KPMG | Global news | Cyber Security

An overview of KPMG global news on Cyber Security:

Middle East

Middle East | Regional

Homegrown cyber firm CPX partners with consulting arm of KPMG Within six months of its launch, UAE-focused cybersecurity services company CPX has inked a partnership with KPMG, one of the region’s leading cybersecurity consultancies.
14 July 2022
United States

North America | United States

Kivu appoints former Big Four partner Shane Sims as CEO Kivu, a Bay Area-based full-service cybersecurity consulting firm, has hired Shane Sims as chief executive officer.
03 June 2022
Canada

North America | Canada

Less than half of businesses very confident in ability to fend off cyberattack As cyber breaches become more prevalent and disruptive, only 39% of Canadian businesses are very confident in their ability to identify and fend off cyberattacks, according to a KPMG Canada survey.
06 October 2021
Asia

Asia | Regional

How e-discovery and digital forensics can help tackle cybercrime More than 80 per cent of APAC organisations suffered a cyber-attack last year, and according to recent research, the region is touted to become the new “hot” target for cybercrime and information the
26 August 2021
Saudi Arabia

Middle East | Saudi Arabia

Certification firms for Aramco’s third party cybersecurity standard Saudi Aramco has selected eight leading professional services firms in the region as its exclusive preferred suppliers for conducting third party cybersecurity assessments and issuing compliance certificat
29 June 2021
Canada

North America | Canada

Pandemic has boosted clout of IT leaders, finds KPMG report A majority (6 in 10) of technology leaders in Canada believe they have more influence in the C-suite than ever before, due to the increasing importance of digital technology during the pandemic.
26 November 2020
United States

North America | United States

Companies spent $15 billion extra on technology per week during pandemic Companies spent approximately $15 billion extra per week on technology, according to the 2020 Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey.
29 September 2020
United States

North America | United States

City of Austin appoints former KPMG director Shirley Erp as new CISO The city of Austin, Texas has appointed Shirley Erp as its new chief information security officer.
19 May 2020
Canada

North America | Canada

Companies need to reassess authentication as threats increase As Covid-19 has shifted many to remote work, organizations need to enhance how they’re authenticating users, according to a recent article from KPMG Canada cybersecurity partners Hartaj Nijjar and Jo
05 May 2020
Middle East

Middle East | Regional

Business cyber threats increase as criminals use the coronavirus as bait Professional services firm KPMG in Saudi Arabia has warned of an increase in malicious cyber-activity, as online criminals seek to exploit the global coronavirus pandemic.
09 April 2020
Canada

North America | Canada

KPMG Canada promotes Hartaj Nijjar to national leader of cybersecurity services KPMG Canada has appointed partner Hartaj Nijjar as the firm’s national leader for cybersecurity services.
17 October 2019
Asia

Asia | Regional

Deloitte and KPMG make risk and insolvency acquisitions in Australia Two of the Big Four have made purchases in Australia, with Deloitte acquiring Sydney-based risk consultants Converging Data Australia, and KPMG picking up insolvency outfit Ferrier Hodgson.
15 March 2019
Middle East

Middle East | Regional

Timothy Wood joins KPMG Lower Gulf as head of cybersecurity practice KPMG Lower Gulf has appointed former BAE Systems general manager for the Middle East Timothy Wood as its new Head of Cyber Security, with Wood made an Associate Partner.
06 September 2018
Singapore

Asia | Singapore

KPMG and Singapore's A*STAR to collaborate on advanced research venture KPMG in Singapore has agreed on a three-year collaboration deal with the government’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research to pursue advanced tech innovations for the professional services sec
20 August 2018
United States

North America | United States

Cyber security is top fear among US CEOs American CEOs are more fearful of a cyberattack on their business than their counterparts across the globe, reveals a new KPMG report.
30 May 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG acquires cybersecurity business Cyberinc, adds 190 experts Global professional services network KPMG has acquired cybersecurity business Cyberinc.
05 January 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG appoints cybersecurity expert David Ferbrache as Chief Technology Officer KPMG has promoted government cybersecurity and company veteran to the role of Chief Technology Officer.
04 January 2018
India

Asia | India

KPMG India enters Guinness World Records with cybersecurity initiative In a time of relentless threats to cybersecurity across the world, KPMG celebrated Global Cyber Safety Day on the 27th of October, conducting classroom sessions on cyber security with students across
10 November 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Board level GDPR engagement may need more attention The British government has warned that boards of 15% of FTSE 350 companies are scarcely aware of the introduction of the GDPR, while only 8% are completely prepared, meaning a significant number of t
24 October 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

The world's top 10 largest cybersecurity | security consulting firms The Big Four – Deloitte, EY, PwC and KPMG – are the globe’s largest security consulting firms, according to new data.
04 September 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

CEOs globally to bolster spending on data analytics and cyber security Digitalisation has the potential to reduce costs, improve efficiency and unlock new areas of value. It may also come with new risk and new costs.
12 October 2016
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Venture Capital funding streams slow but steady, cyber security and AI strong Venture capital investment remains cautious across the globe, with political and economic uncertainties – including Brexit and possible rate rises – as well as valuation concerns.
19 September 2016
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Cybercrime and crisis insurance products to boom in coming years Insurance against a range of risks in the political risk and crisis management space are set to boom in the coming years, after a period of lacklustre profitability growth within the market.
13 September 2016
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

3rd cyber security acquisition for KPMG in 2 months KPMG has acquired Trusteq Oy, a Finland-based cyber security business. 45 employees of Trusteq Oy’s join KPMG’s local practice, strengthening in particular the firm’s security management capabilities.
15 January 2015
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG: Cybercriminals moving from mass to personal Cybercrime in the year 2015 will be more personal as cyber-criminals will selectively target their victims instead of using mass spear-fishing tactics, says KPMG.
31 December 2014
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG buys cyber security firms P3 & Qubera Solutions KPMG recently acquired two cyber security firms to boost its cyber security capabilities in order to better protect its clients from cyber threats. The firm bought UK, US and Indian assets of Qubera Solutions and German firm P3 Consulting + Softwar
25 November 2014

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