Computer Security, Internet security, Security Architecture, Web filtering, IT Protection

Working from home is the new normal for many across the UK, but just how prepared are UK businesses?

By Orly Bar Lev, Cybersecurity expert, Mimecast.

The holiday season is fast approaching, and consumers are turning to online websites to they make purchases– leaving them exposed to fake websites impersonating legitimate brands consumers know and love.

Onfido, the global identity verification and authentication provider, has announced the results of its survey ‘Customer attitudes to digital identity: meet the expectations of tomorrow’* which evaluated the online behaviour of over 4,000 respondents in the UK, US, France and Germany in August 2020.

SAFE Identity and Carillon Information Security Inc. have announced that Carillon has achieved cross-certification with the SAFE Identity Bridge Certification Authority (SIBCA), a cryptographic infrastructure that enables individuals, organisations and online services in the healthcare sector to trust each other’s digital identities for high assurance electronic transactions.

Orange Business Services has announced a global strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help enterprises accelerate their digital transformation and leverage the benefits of the cloud to adapt quicker to market changes and user needs.

SonicWall has expanded its Capture Cloud Platform with the addition of the high-performance NSa 2700 firewall and three new cost-effective TZ firewall options. The company also debuted SonicWall Cloud Edge Secure Access that delivers easy-to-deploy, easy-to-use zero-trust security for organisations operating in a modern work-from-anywhere model.

Due to the rise of in-vehicle network connections such as Bluetooth and LTE/5G, today's vehicles host more vulnerabilities than ever before, driving new cybersecurity regulations and specifications for the automotive market.

Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity solutions provider, and PwC have announced an expanded partnership to deliver managed detection and response (MDR) services to joint customers.

Sectigo, provider of automated digital identity management, embedded security, and web security solutions, and Green Hills Software, the provider of high-assurance operating systems, have announced a global reseller agreement.

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) receives over a quarter of a million malicious email attacks every day, according to official figures.