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Defending against Windows RDP attacks
In 2020, attacks against Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) grew by 768%, according to ESET. But this shouldn’t come as a surprise, given the massive increase in the number …
DX projects hindered by lack of collaboration between security and networking teams
Netskope revealed a research showing a significant breakdown in collaboration between two of the central components of the IT team: networking and security. While 49% of …
New workloads are driving data protection modernization
94.7% of IT leaders saw an impact to their work-from-home data protection as a result of COVID-19, according to IDC. The survey also unearthed that 90.8% of respondents point …
Kubernetes adoption continues to grow
Portworx released findings from its survey which assesses the mass adoption and evolution of Kubernetes usage among enterprise users in the last 12 months, in addition to the …
61% of cybersecurity teams are understaffed
The pandemic’s disruption has rippled across the globe, impacting workforces in nearly every sector. However, according to the findings from a survey report from ISACA and HCL …
Secure your cloud: Remove the human vulnerabilities
Training to increase employees’ security awareness and change risky behaviours among end users is important, particularly as the future workplace will be hybrid and many …
Financial institutions experiencing jump in new pandemic-related threats
Financial institutions (FIs), such as banks and insurance providers, are reporting significantly increased threat levels from COVID-related cybercrime, according to a research …
Cybersecurity control failures listed as top emerging risk
Cybersecurity control failures was listed as the top emerging risk in 1Q21 in a global poll of 165 senior executives across function and geography, according to Gartner. …
58% of orgs predict remote workers will expose them to data breach risk
35% of UK IT decision makers admitted that their remote workers have already knowingly put corporate data at risk of a breach in the last year according to an annual survey …
Lack of visibility into IT assets impacting security priorities
Axonius released a report which reveals the extremes to which the pandemic escalated lack of visibility into IT assets and how that is impacting security priorities. According …
MFA spending on the rise, but organizations still unclear on best practices
While MFA adoption and spending is on the rise, organizations are still unclear on best practices and methodologies, Yubico and 451 Research reveal. The findings show that MFA …
IT security teams challenges fueled by record-setting cyberattacks
IT security teams faced unprecedented challenges last year fueled by dramatically expanded work-from-home (WFH) programs, increased bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy …