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DDoS attacks escalate, businesses still unprepared
Many businesses are failing to take adequate measures to protect themselves against the threat of a DDoS attack. A Corero Network Security survey of 100 companies revealed …
Secure remote access trends
HOB announced the results of a new survey which quantifies the trends and pain points CTO’s and CIO’s in the United States experience when utilizing remote access …
Top 100 Android apps hacked in 2013
One hundred percent of the Top 100 paid Android apps and 56 percent of the Top 100 paid Apple iOS apps have been hacked, according to Arxan. As the growth in mobile innovation …
Companies embrace the cloud and BYOD, can’t control them
Cloud applications and mobile devices are increasing security and compliance risk at many US and UK enterprises. Alarmingly, the SailPoint survey reveals that while global …
One in four UK consumers have had online accounts hacked
As user engagement with ecommerce sites and online services inevitably increases in the run up to Christmas, almost a quarter (24 per cent) of UK consumers have had their …
Top security trend predictions for 2014
AppRiver released its list of the top IT security trend predictions for 2014. They predict organizations will see the following in 2014: State-sponsored attacks and cyber …
What do people want to hide on their smartphone?
More than half of Americans (52%) would be embarrassed about friends or family seeing certain files or documents on their smartphone, according to Clean Master. The number one …
How cyber squatters and phishers target antivirus vendors
Illegal online activities such as phishing and typosquatting are growing at an alarming rate. To understand the issue in detail High-Tech Bridge analyzed 946 domains that may …
Young professionals exposing workplaces to cyber attack
Low cyber-threat awareness amongst Gen-Y professionals coupled with blasé attitudes towards cyber security are leaving organizations across the country exposed to attack and …
Energy-efficient bcrypt cracking
Bcrypt is a password hashing scheme based on the Blowfish block cipher. It was designed to be resistant to brute force attacks and to remain secure despite of hardware …
Security is the biggest obstacle for moving data to Office 365
CipherPoint revealed the findings of its first State of Collaboration Security Report highlighting security issues with collaboration platforms such as Microsoft SharePoint, …
RAT-wielding attacker compromises poker player’s laptop
The laptop of a high-profile Finnish poker player has been found to contain spying malware after the device was stolen from and then returned to his room in a 5-star hotel in …