreen’ now

As if security teams weren’t sweating enough, a wave of new cyber risks is emerging as workers take off for their summer holidays.

With more people working outside the office, personal devices and public Wi-Fi will be used to access sensitive corporate data. We get it – it can be tough to resist jumping on that free Starbucks Wi-Fi after your second shot of espresso. You’re not the only one. Employees almost universally take security shortcuts, and Gartner has the data to prove it ¹. According to the analyst firm, more than 90 percent of employees who admitted to taking unsecure actions knew they were increasing risk to the organisation, shrugged, and did it regardless. Just as frighteningly, by 2027, 75 percent of employees will acquire, modify, or create tech outside IT’s visibility.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; Industry News; Posted On Monday, 31 July 2023 10:57

Cambodia’s Wing Bank Integrates IPification One-Click Phone Verification

HONG KONG: Wing Bank (Cambodia) Plc. has just integrated IPification one[1]click phone verification for their users in the country.

Wing Bank, one of the major digital banking players in Cambodia, is using the solution to streamline new user registration. IPification is the leading global provider of mobile IP address-based identity solutions.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; Industry News; Posted On Monday, 31 July 2023 10:54

Royal Navy’s most advanced destroyer back on front-line duties in major military drills in Colombia

The Royal Navy’s most advanced destroyer has completed a large-scale exercise off the coast of Colombia – marking a return to full front-line action after a major overhaul.

HMS Dauntless has deployed to the Caribbean Sea to counter drugs smugglers alongside the US Coast Guard and provide support and reassurance to British Overseas Territories during the region’s hurricane season from June to November.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; International Security, Safety & Strategic Defence; Posted On Friday, 28 July 2023 08:43

Only 2% of VC Funding Goes to Female and Ethnic Minority Founded Businesses

London: The Treasury Committee is challenging the lack of diversity in the venture capital industry as only 2 per cent of funding goes toward female founded and ethnic minority businesses, according to new report.

The Committee also found that 80 per cent of investments went to the “Golden Triangle” of London, Oxford and Cambridge, with the capital receiving almost half of funding despite only being home to under a fifth (19 per cent) of such firms.