Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers the keynote address during the 2019 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) at the San Jose Convention Center on June 03, 2019 in San Jose, California. New research found that most development teams, 81%, had knowingly pushed flawed code live.(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Overwhelmed and resource-starved app developers are approving vulnerable code and pushing it into live applications in alarming numbers, according to a new research report.
Equally troubling: 44% of polled security teams said they doubted their application build environment is secure enough to repel a dedicated attackerâs attempt at a compromise, such as the one that SolarWinds experienced last year.
Northern Ireland pilots security training plan for 16-25s
Pilot scheme in Northern Ireland aims to widen access to cyber security careers
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The Northern Ireland Department for Economy (DfE) has enlisted the support of Immersive Labs and Capita to pilot an initiative aimed at providing specialist, enterprise-grade cyber security training for 16 to 25 year-olds who may not otherwise have been able to afford it.
The scheme will initially aim to upskill 1,000 people and prepare them for roles in areas such as incident response, security and vulnerability analysis, and security architecture in large organisation, using Immersive Labs’ online training platform, which gamifies security training with browser-based tasks covering multiple aspects of the cyber world.
Vertosoft Named as a Solutions Distributor by Immersive Labs
Immersive Labs named Vertosoft as its new public sector distributor for their human cyber readiness platform.
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LEESBURG, Va., March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Immersive Labs named Vertosoft as its new public sector distributor for their human cyber readiness platform. Vertosoft is a fast-growing software distributor whose mission is bringing emerging tech to the government. This new partnership will allow Federal, State, and Local government bodies to have access to Immersive Labs valuable cybersecurity workforce skills training.
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The threat of malicious activity targeting IT systems or the people that use them has only grown in recent years. All bodies of government are vulnerable targets, and their employees require a cyber training solution to bring risk factors down. This is where Immersive Labs has the answer with their
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Schneider Partners with Immersive Labs to Launch Virtual Training Platform
Schneider Electric has announced the launch of a virtual cyber-academy in collaboration with Immersive Labs. The Schneider Electric Cyber Academy will enable businesses to provide cybersecurity training for employees at all levels as well as have monitoring workplace capabilities.
The academy will be delivered through Immersive Labs’ gamified entry-level skills platform. Companies that sign up will gain access to more than 200 labs and be able to monitor improvements in workforce capability.
This aims to help businesses to proactively identify security weaknesses and prepare to deal with attacks. The academy offers bespoke education programs that cover specific areas that are tailored to individual employees with in-built scoring mechanisms to encourage engagement.