The shifting cybersecurity landscape

The cybersecurity landscape is changing quickly, but not necessarily in ways that make defenders’ jobs easier. On one hand, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) of 2015 is approaching its September 30 expiration date, threatening to undercut the collaborative intelligence-sharing that has served as a critical early-warning system for the past decade.

In industries where seconds matter, workers are losing minutes, sometimes hours, trying to log in to the systems they need to do their jobs. Clinicians struggle with repeated timeouts while patients wait. Manufacturing lines stall while frontline workers reset complex passwords. Police officers face constant reauthentication that slows down reporting and response times. What was once viewed as “just an IT issue” has become, in fact, a major drag on productivity, morale, and the bottom line.

In her second blog on the Government’s 10 Year NHS Health Plan, Hema Purohit, Founder of Lotus Advisory and Consulting Ltd, discusses how integral the UK Data Bill is to the proposals. She outlines some of the implications for managing and accessing patient data both in the community healthcare hubs and for healthcare research.

This World Manufacturing Day, the spotlight is on how manufacturers are embracing Industry 4.0—powered by IIoT, automation, and AI—while grappling with the security risks that accompany hyper-connected environments.

In the era of Industry 4.0, manufacturing relies on digital integration to keep production running, from Industrial IoT (IIoT) tools and technologies to cloud-based supply chain platforms. But with every new vendor connection comes a hidden exposure: third-party and privileged access.

Russell Dowdell, Imprivata Senior Director, Product Management, Privileged Access, tackles five pivotal questions, sharing valuable insights and best practices in managing risks stemming from vendor access.

There’s no way around it: most businesses can’t properly function without significant help from various supply chain partners including third-party vendors. And as organizations’ external connectivity needs have grown, so have inherent security risks, due to the expanded attack surface cybercriminals are aggressively exploiting.

Cybersecurity spending is up—but so are the challenges facing IT teams. Global information security budgets are projected to hit $212 billion this year, yet many organisations still face staffing shortages, operational blind spots, and rising pressure to keep up with evolving threats.

Waltham, Mass. – August 5, 2025 – Imprivata, a leading provider of access management solutions for healthcare and other mission-critical industries, today introduced advanced face authentication technology to further expand the company’s passwordless capabilities.

As economic pressure tightens and IT talent remains in short supply, organisations are allocating cybersecurity budgets with a sharpened lens toward driving efficiency and ROI. A recent IANS Research report found that cybersecurity budgets increased only 4% in 2025, down from 8% the year prior.