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2.6 billion records were stolen, lost or exposed worldwide in 2017

Gemalto released the latest findings of the Breach Level Index, revealing that 2.6 billion records were stolen, lost or exposed worldwide in 2017, an 88% increase from 2016. …

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How many can detect a major cybersecurity incident within an hour?

Less than half of all organizations were able to detect a major cybersecurity incident within one hour. Even more concerning, less than one-third said that even if they …

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Security teams are under resourced, overwhelmed by attackers

A new report conducted by the Ponemon Institute uncovered security’s “patching paradox” – hiring more people does not equal better security. While security teams plan to hire …

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Fewer records breached: Cybercriminals focus on ransomware, destructive attacks

According to the 2018 IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, the number of records breached dropped nearly 25 percent in 2017, as cybercriminals shifted their focus on …

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How companies continue to expose sensitive data to threats

A new study from the Varonis Data Lab found that on average, 21% of a company’s folders were accessible to every employee, and 41% of companies had at least 1,000 sensitive …

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Industry leaders struggle to balance digital innovation and security

Companies are struggling with the tug-of-war between advancing digital innovation and ensuring secure digital experiences that maintain user trust and mitigate risk. As part …

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How to close the security update gap

Security patching is hard and patch fatigue is real. So what can be done to make the process more simple, less disruptive, and more likely to be performed in a timely manner? …

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Compliance functions make a turn towards innovation-fueled strategies

Faced with growing threats of ‘industry shocks’ such as cyber fraud, cryptocurrency, quantum computing and open banking, financial institutions expect to increase their …

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Using deception to gain enterprise IoT attack visibility

The main lessons from attacks against Internet of Things (IoT) devices are to change default usernames and passwords, use longer passphrases to avoid brute force attacks, and …

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Analysis of 560 incidents demonstrates need for cyber resilience

Many entities face the same types of security incidents – some are viewed as handling the incident well, and for some it’s a disruptive and costly lesson. The ones that fare …

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Digital innovation held back as IT teams firefight security threats

43% of IT executives at European financial institutions reveal that fears of a cyber-attack keep them awake at night – two months before the GDPR comes into force, according …

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Do you have what it takes to withstand modern DDoS attacks?

As the latest record DDoS attack hit GitHub and threatened to overwhelm its edge network, the popular Git-repository hosting service quickly switched to routing the attack …

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