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Security analysts ready to quit

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Half of first-time security analysts working in Security Operations Centres (SOCs) plan to leave after just three months in the job, according to a study* from SIRP Labs out today. Not one of them plans to stay in their current role for no longer than 18 months. Of all the security analysts interviewed nearly half (48%) of security analysts are considering leaving their role, within 11 months on average.

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Security professionals lack the tools to tackle threats

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LogRhythm has released its report, The State of the Security Team: Are Executives the Problem? The surprising primary findings include 93% of security professionals lack the tools to detect known security threats, and 92% state they are still in need of the appropriate preventative solutions to close current security gaps.

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Security mistakes with repercussions

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New research from email security firm Tessian reveals why people make mistakes, how blurred lines between work and home contribute, and the factors that influence cybersecurity behaviours.

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Cyber criminals continue to morph their tactics

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The SonicWall Capture Labs threat research team has published the mid-year update to the 2020 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report, highlighting increases in ransomware, opportunistic use of COVID-19 pandemic, systemic weaknesses and growing reliance on Microsoft Office files by cybercriminals.

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Vodafone Business to offer managed security services

Published in Cloud + MS Security Security + Compliance Security-as-a-Service

Vodafone Business teams with Accenture to provide digital resiliency services to help businesses detect, respond and recover from cyberattacks.

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Security professionals suffer from overwork and burnout

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Overwork and burnout are very real issues for the IT security industry in 2020, according to the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec)’s The Security Profession 2019/2020 report. In the survey of 445 IT security professionals, 54 percent of respondents had either left a job due to overwork or burnout, or have worked with someone who has. This could be down to a lack of funding and human resources.

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Pulse Secure launches Global Partner Program

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Prison sentences called for, and organisations should say 'no' to ransom demands

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