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Positive Technologies finds the majority of web application vulnerabilities are in the source code

Homeland February 18, 2020

New findings from Positive Technologies reveal that 82% of web application vulnerabilities can be found within the source code. Positive Technologies’ new report details web application vulnerabilities as well as statistics on cyberattacks and malware. Positive Technologies has released its report Web Application Vulnerabilities and Threats: Statistics for 2019, which found ...

Foreign secretary urges collaboration for cyber defence

Homeland May 30, 2019

Jeremy Hunt encouraged collaborating with NATO in order to strengthen cyber defence in a speech at the National cyber Security Centre. The foreign secretary emphasised the growing need for cyber defence in the face of attacks from authoritarian regimes. He noted the threat of the Russian government targeting information systems to ...

Plans to introduce new laws for internet connected devices announced

Homeland May 2, 2019

Plans to ensure that millions of household items connected to the internet are better protected from cyber attacks have been launched by Digital Minister Margot James. The Government will be consulting on options including a mandatory new labelling scheme. The label would tell consumers how secure their products such as ‘smart’ ...

Securing Military Communications

Homeland April 10, 2019

Mark Bouch, Managing Director of  Leading Change, examines the importance of securing military communications and the critical role training plays in protecting against cyber attacks.  Cyber warfare is a defining capability in the same way the development of the rifled barrel or mechanisation changed the nature of warfare. Nations with cutting-edge cyber capabilities have significant competitive ...