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Disconnect between investment and expected security improvements
Less than half of US firms will increase their investment in cybersecurity protection to match an expected rise in data breaches, according to a new survey conducted by Ovum. …
CIOs increasingly focus on innovation
Two-thirds of organizations are adapting their technology strategies in the midst of global political and economic uncertainty, with 89 percent maintaining or ramping up …
Protecting your cloud from ransomware
For enterprises that use the cloud, the key to being protected starts with understanding the layers that make up the components of their cloud stack. These different layers …
One third of executives have blockchain on their mind
In a study among C-Suite executives seeking their perspective on blockchain, one third of almost 3,000 executives surveyed are using or considering blockchain in their …
3 in 5 companies expect to be breached in 2017
New research found that of the 50 percent who reported being breached in 2016, the average material impact to the business was $4 million. Vanson Bourne interviewed 600 senior …
Key to smart cybersecurity spending: Remove redundancies and strive for unification
Over the past two decades, the cybersecurity industry has been completely transformed. For organizations, cybersecurity’s evolution from a cottage industry to an economic …
Privacy awareness checklist for GDPR readiness
A little more than a year out from its effective date of May 25, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is undoubtedly on the minds of many of privacy …
Digital transformation initiatives: What are you doing to get ahead?
Digital transformation initiatives are more successful when they have buy-in from across the business, according to Splunk. Progress with digital business transformation …
Is remote access technology leaving you vulnerable?
Insider and third-party access are growing security threats facing organizations and enterprise IT systems, according to Bomgar. Proliferation of security issues Despite …
What healthcare CISOs should know
“Are we more secure today than yesterday?” is the question every healthcare organization needs to asks itself every day. in order to develop a more effective security posture, …
Security awareness is good, but good security culture is better
As an efficient mechanism to influence employee behavior, security culture is one of the most important, yet most overlooked, aspects of organizational security. “A …
Three cybersecurity threat trends that organizations should address today
The cybersecurity landscape grows seemingly more complex – and dangerous – by the day: Hackers and other bad actors unleash increasingly intricate and formidable attacks, on …