| Date | Title | Description |
| 15.11.2024 | Navigating the Digital Frontier: AI and Cybersecurity in the Modern Workplace | In the fast-paced world of technology, change is the only constant. Two recent reports shine a light on the evolving landscape of IT leadership and cybersecurity. Both highlight the crucial role of artificial intelligence (AI) and the human... |
| 13.11.2024 | Patch Tuesday: Four Critical Vulnerabilities Paved Over | On Patch Tuesday, Windows systems will be updated with a flood of security fixes. In November, Windows patched four zero-day vulnerabilities, two of which have been exploited.
Patch Tuesdays are a good time for admin teams to remind employe... |
| 12.11.2024 | New tool helps prepare workforces for cyber threats | Humans are generally the weakest link in the cybersecurity chain, so training and awareness are essential alongside technology to keep organizations safe.
With the launch of its AI Scenario Generator, Immersive Labs enables organizations to... |
| 10.10.2024 | Patch Tuesday: Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities Still Pose a Problem | A breach in the engine behind Internet Explorer and a vulnerability in the Remote Desktop Protocol Service top the list of about 117 patches deployed in Microsoft’s monthly update. Around the same time, Apple has released a fix for macOS 15... |
| 12.09.2024 | Rebuilding Cybersecurity: The Shift from Recovery to Resilience | In today’s digital landscape, supply chains are the arteries of commerce. They pulse with the flow of goods, services, and information. But when a cyberattack strikes, it’s like a heart attack for a business. The immediate instinct is to re... |
| 11.09.2024 | Think rebuild, not recovery, after a supply chain attack | We are living in a time when siloed businesses are increasingly rare. Supply chains are the lifeblood of modern organizations, enabling the seamless flow of goods, services, and information. This interconnected network creates a trade ecosy... |
| 23.05.2024 | How People Trick Generative Artificial Intelligence Chatbots into Exposing Company Secrets | Analysis of prompt injection techniques reveals organizations are at risk as Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) bots are susceptible to attacks by users of all skill levels, not just experts
Immersive Labs published its “Dark Side o... |
| 21.05.2024 | Chatbots can be tricked into revealing company secrets | A new Dark Side of GenAI report from Immersive Labs looks at 'prompt injection' attacks, in which individuals input specific instructions to trick chatbots into revealing sensitive information, potentially exposing organizations to data lea... |
| 29.04.2024 | Young Professionals are Increasingly Pursuing AI-Proof Jobs | Aldohn Domingo, Tech Times 29 April 2024, 12:04 am
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Gen Z young professionals are reportedly now changing and/or pursuing careers that are "here to stay" amid the booming artificial intelligence technolo... |
| 19.02.2024 | People cannot be patched | When an organization is aware software is vulnerable, it focuses on patching systems to mitigate the risk. Likewise, when security technology becomes outdated, newer versions plug the gaps. However, with people there’s no patch or update re... |
| 10.01.2024 | «Синий» путь: инструменты, обучение и Open SOC | Всем привет! На связи Макар Ляхнов, аналитик по информационной безопасности в Innostage. Продолжаем наш цикл статей по глобальным направлениям ИБ. В прошлой статье мы рассмотрели разницу между red team и blue team — результат оказался не в ... |
| 25.12.2023 | How many times are you going to think about ransomware in 2024? | In 2023, we saw the popular trend of asking "how many times a week do you think about the Roman Empire?", and as an avid Roman Empire fan, my answer was a lot. In fact, the fall of the Roman Empire can be easily compared to ransom... |
| 24.12.2023 | What to look out for when it comes to cybersecurity regulations in 2024 | It’s been another busy year for cybersecurity regulations. We saw a new National Cybersecurity Strategy by the White House in March, and throughout the year, we’ve seen the National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC) launch several new initiatives... |
| 18.10.2023 | Cybersecurity Awareness Month turns 20! What are the biggest cybersecurity challenges currently facing organizations? | It’s the 20th anniversary of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and it’s safe to say a lot has changed in the cybersecurity industry since then. For example, just over the last year, we have seen the meteoric rise of generative AI and the huge ... |
| 25.08.2023 | Building cyber resilience in an age of AI | Cybersecurity remains one of the most important business investments amid new threats, including those presented by Generative AI. However, as businesses invest in ways to mitigate cyber risk, many are uncertain if the increased spending is... |
| 07.08.2023 | SEC’s controversial cybersecurity disclosure warning: What enterprises need to do now | Head over to our on-demand library to view sessions from VB Transform 2023. Register Here
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a landmark ruling on cybersecurity disclosure for public companies.
Starting as early as Decem... |
| 02.08.2023 | Organizations are responding faster to cyber threats | On average, organizations' response time to cyber attacks improved by around a third -- from 29 to 19 days -- from 2021 to 2022.
The report from Immersive Labs suggests this improvement can be attributed to the urgency and need for fast res... |
| 28.04.2023 | Cybersecurity teams are overconfident of their ability to deal with threats | A study from Immersive Labs finds that while businesses have high confidence in their overall resilience, teams are insufficiently prepared for threats.
The study, carried out by Forrester, surveyed 316 global cybersecurity training strateg... |
| 28.03.2023 | New Immersive Labs Study Uncovers Concerning Disconnect between Confidence in Cyber Resilience and Proven Capabilities | Immersive Labs released a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting to evaluate how global cybersecurity decision-makers perceive their organization’s cyber resilience, defined as the ability and confidence to effectively respond... |
| 08.03.2023 | Women in Cybersecurity: Inspiring the next generation of amazing female infosec leaders | The cybersecurity industry has long been very male dominated. However, the sector is finally starting to be made up of more and more female faces. Research showed that globally in 2022, women held 25 percent of cybersecurity jobs -- up from... |
| 26.01.2023 | What the FBI’s Hive takedown means for the ransomware economy | Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here.
Earlier today, the FBI seized the Hive ransomware gang’s dark web website as part of a “coordinated law enforcement action” alongside the Secret Service and oth... |
| 18.01.2023 | CREST announces availability of Immersive Labs solutions for threat intelligence certifications | New labs give CREST members additional knowledge, skills and judgement ahead of certification
18 January 2023: CREST, the international not-for-profit cyber security accreditation and certification body, today announced the availability of ... |
| 11.01.2023 | How upskilling and training providers help close the cybersecurity skills gap | Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here.
The cybersecurity skills gap is one of the most pressing challenges facing security teams as we move into 2023. With research highlighting a shortfall of 3.4 mi... |
| 15.11.2022 | The psychology of building a resilient cybersecurity team | Cyber resilience has been a high-profile issue across industries, especially since the pandemic. As organizations were forced to adopt hybrid working, they had to reconsider infrastructural configuration. Facilitating remote working meant t... |
| 11.11.2022 | UK Ministry of Defence Deploys Immersive Labs to Increase its Cyber Resilience and Support National Security | Real-Life Cybersecurity Simulations Allow Teams Across the Department to Build Cyber Capabilities and Prove Their Readiness for Cyber Threats Immersive Labs Helps MOD Identify Qualified Candidates to Fill Vital Cybersecurity Roles Amidst Gl... |
| 12.10.2022 | Immersive Labs uses cyber resilience to solve human security risk, raises $66M | Did you miss a session from MetaBeat 2022? Head over to the on-demand library for all of our featured sessions here.
Human risk is one of those security challenges that affects all organizations — from small businesses to the largest enterp... |
| 12.10.2022 | Cyber training platform pulls in another $66M after post-pandemic remote working increases cyber threats | It was only in June last year when we reported how Immersive Labs, a platform that teaches cybersecurity skills to employees in a “gamified” way, had closed a $75 million Series C funding round. As of today, the company just pulled in anoth... |
| 12.10.2022 | Immersive Labs Secures $66 Million in New Capital and Expands its Leadership Team to Accelerate Growth | New Raise Led by Ten Eleven Ventures, with Participation from Existing Venture Investors, Strengthens Immersive Labs’ Leadership Position in the Cyber Workforce Resilience Category |
| 12.10.2022 | Immersive Labs Raises $66M in Funding | Immersive Labs, a Bristol, UK and Boston, MA-based provider of a people-centric cyber resilience solutions, raised $66M in funding.
