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Companies becoming lax in managing BYOD risk
Exposure to risk is as much of a threat today as it was in 2013; however, organizations have become less diligent in BYOD management and mitigation, according to TEKsystems. …
Board practices regarding IT oversight and cybersecurity
Greater director involvement in social media oversight, concern about the Department of Homeland Security/NIST cybersecurity frameworks and increased use of IT consultants are …
Top tips to protect systems against insider misuse
The 2014 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report revealed a disturbing trend, which is the fact that users’ access rights have become a weak point in the security …
High-volume DDoS attacks on the rise
A continuing trend of DDoS attacks are short in duration and repeated frequently. In parallel, high-volume and high-rate DDoS attacks were on the upswing in the first half of …
Blackphone and Silent Circle announce bug bounty program
Blackphone and Silent Circle today announced the launch of their bug bounty program. Both companies’ mission is to enable secure and private communications for …
Mobile device security is sacrificed for workforce efficiency
While mobile devices are an integral part of the workplace, the cyber security practices and budgets in most organizations are not keeping pace with the growing number of …
European banks and Europol join forces to fight cybercrime
The European Banking Federation (EBF) and Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which paves the way for intensifying …
McAfee delivers new security suites
McAfee released McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2015, McAfee Internet Security 2015, McAfee Total Protection 2015, and the McAfee LiveSafe 2015 service that protects a customer’s …
Federal regulations on cyber security lead to revenue loss
Even though 87 percent those surveyed in the financial service industry agree that current regulatory changes are very important or critical to keeping their companies and …
Every budget is now an IT budget
IT is more and more a key component of all business initiatives and is becoming an important part of those budgets, according to Gartner, Inc. CIOs must work with business …
Users trust mobile service providers more than employers
Privacy from employers is the top concern for employees being asked to use their own devices for work purposes, according to AdaptiveMobile. The research found that while over …
Week in review: Microsoft axes Trustworthy Computing Group, Apple’s new privacy policy, and the new issue of (IN)SECURE Magazine
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews, reviews and articles: (IN)SECURE Magazine issue 43 released (IN)SECURE Magazine is a …
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