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In plain sight: hunting secrets in code

May 28, 2026 admin

Last year, security researchers found close to 29 million “secrets” in publicly available code. These include credentials, API keys, AI tokens and even MCP configuration files. These hard-coded secrets are stored in plain text, across […]

Security through community: Ameet Jugnauth, ISACA London Chapter

May 14, 2026 admin

Resilience is now at the core of cybersecurity. But can security professionals build true resilience? For too long, cybersecurity has been reactive, driven by events. But resilience means taking a proactive approach to risk, and […]

Resilience, recovery and living through a cyber attack: VNOG

May 1, 2026 admin

High-profile cyber incidents, and new regulations, are forcing organisations to pay attention to recovery and resilience in cyber. It is no longer about detecting and blocking attacks. Some will succeed. instead, CISOs need to ensure […]

Quantum, cryptography and Q Day: are we ready?

April 16, 2026 admin

Quantum computers promise a vast increase in processing power. This could be harnessed for R&D, or for medical research. But there are also concerns that quantum technology will be used in cyber attacks. Soon, quantum […]

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DDoS: complex attacks, persistent threats

April 2, 2026 admin

Last year saw 8m DDoS attacks between July and December alone. The largest reached 30Tbps, according to research from NETSCOUT. A good percentage of internet traffic is now linked to denial of service attacks. Malicious […]

CISO Interview: Mike Baker, DXC Technology

March 19, 2026 admin

The role of a CISO is changing, and rapidly. But so is the threat landscape, and the technologies security leaders work with every day. For Mike Baker, though, security is still very much a people […]

Insights Interview: Haider Pasha, Palo Alto Networks

March 5, 2026 admin

The last few years has brought geopolitics to the fore for cybersecurity, especially in Europe. But the return of war to the continent is just one factor changing CISOs’ views of risk. Europe faces its […]

Threat intelligence: know your enemy

February 19, 2026 admin

Security teams today have access to multiple sources of information on threats and threat actors. These come from industry, from law enforcement, and even their own networks and SOCs. The volume of information can sometimes […]

Sovereignty, resilience and data: Keepit CISO Kim Larsen

February 5, 2026 admin

Digital sovereignty is now at, or near the top, of CIOs’ agendas. And cyber resilience is a key goal for the CISO. But can resilience and sovereignty work together? Are they opposed, or are they […]

Cybersecurity skills: a people shortage, or a skills gap?

January 22, 2026 admin

The cybersecurity skills gap might be narrowing at last. For at least the last five years, research reports have suggested a shortage of at least 3m qualified cybersecurity professionals worldwide. Some sources put it far […]

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