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Global data privacy laws: The #1 cross-border e-discovery challenge
In the year since the EU’s rejection of Safe Harbor, there has been a spike in legal concern over cross-border data transfers, according to a survey by BDO Consulting. Sixty …
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Data breaches hit all-time record high, increase 40% in 2016
The number of U.S. data breaches tracked in 2016 hit an all-time record high of 1,093, according to a new report by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) and CyberScout. …
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Most employees use unsanctioned group chat tools
Employees are sharing sensitive company information using group chat tools that are not officially sanctioned for use, according to SpiderOak. The survey consisted of 600 …
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Retailers largely lack on-site security and IT expertise
A new Cybera survey of more than 50 retail professionals found that many retailers lack the necessary IT staff at the store level to ensure proper solution implementation and …
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UK users bombarded with scammy offers via Facebook, WhatsApp
Since the beginning of the year, survey scammers have mounted a veritable onslaught against Facebook and WhatsApp users from the UK. The lure comes in the form of a fake free …
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Majority of SOCs are below optimal maturity levels
With increased pressure to rapidly innovate and align security initiatives with business goals, a SOC provides the foundation for how organizations protect their most …
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82% of executives experienced a fraud incident in the past year
Fraud, cyber, and security incidents are now the “new normal” for companies across the world, according to the executives surveyed for a new Kroll report. The …
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What resellers think about threats to customers
A new survey, designed to capture the reseller’s perspective on customer cyber threat concerns and their overall understanding of the firewall market, examined the views …
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Patch and security management take 8 hours per month for most companies
Shavlik and AppSense used VMworld Europe 2016 to collect data from frontline experts, and to highlight patch management and security concerns in corporations. A total of 178 …
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40% of data science tasks will be automated by 2020
More than 40 percent of data science tasks will be automated by 2020, resulting in increased productivity and broader usage of data and analytics by citizen data scientists, …
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Data Privacy Day reminds digital citizens to better manage their privacy
Many consumers do not fully understand how their information is collected, used and stored by the devices, apps and websites they use every day. According to a recent Pew …
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Worldwide IT spending to reach $3.5 trillion in 2017
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.5 trillion in 2017, a 2.7 percent increase from 2016, according to Gartner. However, this growth rate is down from earlier …
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