
Majority of workers blindly open email attachments
The vast majority (82 percent) of users open email attachments if they appear to be from a known contact, despite the prevalence of well-known sophisticated social engineering …

Brands increasingly targeted by false websites and phishing
DomainTools released the names of the top U.S.-based retail companies whose brands are frequently abused by criminals creating look-alike domains for phishing. The research …

DDoS attacks: $100,000 per hour is at risk during peak revenue generation periods
Neustar and Harris Interactive conducted global, independent research of 1,010 directors, managers, CISOs, CSOs, CTOs, and other c-suite executives to find out how DDoS …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 – …

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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