Used devices are a treasure trove of personally identifiable information
40 percent of hard drives, mobile phones and tablets resold in publicly-available resale channels contain personally identifiable information (PII), according to an analysis …
Lack of security patching leaves mobile users exposed
An analysis of the patch updates among the five leading wireless carriers in the United States found that 71 percent of mobile devices still run on security patches more than …
Healthcare IT pros believe data is safer in the cloud
Healthcare IT professionals and executives believe overwhelmingly that when facing hardware malfunctions and environmental disasters, their organization’s data is safer …
Java and Flash top list of most outdated programs on users’ PCs
52% of the most popular PC applications, including Flash and Java, are out-of-date. People are exposing their PC and their personal data to risks, as malware targets older …
Will most security operations transition to the cloud?
Companies across industries are increasingly leveraging the cloud for security applications, with 42 percent indicating they currently run security applications in the cloud …
Online banking customers remain extremely frustrated with passwords
A new survey by iovation and Aite Group, polled nearly 1,100 consumers across four generations who use online and/or mobile banking platforms to better understand their …
Software development teams embrace DevSecOps automation
Mature development organizations ensure automated security is woven into their DevOps practice, early, everywhere, and at scale, according to Sonatype. The adoption of DevOps …
Hybrid IT is becoming a standard enterprise model
Dimension Data research of 1,500 IT decision makers from multiple vertical industries across the US, Europe, Asia-Pacific and South Africa, reveals that hybrid IT is becoming …
Managing third-party risk: Dominant trends
One in five organizations has faced significant risk exposure due to a third party in the last 18 months. Of those who shared loss data, 25% said that the loss impact was …
Organizations still vulnerable to brute force attacks
While increases in malware are clearly a major threat to both enterprises and service providers, network complexity is creating its own vulnerability, according to Ixia. The …
Bad bots attack 96% of websites with login pages
Almost every website with a login page is under attack from bad bots, the automated programs used to carry out a variety of nefarious activities, according to Distil Networks. …
What impact will artificial intelligence have on business?
Tata Consultancy Services polled 835 executives across 13 global industry sectors in four regions of the world, finding that 84% of companies see the use of AI as …
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