Vigilance

Eastbourne company prosecuted for supplying illegal security

On Thursday 14 September 2023, at Hastings Magistrates Court, Zac Morgan and his business First Choice (Sussex) Security Ltd were prosecuted by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) for supplying unlicensed security.

Howard Morrison was prosecuted for working as an unlicensed security operative.

Zac Morgan entered guilty pleas for the company and himself for the supply of unlicensed security. Zac Morgan was fined £2,000 and ordered to pay £1,304.25 prosecution costs.

First Choice (Sussex) Security Ltd was fined £6,000 and ordered to pay £1304.25 prosecution costs.

Howard Morrison was prosecuted and fined £1,500 and ordered to pay £2,742.45 prosecution costs for working illegally as a door supervisor and for making a false statement.

: EDITORIAL TEAM; Vigilance; Posted On Monday, 02 October 2023 00:00

Beyond Identity Launches New Passkey Adoption Tool, The Passkey Journey

Tool Provides Advanced Insights to Accelerate Passkey Deployment and Optimise User Experience

NEW YORK: Beyond Identity has announced the launch of The Passkey Journey – a free, GDPR-compliant tool built to help development and user experience (UX) teams understand, plan, and optimise different end user authentication experiences. The tool solves key challenges around passkey adoption and offers much needed clarity into the pain of UX inconsistencies across browsers and devices with just a few lines of code.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; Vigilance; Posted On Thursday, 24 August 2023 11:57

Surge in Cybercrime: Check Point 2023 Mid-Year Security Report Reveals 8% Spike in Global Cyberattacks

Old and new blend in cybercrime, AI and USB devices become unexpected accomplices. Lockbit3 leads ransomware surge in the first half of the year; Unconventional targets surface amid new attack patterns

SAN CARLOS, CA.: Check Point Research (CPR) has unveiled its 2023 Mid-Year Security Report. The report uncovers an unsettling 8% surge in global weekly cyberattacks in the second quarter, the most significant increase in two years, highlighting how attackers have cunningly combined next-gen AI technologies with long-established tools like USB devices to conduct disruptive cyberattacks. The report also showcases how ransomware attacks have escalated in the first half of the year with new ransomware groups coming into the scene.

: John Aduma; Vigilance; Posted On Thursday, 24 August 2023 11:53

Vitali Edrenkine joins Arcserve as Chief Marketing Officer

Edrenkine

Draper, UT: Arcserve has announced the appointment of Vitali Edrenkine to the position of Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Edrenkine steps into Arcserve with a wealth of technology industry experience, most recently as Marketing leader at Vendr, and prior to that, as SVP of Demand Generation and Digital Platforms at DataRobot.