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Royal Navy and French Navy combine to test new support ship

Photo credit: Royal Navy (By Sam Bannister).

One of Britain’s biggest warships was towed through the Channel to help the French test the power of a new specialist ship.

The FS Garonne hauled huge assault ship HMS Albion past the coast of Devon to assess its pulling strength and abilities – as well as hone Anglo-French naval co-operation and the Royal Navy’s own emergency procedures.

The Garonne is one of four new specialist Loire-class support ships built for the French Navy designed to provide a multitude of services, from supporting diving operations and dealing with pollution in the aftermath of a spillage at sea, to assisting submarines and surface ships, including salvage operations.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; International Security, Safety & Strategic Defence; Posted On Wednesday, 17 November 2021 23:50

Arista Joins Microsoft Intelligent Security Association

Integration of Arista AI-driven network detection and response with Microsoft Azure Sentinel optimizes security operations

SANTA CLARA, Calif.: Arista Networks has joined the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA), an ecosystem of independent software vendors and managed security service providers that have integrated their solutions to better defend against a world of increasing threats. Arista was nominated based on an integration between Arista’s NDR (Network Detection and Response) platform and Microsoft Azure Sentinel. This integration enables faster remediation of threats by combining network context and threat detection with log-based and endpoint insights within Azure Sentinel.

: DAWN NICHOLLS; Industry News; Posted On Wednesday, 17 November 2021 23:47

Retailer's Need to Up Their Data Security Game This Year on Black Friday & Cyber Monday

Black Friday and Cyber Monday mark two of the most important events for retailers in the United States, if not the world. In fact, November and December have historically accounted for nearly a third of the retail industry’s annual sales. However with cybercrime, particularly ransomware, growing in 2021 by as much as 900% IT professionals in the retail industry have no choice but to up their game.

Of course, the retail industry has been chief among those to feel the ransomware pain. According to Sophos’s State of Ransomware in Retail 2021 Report, approximately 44% of retail organizations were hit by a ransomware attack in 2020, and more than half of those affected (54%) said cyber criminals had succeeded in encrypting their data. The research also indicated that 32% of retail organizations whose data was encrypted paid the ransom to get their data back. The average ransom payment was US$147,811 – lower than the global average of US$170,404.

: SECURITY EXPERTS AND ANALYSTS; Cyber Security & e-Crime; Posted On Wednesday, 17 November 2021 23:42

F-Secure joins leading tech charity Internet Watch Foundation

Partnership strengthens efforts to provide people and families with a safe digital environment.

Helsinki, Finland: F-Secure has joined the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), a charity dedicated to the eradication of online child sexual abuse imagery. Joining the IWF strengthens both organizations’ efforts in protecting children by allowing them to capitalize on one another’s unique capabilities.

“F-Secure joins the IWF at a pivotal time. Last year was a record year for the IWF, with our analysts finding and removing more child sexual abuse content from the internet than ever before,” said Susie Hargreaves OBE, Chief Executive of the IWF. “The threat posed by online sex predators, who will exploit anything they can to access and abuse children, cannot be underestimated. This is why working with organizations like F-Secure is so important. They are vital allies in protecting children and making the internet a safer place for everyone.”