Growing advanced threats will augment the IT security market through 2020
Research analysts are forecasting positive growth for many segments of the global IT security market over the next four years as several markets including BYOD security, …
IT security skills remain in high demand
IT security tops the list of the skills that IT decision-makers say they want their team members to have, according to a new report by Global Knowledge, based on input from …
1 in 10 banking CEOs don’t know if they’ve been hacked
Twelve percent of banking CEOs say they do not have insight into whether their institution’s security has been compromised by a cyber attack in the past two years, …
Making security a high priority may not lead to improved measures
Technology professionals see many steps that could be taken to improve their company’s security. Just over half of the 500 security professionals surveyed by CompTIA say …
Phishing attacks rise to highest level since 2004
The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) observed more phishing attacks in the first quarter of 2016 than at any other time in history. According to a new report, the total …
Security delays digital adoption in banks, billions at stake
$405.3 billion, that’s the Digital Value at Stake (VaS) retail banks have the potential to realize from 2015 to 2017. Yet, in 2015, financial services as a whole captured just …
Reputation damage and brand integrity: Top reasons for protecting data
Vormetric announced the results of the European Edition of the 2016 Vormetric Data Threat Report. It focuses on responses from IT security leaders in European organisations, …
Consumers have no idea what ransomware is
A new study reveals almost half (43%) of connected consumers today do not know what ransomware is, despite the recent aggressive spread of this type of cyber threat. In …
CIOs are hindered by massive tech skills shortage
More CIOs report directly to the CEO (34 percent) than at any time in the past decade, rising 10 percent over last year, according to the 2016 Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey. …
Organizations unprepared for employee-caused security incidents
While employee-related security risks are the number-one concern for security professionals, organizations are not taking adequate steps to prevent negligent employee …
Making the financial sector more resilient to cyber attack
Firms across the financial and related professional services industry need to take urgent action on cyber risk, according to a new report from TheCityUK and Marsh. There were …
The changing economics of the digital ecosystem
The GSMA published a new report examining the structure, economic drivers and financial performance of the global Internet economy and its respective segments. The research …
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