Cyber Security news in the UK | Page 7

An overview of news, trends and research in Cyber Security consulting in the UK:

Booz Allen Hamilton hired to support 5 billion CSTAT contract The US Department of Defence has awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a five year contract as part of its wider $5 billion Cyber Security and Information Systems technical area task contract.
16 March 2016
Marsh launces Cyber ECHO: insurance for excess Cybercrime High profile cyber breaches have become more and more common, and can be costly events for the companies involved – sometimes running into the hundreds of millions in losses.
24 February 2016
Orange and Atos partner to ramp up smartphone security Atos and Orange have agreed a strategic alliance aimed at jointly delivering secure smartphone services to clients and customers.
19 February 2016
IBM acquires German fraud detection firm IRIS Analytics IBM has acquired IRIS Analytics, a financial fraud detection company.
10 February 2016
Capgemini launches identity as a service cyber security Cyber security remains a key problem for businesses large and small.
20 January 2016
CSC signs digital security contract with UK Atom Bank Atom Bank will be the UK’s first digital only bank, set to launch later this year, which will provide its services through mobiles.
20 January 2016
UK Generation Z wants more emphasis on cyber security Almost half (43%) of UK’s Generation Z want more focus on fighting cybercrime than on real-world crime, research by PA Consulting Group shows.
28 December 2015
Deloitte supports cyber security MSc programme at DMU The threat to companies from cyber-crime is on the increase.
17 December 2015
US Army awards 1 billion deal to Booz Allen Hamilton The threat from physical and cyber-breaches to both governments as well as private businesses and citizens has increased significantly in recent years, with the risk only expected to continue as more
07 December 2015
PwC: UK businesses still fail to take on cyber security Information security remains a key challenge for businesses around the world, as adversaries become more and more sophisticated.
19 November 2015
PwC partners with cloud security firm Skyhigh Networks PwC has agreed an alliance with Skyhigh Networks, a US-based cloud security company.
16 November 2015
Active defense vital for battling cybersecurity threat Against the backdrop of the growing frequency and impact of cybersecurity, and the uphill battle forecasted to unfold at businesses over the coming years, adopting an active cyber-defense stance is b
11 November 2015
Capgemini to launch security centre in South Wales Capgemini will open a new application delivery centre focused on security related issues, in Treforest, South Wales. The £18.
04 November 2015
IBM and AT&T partner up for mobile cloud security AT&T and IBM have come together to provide a joint cloud-based cyber security offering that aims to improve the security level of mobile devices on corporate networks.
04 November 2015
Marsh: Premium for cybercrime Insurance on the rise The cyber security insurance industry is seeing increased demand as more and more high profile cyber-attacks are embroiling companies in controversy and costing them millions of dollars.
27 October 2015
Gartner: The IoT will change cyber security forever The Internet of Things is set to change the face of cyber security at more than 20% of firms by 2017, research by Gartner shows.
29 September 2015
Indian IT security market reaches 1.2 billion next year Investment in security spending across Indian companies is heading towards the $1.11 billion, an 8.3% rise on the year previous when the market was worth $1.02 billion.
15 September 2015
PwC partners with US based cyber security firm Tanium PwC and IT services firm Tanium signed a strategic alliance to combine PwC’s security expertise with Tanium’s technology. The deal sees PwC introduce new Tanium Accelerators to its Cyber Security Practice in a bid to provide its clients
25 August 2015
The 25 most important IT consulting firms in Germany The 25 largest IT consulting firms in Germany have performed well last year, growing their combined revenues by 3.2% to a total of €9.8 billion.
24 August 2015
Aon joins EU Horizon 2020 initiative to tackle cyber risk Aon has joined WISER, a project part of the EU’s flagship innovation and research programme Horizon 2020. The WISER project aims to improve the cyber security practices at firms through an easy to use framework to assess cyber-crime, implemen
10 August 2015
Marsh: Insurance in the fickle world of cyber security UK companies continue to face significant risks from cyber related crime and effects. In a bid to increase clarity on the kinds of risk, their insurability and the perspective of the industry, Marsh has worked together with the UK Government and in
06 August 2015
Scotland selects CGI for IT procurement framework CGI has been awarded a procurement framework contract with the Scottish Government to provide IT support to services and civil society.
03 August 2015
PwC: Cyber breaches cost UK organisations billions Cyber security breaches continue to cause UK organisations a pounding headache. Nine in ten (90%) large organisations and 74% of small organisations are affected, recent research by PwC finds.
22 July 2015
EY expands cybersecurity capabilities with Mycroft deal Accounting and consulting giant EY has acquired Mycroft, a New York-based provider of cloud-based identity-as-a-service (IDaaS) and identity and access management (IAM) services.
21 July 2015
Atos partners with Digital Guardian for data loss service Atos and cyber security firm Digital Guardian have partnered up to deliver Atos’ cloud-based Data Loss Prevention Service, developed to protect sensitive, private and critical business data from loss
17 July 2015
Marsh: UK firms must do more to assess cyber threats UK companies need to do more to assess cyber threats, research by Marsh shows. The research shows that two-thirds does not assess their suppliers or customers for risks when trading, putting themselves at risk. According to the firm, “a lot n
24 June 2015
BCG: Industry 4.0 to lift manufacturing to new levels Industry 4.0, which refers to the transformation of manufacturing processes with the latest automation and digital technologies, is expected to lift manufacturing to new levels, an analysis from BCG finds. The firm foresees nine technologies that a
15 June 2015
Cambridge Consultants technology for safe file transfer Cambridge Consultants has developed a new secure way to transfer files.
05 June 2015
Marsh joins forces with FireEye to map cyber breach risk Marsh and FireEye have joined forces to deliver comprehensive assessments of clients for their security vulnerabilities, in part to deliver a better understanding of risks for cyber security cover. The collaboration will see FireEye-Mandiant consul
05 June 2015
IBM opens threat intelligence to combat cyber-attacks To help organisations combat the increasingly sophisticated and organised cyber-attacks, IBM has launched a new cyber threat intelligence sharing platform: IBM X-Force Exchange.
04 June 2015
Marsh launches Cyber Monitor & Cyber View offerings Consulting firm Marsh recently launched two cyber security services, Marsh Cyber Monitor and Marsh Cyber View, to help businesses stay on top of threats in real-time, with the services including updated threat indicators and analytics driven unders
21 May 2015
Accenture: Proactive strategies improve cyber security Companies that tackle cyber security proactively, the so-called Leapfrog companies, are able to attain improved security effectiveness, research by Accenture and Ponemon Institute shows. According to the firms, companies wishing to improve their se
18 May 2015

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