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AlienVault helps IT teams as part of Security Serious Week

London, UK: AlienVault has confirmed that it is backing Security Serious – an awareness campaign to help UK businesses become more knowledgeable about cyber security.

During the week-long campaign, over 50 of the world’s most renowned experts in cyber-crime and security will be offering their time and expertise for free to help the business community become more cyber aware. As part of this initiative, Javvad Malik, security advocate at AlienVault, will be giving a webinar on “The One-Man SOC: Habits of Highly Effective Security Practitioners.” Developed for the benefit of resource-constrained IT teams, the talk will provide advice on prioritization and efficiency, the importance of threat intelligence sharing, and the best ways to respond when an incident occurs. The AlienVault webinar is taking place on Thursday 29th October at 4pm. It is free to attend and you can register for it here.

: Lucy Harvey; Industry News; Posted On Wednesday, 28 October 2015 13:13

Schools' use of Dropbox

Schools’ guidance from UK data watchdog might be telling educators that they do not need to abandon leading internet services, yet, but for how long?

Geraldine Osman, of Connected Data reacts; "As paper file systems are becoming cumbersome and out-dated, cloud storage might seem an attractive option, but if you use a public cloud service your data is never 100% secure. For maximum security school leaders should be opting for a private cloud solution to regain control of school data.

: SECURITY EXPERT; Talking Point; Posted On Wednesday, 28 October 2015 12:22

Corero backs Security Serious Week by sharing expertise on DDoS defense

London, UK: Corero Network Security (LSE: CNS), a leading provider of First Line of Defense® security solutions against DDoS attacks, today confirmed it is backing the UK’s Security Serious initiative. Over 50 of the world’s most renowned experts in cyber-crime and security have committed to offering their time and expertise for free to others who want to become more security savvy and cyber-aware.

: Julia Langsman; Industry News; Posted On Wednesday, 28 October 2015 12:13

TalkTalk Cyber Attack

TalkTalk has confirmed that it has suffered a "significant and sustained cyber-attack." TalkTalk has which has over 4 million customers in the UK.

While details are limited, TalkTalk has said that the hackers may have accessed its customer database - including names, addresses, date of birth, email address, telephone numbers, TalkTalk account information, credit card and/or bank details: