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IT professionals believe their data is safer in the cloud than on-premise
Nearly seven in 10 executives and over half of IT professionals revealed that they would prefer having a single cloud services provider handling their varied hosted …

Assess, report and remediate security-related configuration issues
Qualys announced Security Configuration Assessment (SCA), a new add-on for Vulnerability Management (VM) that provides customers cloud-based tools to automate configuration …

Where does the cyber security buck stop?
Late last year, Bruce Schneier testified before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce committee asking them to consider imposing security regulations on the Internet of Things …

Building a strong cybersecurity program for the long haul
Patch Tuesday is approaching and there is a chance it might be a boring one. Hopefully, I didn’t jinx things by saying that, but I think most of what we’ll see is a bit of …

Qualys Container Security: Discover, track, and secure containers
Qualys announced a new solution that extends its single-pane visibility and continuous security to the new and growing virtualization environment of Docker containers, and …

Week in review: PowerPoint malware delivery, dark web fraud guides, security through APIs
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: UK ICO offers grants for practical privacy research The programme is open to academic …

Outdated systems and their link to data breaches
BitSight analyzed more than 35,000 companies from industries across the globe over the last year, to better understand the usage of outdated computer operating systems and …

Cybersecurity workforce gap to hit 1.8 million by 2022
The cybersecurity workforce gap is on pace to hit 1.8 million by 2022 – a 20% increase since 2015. 68% of workers in North America believe this workforce shortage is due to a …

While on vacation, users continue to prioritize convenience over security
Despite the benefits experienced from unplugging, most individuals prefer to stay connected. Fifty-two percent of U.S. respondents indicated that they spend at least an hour a …

Connected devices and the future of payments
More than 80 percent of Americans have a strong interest in using connected devices to make purchases, with a keen eye toward security and data concerns, according to Visa and …

High-Tech Bridge ImmuniWeb named Best Emerging Technology
Web and mobile application security testing services provider High-Tech Bridge has won the “Best Emerging Technology” category at the SC Awards Europe 2017. The company has …

Bored employees seen as biggest potential data security risk
Employees who become distracted at work are more likely to be the cause of human error and a potential security risk, according to a snapshot poll conducted by Centrify at …
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