The round was led by Ten Eleven Ventures with participation from Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Summit Part... |
| 07.10.2022 | Cybersecurity Awareness Month -- this year it's personal | In what was a far-sighted move back in 2004, the President of the United States and Congress declared October to be Cybersecurity Awareness Month, dedicated to helping individuals protect themselves online as threats to technology and confi... |
| 10.05.2022 | CREST and Immersive Labs announce partnership for developing technical cyber security skills | Partnership helps equip CREST members with cyber knowledge, skills and judgement ahead of certification
10 May 2022: CREST, the international not-for-profit cyber security accreditation and certification body is partnering with Immersive La... |
| 25.03.2022 | Investing in Cybersecurity: A Look into 2022 | Insight Partners had a banner year, with more than $50 billion in capital commitments and over 200 investments in 2021. While we invest in founders across a wide spectrum of businesses, this series focuses on outlining our theses on four ve... |
| 11.03.2022 | Report: Cybersecurity teams need nearly 100 days to develop threat defenses | Did you miss a session at the Data Summit? Watch On-Demand Here.
A recent analysis by Immersive Labs of 35,000 cybersecurity team members inside 400 large organizations found that it takes over three months (96 days) on average to develop t... |
| 11.03.2022 | Report: Cybersecurity teams need nearly 100 days to develop threat defenses | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
A recent analysis by Immersive Labs of 35,000 cyb... |
| 03.03.2022 | Cyberbit launches cyber readiness platform to test security team skills | Join today's leading executives online at the Data Summit on March 9th. Register here.
Today, cybersecurity provider Cyberbit announced the launch of a new Cyber Readiness platform that will enable organizations to simulate cyberattacks and... |
| 03.03.2022 | Cyberbit launches cyber readiness platform to test security team skills | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Today, cybersecurity provider Cyberbit announced ... |
| 16.12.2021 | 2021: Tech Nation’s year in review | We’re almost at the end of 2021 – and what an extraordinary year it’s been!
Another record year for Tech NationEngaged with 1,148 new companies in 2021 (vs 944 in 2020)29% of all UK tech unicorns ever created have been through one of Tech ... |
| 06.12.2021 | The defensive power of diversity in cybersecurity | James Hadley Contributor
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| 29.11.2021 | Cyberattacks threaten the corporate world. Here’s what companies need to know about what comes next. | The corporate world must prepare for what comes after a cyberattack.
A ransomware attack might risk a company’s valuation.
This article is part of the “Cybersecurity Briefing” series focused on the country’s state of readiness, and what com... |
| 16.11.2021 | Immersive Labs Acquires Snap Labs to Power Cyber Simulations With New Depth and Realism | Immersive Labs, the company enabling organizations to continuously measure and optimize the human cyber capabilities of their entire workforce, announces the acquisition of Snap Labs. The transaction brings a new level of realism to organiz... |
| 15.11.2021 | UK Cyber startup Immersive Labs acquires US-based Snap Labs – and there’s a climate angle | Cyber security startup Immersive Labs — which recently closed a $75 million Series C funding round giving it a significant war chest — is acquiring US-based cyber startup Snap Labs in an undisclosed deal, although Immersive says it’s a “mul... |
| 23.09.2021 | What the government’s Digital Trade objectives mean for UK scaleups going international | During London Tech Week, the new UK Trade Secretary, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, launched the UK government’s 5-point plan for embracing the opportunities offered by digital trade.
Tech Nation has been working with the UK government on the Digit... |
| 20.07.2021 | July 2021: a month in review | 2021 continues to be an exceptional year for tech, and since my last update, we’ve been through a month of significant developments, growth and exciting news. My monthly updates are a mix on what the company has been up to, and what’s been ... |
| 14.06.2021 | Immersive Labs Raises $75M in Series C Funding | Immersive Labs, a Bristol, UK- and Boston, MA-based company provider of a platform for organizations to measure and improve cybersecurity skills across technical and non-technical teams, closed $75m Series C funding round.
The round was led... |
| 14.06.2021 | UK’s Immersive Labs raises $75M from Insight Partners, others; looks to triple global headcount in next 2 years | Back in the day, to most companies, cyber skills were limited to technical teams for fixing laptops and changing passwords. Fast forward to the current time, security teams need continual upskilling, and developers require ongoing education... |
| 14.06.2021 | The broader implications of Lordstown’s failures | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
The boom in special purpose acquisition companies has helped some new-generation vehicle makers t... |
| 14.06.2021 | Respond As A Whole With Organization-Wide Cyber Skills | By: James Hadley |
| 14.06.2021 | Bristol-based Immersive Labs raises €62 million to unlock cyber skills across large organizations | CEO of Immersive Labs James Hadley at the Engine Shed, Bristol, June 2021
Immersive Labs, a startup empowering organizations to measure and improve cybersecurity skills across technical and non-technical teams, today announced it has closed... |
| 13.06.2021 | Cyber security training platform Immersive Labs closes $75M Series C led by Insight Partners | Immersive Labs, a platform which teaches cyber security skills corporate employees by using real, up-to-date threat intelligence in a “gamified” way, has closed a $75 million Series C funding round led by new investors Insight Partners alon... |
| 13.05.2021 | Most developers admit releasing vulnerable applications | A new study shows that 81 percent of development teams have knowingly pushed vulnerable code live, with 20 percent of senior managers even admitting to doing so often.
The report from Immersive Labs based on work by Osterman Research shows ... |
| 19.04.2021 | Introducing: The Future Fifty 9.0 cohort | We are delighted to introduce the next cohort of companies joining our prestigious programme for late-stage tech companies – Future Fifty 9.0.
Future Fifty is Europe’s leading late-stage growth programme, designed to bring together, empowe... |
| 12.04.2021 | Cybersecurity training startup Hack The Box raises $10.6M Series A led by Paladin Capital | Cybersecurity training startup Hack The Box, which emerged originally from Greece, has raised a Series A investment round of $10.6 million, led by Paladin Capital Group and joined by Osage University Partners, Brighteye Ventures and existin... |
| 02.03.2021 | Scottish Apprenticeship Week | Cybersecurity Skills at Leidos | Apprenticeships are one of the key cybersecurity tools Scottish businesses have at their disposal. With threats building up across 2020, such as ransomware and botnets, companies need to ensure they have well-trained staff standing between ... |
| 12.02.2021 | How micro-drilling can enhance your cybersecurity training | Image: Nature, Getty Images/iStockphoto Must-read security coverage
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| 08.02.2021 | Cognitive agility can help solve some “wicked” cybersecurity challenges | Image: iStockphoto/nicescene Must-read security coverage
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| 13.08.2020 | Weak and infrequent cyber-crisis training is leaving companies vulnerable, new research says | Image: iStock
Business leaders cannot reconcile prepping for crises with a desire to build effective cyber-crisis response functions. A new Osterman Research study conducted with Immersive Labs surveyed senior security leaders at 402 differ... |
| 20.07.2020 | Cyber crisis simulator aims to improve incident responses | While cyberattacks are played out on technology platforms, it's often the effectiveness -- or otherwise -- of the human response that determines how they impact an organization.
It can be hard to prepare teams to deal with the realities of ... |
| 11.02.2020 | AI, automation, and the cybersecurity skills gap | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
The cybersecurity skills shortage is well documen... |
| 11.02.2020 | AI, automation, and the cybersecurity skills gap | This article is part of a VB special issue. Read the full series here: AI and Security.
The cybersecurity skills shortage is well documented, but the gap seems to be widening. The 2019 Cybersecurity Workforce study produced by nonprofit (IS... |
| 07.11.2019 | Top tech startup news for today, Thursday, November 7, 2019 – HealthCare.com, CloudKitchens, Cover Genius, Immersive Labs, and DoubleVerify | Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Thursday, November 7, 2019.
