Crypto Quantique has announced a new lightweight root-of-trust (RoT) IP block to enable security feature implementation in resource-constrained microcontrollers and IoT devices. Called QRoot Lite, the implementation complies to the Measurement and Attestation RootS of Trust (MARS) specification developed by…
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Compliance with regulation is chief challenge for financial services
Research from Bridewell has discovered compliance with regulation as the chief challenge, as well as the main stimulus, for increasing cyber security maturity in the financial services sector. The study, ‘Cyber Security in Financial Services: 2025’, also shows that response…
VPN services are a concern, according to Zscaler recent report
Zscaler recently published the Zscaler ThreatLabz 2025 VPN Risk Report, commissioned by Cybersecurity Insiders, which highlights the widespread security, user experience and operational challenges posed by VPN services. The findings in the Zscaler report are based on insights taken from…
Four in 10 of UK businesses experienced cyber breach in last year
Four in 10 (43%) of UK businesses and 30% of charities have experienced a cyber attack or data breach in the last 12 months, according to the latest ‘Cyber Security Breaches Survey’ released by the UK government. While this marks…
Forescout publishes research into riskiest devices of 2025
Forescout recently published its fifth annual ‘Riskiest Connected Devices of 2025’ report, which analyses millions of devices in Forescout’s Device Cloud using the company’s multifactor risk scoring methodology to assess the most vulnerable devices in enterprise networks based on each…
AlgoSec report on network security identifies shift in Cloud adoption
AlgoSec has released its annual ‘The State of Network Security Report’, providing a comprehensive and objective, vendor-agnostic analysis of today’s network security landscape; identifying key market trends, highlighting in demand solutions and technologies and the most popular strategies being adopted…
Exein and AAEON join forces on securing industrial IoT
Exein has joined forces with AAEON, a designer and manfuacturer of industrial IoT and Edge AI solutions. This partnership will oversee Exein’s embedded cybersecurity technology implemented across AAEON’s entire product line to support its customers in building secure products compliant…
82% of all phishing emails had some use of AI, latest KnowBe4 report shows
KnowBe4, the cybersecurity platform, recently launched its Phishing Threat Trend Report, detailing key trends, new data, and threat intelligence insights surrounding phishing threats targeting businesses at the beginning of 2025. Drawing on data generated by KnowBe4 Defend, this report highlights…
Bridewell reveals 95% of CNI organisations experienced data breach
According to recent research from Bridewell, 95% of UK critical national infrastructure (CNI) organisations experienced a data breach in the last year. As part of its report, ‘Cyber Security in Critical National Infrastructure: 2025’, the company revealed over half (54%)…
82% don’t invest enough in cybersecurity, find Ground Control
Research recently commissioned by Ground Control shows that over eight in 10 (82%) of organisations are not investing enough in cybersecurity, especially with regard to protecting critical national infrastructure. The research quizzed over 500 people in industries including healthcare, energy,…
