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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 …
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Windows 10 adoption is accelerating, many concerns remain
The vast majority of IT organizations (91%) have installed Windows 10, but there is still great variation in the current level of Windows 10 adoption, according to a new …
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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 …
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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 …
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Cybercrime can come in any shape or size, and not always the form you’d expect
Cyberespionage is now the most common type of attack seen in manufacturing, the public sector and now education, warns the Verizon 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report. Much …
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NoTrove threat actor delivering millions of scam ads
Researchers at RiskIQ have identified NoTrove, a threat actor that is delivering millions of scam ads that threaten consumers and further undermine the digital advertising …
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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 …
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Phishing attacks responsible for three-quarters of all malware
With phishing now widely used as a mechanism for distributing ransomware, a new NTT Security reveals that 77% of all detected ransomware globally was in four main sectors – …
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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. …
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A third of employees say it’s common to take corporate data with them when leaving a company
Today’s workforce is caught between two imperatives: be productive and efficient on the job and maintain the security of company data. The results of a recent end-user …
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Organizations are not effectively dealing with open source security threats
Black Duck conducts hundreds of open source code audits annually, primarily related to Merger & Acquisition transactions. Its Center for Open Source Research & …
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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 …