Cyber Security news in the UK | Page 7

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

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
IBM: Half of developers do not invest in apps security 50% of mobile app developers are allocating zero budget to the security of their built apps, research by IBM and the Ponemon Institute shows, and organisations on average spend a mere 5% of their bud
29 April 2015
EY model helps deliver state-of-the-art cybersecurity The Internet of Things (IoT) is set to widely increase the number of ways human beings can connect with each other and their environment, however, with widening of interfaces comes a corresponding in
21 April 2015
Verizon and Deloitte bundle their Cyber Risk services Deloitte's Cyber Risk Services practice has agreed a strategic alliance with Verizon, one of the globe’s leaders in broadband and wireless communications services. As part of the agreement, the firms will bundle their offerings and solutions
07 April 2015
Integrated cyber approach key for manufacturing Cyber-criminals are targeting the manufacturing industry. With 24% of total business directed attacks, it now suffers the highest number of attacks across industries, according to a recent report from Roland Berger. To protect themselves, businesse
17 March 2015
Capgemini launches global Cyber Security practice Capgemini is planning to bundle all of its expertise in cyber security in a new Global Service Line. For this Capgemini will bring together 2,500 of its global cyber security experts, including consultants, auditors, architects, R&D
23 February 2015
IBM: 63 percent of dating apps vulnerable to hackers People who use dating apps are at risk of not only finding new love, but also of finding their sensitive information stolen, research by IBM shows. According to the firm, more than 60% of dating apps are vulnerable to hackers as they have access to
13 February 2015
WEF & Deloitte create cyber-risk management scheme The World Economic Forum has together with its partners developed a cyber-risk management framework.
22 January 2015
Moorhouse: Moonpig security fiasco is a wakeup call Moonpig, a large supplier of personalised greeting cards, recently was faced with a serious cyber security flaw. More worrying is that the online company had more than 18 months to fix the flaw, without any subsequent action taken. Accor
20 January 2015
IBM: Retail top target sector for cyber-attacks in 2014 While the number of cyber-attacks in the US retail industry decreased significantly in 2014, the number of records compromised increased by 43%*, research by IBM shows. This data indicates that sophisticated cybercrime units are getting away with i
20 January 2015
3rd cyber security acquisition for KPMG in 2 months KPMG has acquired Trusteq Oy, a Finland-based cyber security business. 45 employees of Trusteq Oy’s join KPMG’s local practice, strengthening in particular the firm’s security management capabilities.
15 January 2015
KPMG: Cybercriminals moving from mass to personal Cybercrime in the year 2015 will be more personal as cyber-criminals will selectively target their victims instead of using mass spear-fishing tactics, says KPMG.
31 December 2014
PA Consulting: Police lacks skills to combat cybercrime In the coming years police officers expect the threat of cybercrime to increase significantly, reveals a new survey from PA Consulting, yet at the same time there are concerns on how the police will
17 December 2014
Sony hackers uncover diversity pay issue at Deloitte The November 24th Sony hack and dissemination of hacked content has brought much to light. Included in the information trove is a 2005 internal study from Deloitte.
09 December 2014
KPMG buys cyber security firms P3 & Qubera Solutions KPMG recently acquired two cyber security firms to boost its cyber security capabilities in order to better protect its clients from cyber threats. The firm bought UK, US and Indian assets of Qubera Solutions and German firm P3 Consulting + Softwar
25 November 2014
Seven tech companies selected for EY Startup Challenge Earlier this week, EY announced the seven technology companies that have been selected for the ‘Data Privacy Tech Startup Challenge’ that aims at finding technology solutions for companies to tackle data privacy issues. The seven compan
07 November 2014
EY: Organisations are not prepared for cyber-attacks Although cyber security is threatening two-thirds of organisations, and this threat is recognised by the professionals working at these organisations, 37% of organisations are unprepared for a cyber-
04 November 2014
EY launches Data Privacy Tech Startup Challenge Accounting and consulting EY has, together with Pivotal Innovations and Level39, set up the ‘Data Privacy Tech Startup Challenge’, a challenge which seeks six technology concepts that will help compa
18 September 2014
CGI supports Aon with cyber insurance risk assessment Professional services firms Aon and CGI have decided to join forces in Finland. The partnership centres around the development and delivery of cyber insurance risk assessment services. Cybercrime is rapidly becoming one of the largest
17 September 2014

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