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CryptoLocker is temporarily disabled, users still at risk
Bitdefender warns that while CyptoLocker is currently disabled, it could come back to life at any moment. As such, users need to take precautions to protect against this …
Securing the virtual environment
So you have you a shiny new virtual environment up and running. You may have virtualised all your servers, so that your business-critical databases, CRM systems, ERP …
Empowered Millennials expect BYOD
New data finds that Millennials—the new generation of workers born between the early 1980s and the early 2000s—are highly dedicated to their jobs and often times work well …
Businesses are deprioritizing information security
Businesses are deprioritizing information security and decreasing their investment in the destruction of confidential information, according to Shred-it. According to the …
Exploring the BYOD security dynamic
Webroot examined the use and security of personal mobile devices in the work environment from both the employee and employer perspectives. The initial survey, conducted in …
Consumers don’t trust any industry with their personal data
U.S. consumers have little faith that companies are able to keep their person data safe. The sentiment crosses nearly all industries with consumers saying that the lack of …
Nearly 70% of critical infrastructure providers suffered a breach
New research from Unisys finds alarming gaps in the security of the world’s critical infrastructure. Nearly 70 percent of companies surveyed that are responsible for the …
The emergence of the Digital Risk Officer
More than half of CEOs will have a senior “digital” leader role in their staff by the end of 2015, according to the 2014 CEO and Senior Executive Survey by …
Global rise in Android banking and payment malware
Mobile banking and mobile payment malware – malicious software that can extort money from users by hijacking personal information and spoofing bank sites or apps to …
Google catches India with fake certificates
As the world becomes more dependent, and some might say blindly so, on digital certificates it’s only natural that attackers will seek to circumvent this trust. Whether …
1 in 5 enterprises experienced an APT attack
An ISACA global study shows that one in 5 organizations (21 percent) have experienced an advanced persistent threat (APT) attack, and 66 percent believe it’s only a …
64% of companies expect cyber attacks
Nearly two-thirds (64%) of UK IT decision-makers said they expect their organization to be the target of a cyber attack within the next 12 months. And nearly one in three …
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