China starts development of 6G, having just turned on its 5G mobile network. China continues to lead the mobile network race. While everyone i... |
| 07.11.2019 | Immersive Labs scores $40 million from Summit Partners and Goldman Sachs to grow its interactive and gamified cyber skills platform | Immersive Labs, a U.K.-based cybersecurity startup and the world’s first fully interactive, on-demand and gamified cyber skills platform, has closed $40 million in funding to fuel continued growth as prominent banks, defense contractors, go... |
| 06.11.2019 | Summit Partners Leads $40M Funding in Immersive Labs | Immersive Labs, the world’s first fully interactive, on-demand and gamified cyber skills platform, has closed $40 million in funding led by global growth equity investor Summit Partners, with participation from existing investor Goldman Sac... |
| 06.11.2019 | UK-based Immersive Labs raises $40 million to expand on-demand cybersecurity training platform across the pond | Immersive Labs, the UK provider of a cyber skills training platform, has raised $40 million from Summit Partners and existing investor Goldman Sachs to accelerate expansion in North America.
Immersive Labs has built a fully interactive, on-... |
| 06.11.2019 | Immersive Labs raises $40 million to upskill cybersecurity workers through gamification | Immersive Labs, a platform that seeks to improve and measure the skills of cybersecurity personnel through gamification, has raised $40 million in a round of funding led by Summit Partners, with participation from Goldman Sachs.
Founded out... |
| 06.11.2019 | Immersive Labs raises $40 million to upskill cybersecurity workers through gamification | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Immersive Labs, a platform that seeks to improve ... |
| 06.11.2019 | Immersive Labs Raises $40M in Funding | Immersive Labs, a Bristol, UK-based interactive, on-demand and gamified cyber skills platform, closed $40m in funding.
The round was led by global growth equity investor Summit Partners, with participation from existing investor Goldman Sac... |
| 24.10.2019 | Hackers are winning the cybercrime war say business leaders | A Europe-wide survey of almost 600 successful businesses reveals that 61 percent of business leaders on the board of their company believe that in the war against cybercrime the hackers are more sophisticated than the software developers.
T... |
| 04.09.2019 | Integration with MITRE ATT&CK framework delivers improved security skills training | Traditional cyber security training is often based on out-of-date attack methodologies which means the skills learned quickly becoming outdated. While cybercriminals are continuously innovating, training for security professionals is laggin... |
| 25.01.2019 | 30 of the UK’s leading tech scaleups join Upscale 4.0 | Following a record number of exceptional applications last year and an intense judging period, we can now reveal the 30 fast-growing tech companies joining Tech Nation’s Upscale 4.0.
Upscale is based around honest conversations, meetups an... |
| 19.09.2011 | Inspired By ‘Minority Report,’ Immersive Labs Raises $810K For Digital Display Recognition | New York TechStars 2011 alumnus Immersive Labs is announcing its $810K in seed funding today, led by investors Dave McClure, Robert Semmens, Windquest Group, Teddy Schiff and followed on by Quotidian Ventures, Andy Keller, Simon Gelfand, Ja... |
| 14.04.2011 | TechStars Demo Day Preview: Immersive Signs And Veri Cool Learning | Today is Demo Day for TechStars NYC. I’ll be at the event, but here is a little preview from when I visited last week. TechStars organizers David Cohen and David Tisch showed me around the New York office. In this video, I get a peak at a s... |
| - | Immersive Labs | “Cybersecurity training from Immersive Labs empowers organizations to increase, measure, and demonstrate human capabilities in every part of cybersecurity.” |
| - | Cyberattacks threaten the corporate world. Here's what companies need to know about what comes next.
What the board wants to know | NoSystem images/Getty
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The corporate world must prepare for what comes after a cyberattack.
A ransomware attack might risk a company's valuation.
This article is part of the "Cybersecurity Briefing" series focused on the ... |
| - | Don't panic! Knowledge, skill and judgment are key to cybersecurity responses | Humans are often the weak link in the cybersecurity chain, but it's human capabilities that are also key to dealing with attacks and their aftermath, according to a new report from Immersive Labs.
The inaugural Cyber Workforce Benchmark rep... |
| - | Bristol-based cybersecurity skills trainer Immersive Labs raises $75 million in Series C round | Bristol’s Immersive Labs, which measures and helps companies improve cybersecurity skills across technical and non-technical teams has raised $75 million in a Series C round led by new investors Insight Partners The round also saw participa... |
