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Healthcare industry lacks basic security awareness among staff
SecurityScorecard released a comprehensive analysis exposing cybersecurity vulnerabilities across 700 healthcare organizations including medical treatment facilities, health …

52% of enterprises choose cloud as the platform of choice
Adoption reality finally measures up to hype for cloud computing. There are game-changing consequences for IT departments as DevOps’ influence extends across the enterprise, …

LogiLube to offer ironclad security based on Waterfall’s Unidirectional Security Gateway
Waterfall Security Solutions nnounced a collaboration with LogiLube to protect LogiLube’s customers’ industrial sites from online cyber attacks. By deploying Waterfall’s …

Week in review: IoT, Windows code injection, new user privacy rules for ISPs
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, reviews and articles: New code injection attack works on all Windows versions Researchers from …

Understanding IoT botnets
If you were online on Friday October 21st, you were probably affected by the DDoS attack against managed DNS provider Dyn. Dyn observed that tens of millions of IP addresses …

Nearly half of consumers have been cybercrime victims
45% of consumers have been a victim of some form of cybercrime — with 65% choosing not to report the incident to authorities. Research also found that one in six of these …

Photos: IoT Solutions World Congress Barcelona 2016
This week, the world’s leading industrial Internet companies and experts gathered at the Fira de Barcelona for the IoT Solutions World Congress (IoTSWC) in order to showcase …

Rise in cloud adoption, confusion about managing complex cloud environments
Today’s enterprises are increasingly moving to the cloud to transform internal IT environments, but are struggling to manage the complexity, according to 451 Research and …

Smart city initiatives: Highly integrated and complex problems to solve
Every day, leaders of large cities grapple with knotty, complex problems like decaying public transportation infrastructures, aging utility lines, urban blight, neighborhoods …

New FCC privacy rules protect broadband users
The Federal Communications Commission today adopted rules that require broadband ISPs to protect the privacy of their customers. The rules ensure broadband customers have …

Banks are building a real-time global payment network using blockchain technology
Nine out of 10 banking professionals surveyed at large US, European and Canadian commercial banks said their company is currently exploring the use of blockchain technology …

Common enterprise IoT devices are hackable in minutes
Common enterprise IoT devices pose an inherent risk to the overall security posture of organisations, according to ForeScout Technologies. Smart video conference systems “IoT …
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