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Data security advances on the corporate agenda
Glasswall Solutions issued its top five predictions for 2016. “We believe the next 12 months will see some of the most significant developments in the history of cyber …
The corporate risk factor disclosure landscape
Corporate risks disclosed by public companies in SEC filings often are generic and do not provide investors with clear, concise and insightful information that is …
Week in review: Rise of automation, Google hacking, and Symantec reseller turns to scamming
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, reviews and articles: “Deliberately hidden” backdoor found on US government’s …
Why we need a reality check on passwords
Given all the recent and historical news on data breaches of personal e-mail accounts, social media accounts and even phone account passwords, it is every wonder therefore …
Organizations are spending ineffectively to prevent data breaches
A new report by 451 Research, which polled 1,100 senior IT security executives at large enterprises worldwide, details rates of data breach and compliance failures, …
Security to become primary reason government agencies move to the cloud
Public cloud options now offer the scalability, computing power, storage and security to better enable digital government platforms and meet rising expectations for …
Asacub Android Trojan: Financial fraud and information stealing
Asacub is a new malware that targets Android users for financial gain. When first identified, Asacub displayed all the signs of an information stealing malware; however, some …
Exposing the shadow data threat
Blue Coat conducted an analysis using the Elastica CloudSOC platform provided insights into 63 million enterprise documents within leading cloud applications, including …
How well protected is NHS data?
A new study carried out by Vanson Bourne reveals a gap between the perceived strength of IT security measures in the NHS and the actual level of IT security built into NHS …
Oracle fixes 248 vulnerabilities in January patch update
Oracle has published their Critical Patch Update (CPU) for January 2016. The Oracle CPU is quarterly and addresses the flaws in large Oracle’s product line, including their …
Industrialized attackers systematically destroy defender confidence
Only 45 percent of organizations worldwide are confident in their security posture as today’s attackers launch more sophisticated, bold and resilient campaigns, according to …
Rise of automation: Battle of the bots
As outlined in the Global Application and Network Security Report 2015-2016, Radware found that throughout 2015, no industry was immune to cyber attacks, and few were …