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Riskiest shopping malls for mobile devices
As the biggest shopping weekend of the year in the US approaches, Skycure is advising shoppers to beware of mobile threats while browsing in both physical and online stores. …
Encryption ransomware hits record levels
The amount of phishing emails containing a form of ransomware grew to 97.25 percent during the third quarter of 2016 up from 92 percent in Q1. PhishMe’s Q3 2016 Malware Review …
Top risks identified across private cloud environments
Based on data gathered from over 100 enterprise environments over the past year, a Continuity Software study found that downtime and security risks were present in each cloud …
Business strategy and innovation framework for the industrial IoT
The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), the global, member-supported organization that promotes the accelerated growth of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), announced …
The new age of quantum computing
Quantum encryption is the holy grail of truly secure communications. If and when quantum computing becomes a widespread reality, many public-key algorithms will become …
The decline of cyber resilience: Organizations unprepared to face attacks
Only 32 percent of IT and security professionals say their organisation has a high level of cyber resilience – down slightly from 35 percent in 2015, according to a global …
Researchers identify domain-level service credential exploit
CyberArk Labs unveiled new research detailing what it considers to be a significant risk across all Windows endpoints, including those on Windows 10 with Credential Guard …
While consumers remain complacent, hackers refine their skills
A new Norton Cyber Security Insights Report found that consumers who were victims of cybercrime within the past year often continued their unsafe behavior. For example, while …
Cyber risk in advanced manufacturing: How to be secure and resilient
Nearly half of surveyed manufacturing executives lack confidence their assets are protected from external threats, according to a new study from Deloitte and the Manufacturers …
Insufficient security measures still hinder cloud adoption
Security and privacy of data and systems in the cloud remains a top worry for 70% of IT professionals worldwide, up from 63% in 2015, according to a new Cloud Security Survey …
Analyzing the latest wave of mega attacks
A new report, using data gathered from the Akamai Intelligent Platform, provides analysis of the current cloud security and threat landscape, including insight into two …
Fake executive social media accounts threaten enterprises
New research has uncovered numerous duplicative Twitter and LinkedIn accounts among Fortune 500 leaders, raising concerns about potential security vulnerabilities. Analysts at …
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