The plan for the inevitable cyber attack: Get the gist of NIST

An incident response plan (IRP) is an organisation’s individualised structured set of procedures and guidelines that they follow when encountering a security incident or a disruptive event. These may threaten the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of their information technology systems and/or compromise their data. The primary goal of an incident response plan is to mitigate … Leer más

Oxa and eVersum join self-driving shuttle roll-out at Belfast Harbour

Self-driving vehicle software developer Ova and electric commercial vehicles and passenger transport solutions firm eVersum have announced their first joint roll-out of autonomous vehicle technology. The companies are aiming to deliver self-driving shuttles each capable of carrying up to 40 passengers around the Innovation District in Northern Ireland’s Belfast Harbour Estate, as well as tourist … Leer más

5G phones drive almost $1bn returned to customers in Q3

As the cost-of-living crises bite major economies around the world, getting value out of technology becomes even more important – and smartphones are no exception, with the latest investigation of the US mobile device trade in market by Assurant showing an acceleration in the trading in of recently launched 5G-capable devices. The global business services … Leer más

VMware consolidates AI push at Explore in Barcelona

VMware Explore in Barcelona this week saw the virtualisation pioneer continue its push to go all-in on generative AI (GenAI) as a core capability for enterprises. This saw VMware extend its vision of a hybrid cloud and multicloud future built around generative AI and applications that can run in locations that include private cloud, public … Leer más

LSE Behavioural Lab highlights critical role of technology in boosting collaboration

Research from Jabra has suggested that many meetings are held in settings unsupportive for collaboration or productivity, raising the question of whether the technology used in meetings negatively affects behaviour and the ability to collaborate effectively. The audio, video and collaboration technology provider said that answering that question has taken over a year of work … Leer más

Gartner Symposium: More about AI

Another round of artificial intelligence (AI) talk kicked off the second day of the Gartner Symposium in Barcelona. Guest keynote speaker Erik Brynjolfsson, senior fellow at Stanford Institute for human-centred artificial intelligence, predicted that next year, businesses will shift from experimenting with AI to implementing AI projects that start delivering business value. Chris Howard, distinguished … Leer más

Researchers ‘break’ rule designed to guard against Barracuda vulnerability

Researchers at Vectra AI, a supplier of threat detection and response services, have warned of the importance of taking a less rigid and more dynamic approach to managing zero-day exploitation following disclosure, after they were able to break a Proofpoint-developed Suricata rule designed to detect exploitation of a flaw in Barracuda Networks’ Email Security Gateway … Leer más

Enhancing security: The crucial role of incident response plans

In today’s digital landscape, the importance of an effective security plan cannot be overstated. Such a plan is vital for safeguarding sensitive information and critical assets. Within this comprehensive security plan, there is a particular emphasis on the role played by an incident response plan (IRP). While the security plan serves as a foundation for … Leer más

Unesco unveils seven-point anti-disinformation plan

Amid a wave of online mis- and disinformation centred on global flashpoint issues such as the climate crisis, attacks and wars in Gaza and Ukraine, and growing concerns that the critical 2024 USs presidential election will once again be tainted by malicious actors, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) has revealed a … Leer más