READING, UK: AppSense has announced that their Chief Technologist, Simon Townsend, has been selected in the final line-up to speak to BriForum’s highly technical audience in what has become the established desktop enablement conference on both sides of the Atlantic.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport have released research that shows that two-thirds of large UK businesses are hit by cyber security attacks.
Simon Crosby, CTO and co-founder, Bromium says: “The findings confirm that the cyber security landscape in the UK is similar to other advanced nations: We are experiencing sustained targeted attacks that legacy detection technologies cannot see or stop. Organisations need to urgently adopt a new posture that protects endpoint systems by design using virtualization based security. It is unrealistic to expect that OS vendors or application vendors can stay ahead. A radical change is urgently needed.”
Individuals and teams from across the private security sector were yesterday recognised for their significant contributions to the work of the police and protection of the public, during the inaugural Metropolitan Police and Security (PaS) awards.
The European Fencing Industry Association (EFIA) has announced the expansion of its development committee, Vigilance can report.
EFIA has renowned, rigorous entry criteria, but continues to see record growth in membership and is determined to ensure that all members have a clear voice in the association. To this end, EFIA will be bringing in some more members to help on the committee, bringing an even wider industry experience to the current expert panel dedicated to the needs of their membership. The newly expanded committee has already brought an element of dynamism to recent meetings, as EFIA Chairman, Bernard Kilbride explains:
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