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Businesses facing post breach financial fallout by losing customer trust
44% of Americans, 38% of Brits, 33% of Australians, and 37% of Canadians have been the victim of a data breach, according to newly released research conducted by PCI Pal. The …
Only 15% of organizations can recover from a severe data loss within an hour
There’s a global concern about the business impact and risk from rampant and unrestricted data growth, StorageCraft research reveals. It also shows that the IT …
SMBs show no improvement in IT maturity levels, security remains top concern
IT groups at small and midsize businesses (SMBs) show no improvement in IT maturity levels in three years, while security remains top concern, a Kaseya survey reveals. Based …
Cardholders still dropping the ball when it comes to basic ID theft prevention
Four in 10 people with a credit or debit card have provided their full Social Security number in an online form in the past month, according to a new report from CompareCards, …
Cost of data breaches to surpass $5 trillion in 2024
A new report from Juniper Research found that the cost of data breaches will rise from $3 trillion each year to over $5 trillion in 2024, an average annual growth of 11%. This …
3,813 breaches were reported through June 30, exposing over 4.1 billion records
The number of reported breaches has gone up by 54% and the number of exposed records by 52% compared to the first six months of 2018 according to the 2019 MidYear QuickView …
Many companies don’t know the depth of their IoT-related risk exposure
In the digital age, cyber is everywhere. Cyber risk now permeates nearly every aspect of how we live and work. Organizations should better understand how to manage the risks …
53% of enterprises have no idea if their security tools are working
The majority of organizations don’t know if the security tools they deploy are working, and are not confident they can avoid data breaches, according to AttackIQ. AttackIQ …
Capital One breach: Info on 106 million customers compromised, hacker arrested
Capital One, one of the largest banks in the United States by assets, has announced that it has suffered a massive data breach affecting the personal and financial information …
How to secure your data as you go digital
To scale more efficiently and serve customers better, companies are moving more workloads and services to the cloud. According to IDG, 37 percent of companies are increasing …
Every minute, $2.9 million is lost to cybercrime
Cybercriminals cost the global economy $2.9 million every minute last year, a total of $1.5 trillion, according to RiskIQ. Top companies pay $25 per minute due to security …
Employees overestimate the efficacy of their workplace’s email security strategy
22 percent of businesses have experienced a data breach – defined as loss of confidential data or credentials, compromised account loss, or fraudulent financial transactions – …
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