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Most companies do nothing to protect their mobile apps

There’s a wide disparity between consumer confidence in the level of security incorporated into mobile health and finance apps and the degree to which organizations …

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Insider threat focus on the rise

The focus on insider threats will increase and corporations will begin to penalize employees who misinterpret security policies and procedures, according to a new survey of …

User key
Surge in endpoints drives need for security

The two most transformative trends impacting IT service providers (ITSPs) are endpoint growth and demand for security services according to a new Autotask survey of more than …

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Group using DDoS attacks to extort business gets hit by European law enforcement

On 15 and 16 December, law enforcement agencies from Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany and the United Kingdom joined forces with Europol in the framework of an …

Connect
How do you ensure success with DevOps?

Only 20 percent of organizations that have attempted to implement DevOps have fully deployed it, according to CA Technologies. Research also found that these …

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Have I been hacked? The indicators that suggest you have

Security professionals are constantly on the hunt for potential vulnerabilities and looking for ways to defend their networks. The term “indicator of compromise” (IOC) – first …

Red door
Most IT pros oppose government backdoor access

Close to two-thirds of global IT professionals oppose giving governments backdoor access to encrypted information systems, and 59% feel that privacy is being compromised in an …

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User behavior analytics: The equalizer for under-staffed security teams

In a perfect world, security professionals would see a few alerts, recognize the pattern, identify the malware and the hacker, and solve the problem – all with only a few …

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Wi-Fi and security are better together for SMBs

Wireless adoption is growing fast globally, with Wi-Fi access becoming ubiquitous in businesses, stores, corporate environments and public spaces; literally everywhere we go. …

Week in review: SLOTH attacks, JavaScript-based ransomware, and hacking medical implants

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: SLOTH attacks weaken secure protocols because they still use MD5 and SHA-1 …

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EZCast TV streaming stick leaves home networks vulnerable to attack

Check Point researchers have discovered a vulnerability in the EZCast TV streaming stick that enables hackers to take full control of home networks. EZCast, which has five …

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Takedown of criminal gang behind ATM malware attacks

The Romanian National Police and the Directorate for Investigating Organised Crimes and Terrorism (DIICOT), assisted by Europol and Eurojust as well as a number of European …

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