#cyber-security

#cyber-security

"Disaster recovery must be viewed as more than a compliance checkbox; it's a business viability issue," says Darrel Kent, field CTO for storage and recovery at GigaOm.

"The only non-hackable database is no database at all," says Iain Corby, of the Age Verification Providers Association.

The chief executive of Co-op confirmed all 6.5 million of its members had their data stolen in a cyber-attack in April. She stated, 'I'm devastated that information was taken.' There was no financial data, only names, addresses, and contact information that was lost. Despite the attack, she expressed that she would not step down and offered an apology for the incident.

"Cloud spending is growing fast - exponentially for some - and it's holding businesses back from investing in growth and innovation," said James Kretchmar, global CTO of the cloud technology division at Akamai Technologies.

Cyber security is more important than ever, protecting individuals, businesses, organizations, and governments from a wide variety of digital threats, cyberattacks, financial losses, and data breaches.

"It's an agreement that recognises our value...as a huge client of their organisation, and how important their technology is to help us deliver changes to public services, to make them more in touch, more in tune and better value for money for taxpayers."

Application security is critical in a digital world, with security testing like SAST and DAST being essential for identifying vulnerabilities and enhancing security postures.

Scammers stole £47 million from HMRC by fraudulently accessing taxpayer accounts using phishing tactics. This sophisticated identity theft scheme targeted over 100,000 accounts.

Starmer has vowed to spend 3% of the UK's gross domestic product (GDP) on defence, saying it will help make Britain 'battle ready'.

"Pervasive malware like DanaBot harms hundreds of thousands of victims around the world, including sensitive military, diplomatic, and government entities, and causes many millions of dollars in losses."

The transformation needed for organisations in the UK to be ready for the threat of post-quantum computing will make preparations for the millennium bug look easy, cyber chiefs said today.

"I don't think these are necessarily quick changes to make, but there is cyber risk if and when those changes are made," said Christina Powers, cyber security partner at West Monroe.

"China's cyber espionage operations are expected to increase in 2025, focusing on targeting Western critical national infrastructure, intellectual property, and sensitive corporate data."

With the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), UK businesses must enhance cyber defenses swiftly against rising threats.

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