Edward Downpatrick to lead Fintuity Fintech as Strategy Director
Fintech expert Edward Downpatrick is set to lead the formal launch of a company called Fintuity in the role of stratgey director next week
- 1 May 2020
Hackers hijack reCaptcha walls to increase phishing attack effectiveness
Barracuda Networks Global Threat Spotlight report reveals that there have been 128,000 emails to various organisations and employees using reCaptcha walls to conceal fake Microsoft login pages as cyber risk grows during Covid-19 outbreak
- 30 April 2020
Digital Gender Divide: Just 1 in 6 IT professionals in the UK are female
Research from Tessian and the Centre for Economic and Business Research (CEB) suggests that only 1 in 6 IT professions in the UK are femal
- 22 April 2020
Leonardo Brummas Carvalho joins ITI Capital as CEO of wealth management
Leading global financial services provider appoints industry expert Leonardo Brummas Carvalho as CEO of wealth management as part of the company’s ongoing digital expansion
- 22 April 2020
Hackers hijack HMRC Covid-19 Job Retention Scheme
Cyber security chiefs issue warning to UK companies as hackers create sophistacted phishing email, disguised as official correspondence from HMRC's Cornavirus Job Retention Scheme
- 20 April 2020
Fergusons Transport drives 75 Covid-19 hospital beds to NHS Nightingale Hospital Birmingham
Fergusons Transport is helping NHS workers improve patientcare by transporting 75 Covid-19 hospital beds to NHS Nightingale Hospital Birmingham as part of a major campaign
- 16 April 2020
Cyber chiefs warn that Covid-19 remote working 'increasing risk' of breaches
Remote working during the Covid-19 outbreak is set to put thousands of businesses at risk of a potential cyber attack or data breach, according to research conducted by Centrify
- 7 April 2020
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire Service secures mobile devices with Absolute Software
Leading fire service secures devices with Absolute Software solution to protect data and prevent cyber attacks
- 7 April 2020
Remote working has increased risk of a cyber breach, say over 70% of UK businesses
Research from Centrify has revealed that over three quarters of UK companies believe the risk of a cyber increase is much higher due to remote working during the Covid-19 crisis
- 6 April 2020
Italy COVID deaths could be much higher than estimated, mortality rate 25 times lower
Controversy erupts from Italy with a new study suggesting total deaths may have been significantly underestimated while the actual death rate from COVID-19 may have been significantly overestimated
- 4 April 2020
Covid-19: 27% of UK CEOs fail to address staff on impact of the crisis
New polling of UK business decision-makers has revealed that 27% of UK CEOs have yet to directly address staff about the impact of the Covid-19 crisis, with 34% hiring in external IT support to improve remote working systems.
- 2 April 2020
Appeal raises £25,000 in supplies for Harlow’s Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Generous members of the public have made donations totalling over £25,000 in gifts of essential supplies for doctors and nurses tackling the Covid-19 crisis at Harlow’s Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, in a campaign organised by Nimbus Hosting
- 1 April 2020
Universities leading Covid-19 fight blocked millions of email attacks last year
Universities leading the fight against Covid-19 virus successfully blocked millions of phishing and malware attacks last year, according to official figures
- 31 March 2020
40% of UK businesses axe banking applications due to ‘slowcoach’ diligence processes
Covid-19 crisis prompts urgent review around access to banking finance as polling research from Encompass Corporation reveals that nearly four in 10 companies have withdrawn from banking applications due to slow approval processes
- 30 March 2020
Cyber criminals cash-in as Covid-19 email phishing attacks rise 667%
Barracuda Networks Threat Spotlight report reveals sharp rise in Cornovirus email attacks, including NHS scams, offers to sell protective masks and fake messages from the World Health Organisation
- 26 March 2020
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