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The current wave of data protection regulations and how it will affect the infosec industry

In 2016, the EU is set to review the next draft of The Network and Information Security (NIS) ‘cybersecurity’ directive which will bring new compliance requirements into …

75% of companies experienced a fraud incident in the past year

Three quarters of companies (75%) have fallen victim to a fraud incident in the past year, a rise of 14 percentage points in just three years, according to Kroll.The findings …

Two arrested for helping malware developers evade AV software

Two suspects have been arrested on suspicion of operating a website offering services to help criminals overcome and avoid anti malware software, following a joint …

Network protocol analyzer Wireshark 2.0 released

Wireshark, the most popular network protocol analyzer, has reached version 2.0. It features a completely new user interface which should provide a smoother, faster user …

Most consumers concerned about becoming victims of online crime

Globally, 62 percent of consumers believe it’s more likely their credit card information will be stolen online compared to only 38 percent who think it’s more likely they will …

Man stole special agent’s identity, executed a complex identity theft scheme

Rohit Jawa, 25, formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with eight counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.Based on …

Perspectives on the state of Internet security

In today’s digital world terms like hacker and worm are widely recognized. But in November 1988 remote breaching was unheard of, at least until the Morris worm was …

The top 7 improvements in Nmap 7

Nmap 7 is the product of three and a half years of work, nearly 3200 code commits, and more than a dozen point releases since the big Nmap 6 release in May 2012.The top 7 …

Users find backdoors to do their job

Balabit unveiled the results of its pan-European survey into the current state of IT security. The survey looked at how organisations balance IT security and business …

Week in review: Mainframe security, cross-device tracking, and how online fraud will evolve in 2016

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews and articles:Android adware tricks users into giving it power to secretly download …

How online fraud will evolve in 2016

While 2015 is drawing to a close, the security fraud community is preparing for more battles ahead in 2016. And next year, consumer-facing web and mobile apps are up against a …

40% of companies expect a data breach next year

Clearswift released their annual Clearswift Insider Threat Index (CITI) exploring why firms have been slow to address internal security threats and including data from …

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