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Why do we need a risk-based approach to authentication?
20 years ago, everyone worked at a desktop workstation hardwired into an office building. This made network security simple and organizations felt they could depend on the …

A five-year analysis of reported Windows vulnerabilities
Based on analysis of all disclosed Microsoft vulnerabilities in 2017, a new Avecto report shows a significant rise in the number of reported vulnerabilities. Last year, 685 …

Cryptomining malware continues to drain enterprise CPU power
Cryptomining malware continues to impact organizations globally as 23% were affected by the Coinhive variant during January 2018, according to Check Point’s latest Global …

Here’s what keeps your CISO up at night
89.1 percent of all information security leaders are concerned about the rise of digital threats they are experiencing across web, social and mobile channels, according to the …

Financial services firms most adept at making balanced security investments
Cyber attacks cost financial services firms more to address and contain than in any other industry, and the rate of breaches in the industry has tripled over the past five …

Love letters from a Black Hat to all the fools on the Internet
As an underground, “black hat” hacker, I don’t have time for significant others. I’m too busy earning stacks of cash to improve my Bitcoin mining rigs …

Hybrid data storage is growing rapidly in the digital workplace
82% of businesses are currently deploying a mix of cloud and on- premises infrastructure. Egnyte analyzed over 14 petabytes of data across thousands of businesses worldwide to …

Canon selects Vera to secure the future of digital imaging and printing
Canon has selected Vera to secure and protect Canon’s fleet of digital imaging and printing products and services. This partnership will help enterprises protect their …

Most CIOs plan to deploy artificial Iintelligence
Meaningful artificial intelligence (AI) deployments are just beginning to take place. Gartner’s 2018 CIO Agenda Survey shows that four percent of CIOs have implemented AI, …

What CISOs prioritize in order to improve cybersecurity practices
In a new study by the The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), CISOs weighed in on the most critical cyber-defense methods, frequency of …

Consumers want more IoT regulation
A demand for more regulation may seem counterintuitive in today’s world and yet that’s exactly what consumers who understand IoT technologies want, according to a new study …

2017 State of Endpoint Security Risk Report
To determine the cost and impact of evolving threats, the Ponemon Institute, a preeminent research center dedicated to data privacy and protection, surveyed 665 IT and …