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The third round of funding through the Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund (CSIIF) has been announced by Cyber Security Minister Nigel Adams. The Fund aims to increase the number and diversity of people entering the cyber security profession, with training providers able to bid for up to £100,000 to work …

The PR Room discusses being at the forefront of smart home PR and how the industry has changed in the past 16 years since the family-oriented business began. How and when was The PR Room formed? Sarah Chard, who has 22 years of in-house and agency experience in both B2B …

Kaspersky has announced the opening of its first Transparency Center in Asia Pacific, to be hosted by CyberSecurity Malaysia – Malaysia’s national cybersecurity specialist agency. The company’s third code review facility will be located at Menara Cyber Axis, Cyberjaya, alongside key cyber-related government agencies in the country. Like its counterparts …

Multi-factor authentication provider Swivel Secure has launched of its new AuthControl Sentry Version 4.1. The update means all ten authentication factors are available through the platform and can now be configured by users. The update means organisations can now create a custom MFA chain for all or any of the …

Snakebyte has announced the shipping of the GAME:PAD 4S Wireless Rock, a new PlayStation 4 controller featuring a “substantially improved grip for optimal handling”. The gamepad is finished in stone grey, and features Bluetooth technology, giving PlayStation 4 players no latency or drop-out. The GAME:PAD 4S Wireless Rock is shipping …

James Murphy, Head of Marketing at Kondor, looks at how consumer demand for eliminating single-use plastic from their packaging has risen and why brands and retailers need to listen up. Plastic waste has become a hot topic for government, brands, retailers and consumers, fuelled by programmes like the BBC’s Blue …

The latest innovations make it easier for independent software vendors to publish, market and monetise in the Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace, while enabling channel partners to activate their demand engine. Here, the company explains more about the marketplace’s new features. Ingram Micro has announced the debut of the Go-To-Market Hub …

Michael Breeze, Group Head of Marketing at QBS Technology Group, offers up advice on how cybersecurity businesses can be a reassuring presence in an often-threatening environment. The cybersecurity business continues to be fast-moving and rapidly changing. Worldwide spending on information security products is rising 8.7% year-on-year according to Gartner. Working …

Acer has unveiled the Predator XN253QX FHD (1920×1080) 240Hz G-Sync monitor with native 3 ms and up to 0.4 ms G2G response time. Designed with NVIDIA G-Sync and Fast Liquid Crystal technology, the Predator XN253QX improves the native response time from 5ms to 3ms. No matter how fast-moving the gaming …

Chirp and Arduino have announced the first official integration of data-over-sound on Arduino’s range of boards. The integration allows Arduino-powered projects to send and receive data wirelessly through soundwaves alone, using just microphones and loudspeakers. The partnership between Chirp and Arduino aims to fully support developers when building projects that …

Cybersecurity software and services have traditionally been thought of as a way to block an incoming attack or threat, but as the rise of IoT has created a whole new sector of connected devices – ranging from fitness trackers, to smart appliances, to business hardware – the security industry is …

The UK tech sector marked seven years of continuous business activity expansion in Q2 2019, but, according to KPMG’s latest UK Tech Monitor Index, there are now signs that “subdued domestic economic conditions” have started to hold back growth. The Index, which measures the strength of business activity across the …