Researchers have warned that a series of security flaws found in a widely-used software management system could affect thousands of critical systems across the corporate world.

A survey conducted by the Royal Mail’s Data Services arm has discovered that three in 10 companies across the UK are not upholding data quality standards that are required by the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), set to be written into UK law from next year.

Around 70 per cent of the world's IT professionals say they believe a lack of cyber security skills has had a negative impact on their company.

Google’s parent company Alphabet has announced it is launched a cyber security company that will be fuelled by technology from its research and development programme, also known as X.

It leaders across Europe have expressed their concern about the number of organisations who can access their personal data and the lack of trust in IT data security across the industry.

Only half of British companies feel they have the capability to deal with a cyberattack, according to a new study conducted by CW Jobs. Around 50 per cent of IT workers also feel as though they have not been correctly trained in cybersecurity, while only 23 per cent stated that they wouldn't be confident if they were expected to deal with the aftermath of a cyber attack.

The government has announced it will amend the data protection bill to ensure the protection of data security researchers who are responsible for uncovering any issues concerning the abuse of personal data.

A new study has revealed that 64 per cent of UK small and medium sized businesses with fewer than 50 employees have created formal digital and data security strategies.

Just one fifth (20 per cent) of the UK’s citizens trust companies to keep their online information safe, a new report has revealed, while only 10 per cent of the country’s public understand how their personal data is used once collected.

The majority of consumers do not have confidence in the security of their data when it comes to using Internet of Things (IoT) devices, according to a new survey conducted by Gemalto.