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200 million financial services records breached in 2016, 900% increase from 2015
The financial services industry was attacked more than any other industry in 2016 – 65 percent more than the average organization across all industries, according to the IBM …
Industry reactions to the Verizon 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report
Nearly 2,000 breaches were analyzed in this year’s Verizon 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report and more than 300 were espionage-related. Here are some of the comments Help …
Employees increasingly allowed to move data onto personal mobile devices
Corporate data governance programs are difficult to establish and enforce. For the most part, these programs lack the necessary people, processes and technology to effectively …
IT teams struggle with digital transformation skills
New research conducted by Vanson Bourne aims to uncover how well-placed global IT leaders consider themselves and their teams to be in terms of meeting current and future …
Security-as-a-Service: How mid-market companies achieve network security
Mid-tier companies are battling a black hole of time, security expertise, and budget to procure, implement, and manage a variety of security products, according to a study …
Behavioural profiling: Spotting the signs of cyber attacks and misuse
Behavioural profiling is increasingly recognised as a new level of protection against cyber attacks and systems abuse, offering the potential to pick out new and unknown …
Security skills need to be deep and wide to mitigate critical risks
Businesses recognize security as a growing imperative, but many remain on the defensive, fighting cyber threats with dated tactics and training, according to CompTIA. …
Security and the human factor: Creating a positive user experience
Despite the myriad of security solutions deployed, breaches are still happening. Even with the most robust security solutions it seems that we’re failing with the …
How secure are banks and financial services firms?
Many senior bank executives are confident about their cybersecurity strategy, yet a lack of comprehensive, practical testing is leaving gaps in their defense. Accenture …
Cyber risk issues resonating in boardrooms
The Cyentia Institute used in-depth surveys and interviews with corporate board members and CISOs to identify specific cyber risk issues resonating in boardrooms. More talk of …
Cryptographic security risks are amplified in DevOps settings
Cryptographic security risks are amplified in DevOps settings, where compromises in development or test environments can spread to production systems and applications, …
Threat hunting still maturing and mostly ad-hoc
Threat hunting is becoming an integral part of defensive activities in larger enterprises or those that have been heavily targeted in the past, according to a new SANS survey. …
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