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70,000 hacked servers for sale on xDedic underground market
Kaspersky Lab researchers have investigated a global forum where cybercriminals can buy and sell access to compromised servers for as little as $6 each. xDedic forum login The …
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The IoT blame game
The first Friday the thirteenth of any year is officially “Blame Someone Else Day.” What a delightful thought – that all the failures, inconsistencies, and …
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Companies suffer an average of 15 DDoS attacks per year
The average company suffers 15 DDoS attacks per year, with average attacks causing 17 hours of effective downtime, including slowdowns, denied customer access or crashes, …
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Cisco launches $10 million cybersecurity scholarship, new certifications
Cybersecurity provides the critical foundation organizations require to protect themselves, enable trust, move faster, add greater value and grow. However, research indicates …
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Online fraud detection spend to hit $9.2 billion by 2020
eCommerce merchants and financial institutions will be investing heavily in online fraud detection solutions over the next five years, with annual spending reaching $9.2 …
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How to consolidate your sensitive data footprint
Data is the driving force behind every organization, whether an organization is primarily a retailer, a manufacturer, healthcare provider or a bank, it will possess some if …
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The dynamics of mobile app collusion and malicious activities
Mobile app collusion happens when cybercriminals manipulate two or more apps to orchestrate attacks on smartphone owners. McAfee Labs has observed such behavior across more …
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Businesses lost over £1 billion to online crime in the last year
With online crime becoming an increasing threat for businesses, new figures from Get Safe Online and Action Fraud show that from March 2015 – March 2016, a huge total of …
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27% of cloud apps are high risk
As more and more organizations adopt cloud platforms, new shadow IT risk vectors are coming into play in the form of connected third-party apps, according to CloudLock …
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Harnessing integrated security analytics
Necessity is the mother of invention. To match the demands of a threat landscape that has grown exponentially in the last decade, cybersecurity innovation has moved at a …
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Security startup confessions: Let’s talk about channel management
My name is Kai Roer and I am a co-founder of a European security startup, and these are my confessions. I hope you will learn from my struggles, and appreciate the choices …
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Symantec will acquire Blue Coat for $4.65 billion
Symantec will acquire Blue Coat for approximately $4.65 billion in cash. The transaction has been approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies and is expected to …
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