Borderless Security has announced the availability of FilesDNA, an advanced e-signature solution that integrates the security company’s custom protocols into a new offering for digital management of files and contracts to be shared globally. FilesDNA leverages blockchain technology to create a safe, secure and convenient solution for signing paperwork, contracts and legally binding documents. Driven […]

Cybersecurity consultancy, Pentest People, has announced its digital partnership with premier league Leeds United Football Club. This is the first year that the Leeds-based employer has partnered the club and signals its growing investment in the area. Pentest People provides businesses with vulnerability testing services, conducted by a team of expert consultants, who provide guidance […]

Bob’s Business, an internet security company, based in Barnsley, has secured a place on Tech Nation’s Cyber Security growth programme. The firm, based at the Digital Media Centre, provides online training, development and support to help employees in the public and the private sector develop awareness and skills around potential cyber threats. Tech Nation’s Cyber programme […]

Experts from companies including KPMG, Royal London, Hiscox, TalkTalk, Co-op, Deloitte and Siemens are coming together for a new cyber crime unit set up by the Cyber Resilience Centre for Greater Manchester, a not-for-profit venture between Greater Manchester Police and Manchester Digital.. The Cyber Expert Group will include business leaders, law enforcement officers, intelligence agencies and […]

A cyber securing specialist has agreed a deal for office space at the grade II-listed Marshall’s Mill building in Leeds. Sy4 Security has moved into a 3,521 sq ft at the building. The Mill will be the first home for the company, which recently completed a management buyout of BAE Systems’ global cyber security Enterprise Managed […]

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) NHS has turned to IT Security Partner, Chess Cyber Security, and LogPoint for a SIEM solution that will provide enhanced cybersecurity visibility across the organisation at a predictable cost. GMMH provides inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, and Trafford and […]

Public sector procurement body YPO opens framework for  data centres, cloud hosting and security, worth £400 million Public sector procurement body Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO) has opened its £400m framework for data centres, cloud hosting and data security. Owned by 13 local authorities in the north of England, YPO supplies products and services to councils, schools, […]

A new trio has been hired by an East Lancashire technology firm to deal with a growth in business. Burnley-based Holker IT has welcomed three fresh starters across the board. Simon McGowan and Jordan Woodwock have joined the Phoenix Way outfit as account manager and service desk engineer respectively, and Martina Giles Kusakova as business administrator. […]

Bradford-based ECSC helps to foil cyber attacks which could wreck its clients’ finances and reputation. Over the last year, ECSC has benefited from the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation, which places strict rules on how personal data is handled by businesses and organisations. The company said that the “continued incidence of high-profile cyber security breaches” […]

Kromek (AIM: KMK), a worldwide supplier of detection technology focusing on the medical, security screening and nuclear markets, announced that it has been awarded a new contract, by an existing OEM customer, expected to be worth a minimum of $58.1m over a seven-year period. Under the terms of the contract, Kromek will supply Cadmium Zinc Telluride […]

IT support and cyber security specialist Jupiter IT has taken on new staff following its relocation to new premises in Hessle. The company has already welcomed a new senior IT engineer after relocating to an office overlooking the A63 at Redcliffe Road and further recruitment is planned. Jupiter was launched in 2007 by Dan Gladstone […]

Launched this year, Manchester startup, Purplephish helps organisations address the growing challenge of cyber security, shifting corporate focus to crime prevention rather than post-crime detection and its costly aftermath. Combatting what is now recognised as one of the biggest threats to business, Purplephish provides software-based security awareness training and a simulated phishing platform, allowing business to […]

GCHQ is to set up a site in Manchester in 2019, which the agency claims will bring “hundreds of new jobs” to the area. The secure site will benefit from “cutting-edge technology” and “technical ingenuity” to identify and disrupt threats to the UK. Jeremy Fleming, director of GCHQ, said the Manchester site will create hundreds […]

Testing top 5 application package vendors reveals vast scale of data discovery challenge Metadata discovery software vendor Silwood Technology has conducted research into five of the largest and most widely used application packages to understand the scale of the challenge encountered by their customers when locating personal data for GDPR compliance. It is vital to perform this […]

NEC Corporation has announced the acquisition of UK-based IT services company Northgate Public Services Limited (NPS), accelerating the expansion of its international safety business. NEC is buying NPS for GBP 475 million from leading international private equity firm Cinven. This acquisition is expected to be completed by the end of January 2018. Established in 1969, Northgate […]