Ecommerce fraud surges 163%
The worst fears of online retailers has been confirmed with data just released today: in 2015, the number of attacks by fraudsters was up 163 percent – growing two and a half …
Deep and Dark Web: Complexity and escalating cybercriminal activity
Flashpoint released an annual research report that looks to uncover the growing complexity of illicit communities and the industrialization of cybercrime over the past year. …
IT spending to slow down in 2016
Worldwide IT spending is expected to post a major slowdown in 2016, as economic weakness in emerging markets and saturation of the smartphone market combine to result in a …
Email security still an afterthought
Email continues to be a critical technology in business and the threat of email hacks and data breaches loom large over IT security managers. Consequently, confidence and …
Application downtime costing enterprises $16 million each year
Despite numerous high-profile incidents in the last year, enterprises are still not paying enough attention to the needs of their users, according to Veeam. 84 percent of …
Why the C-suite should care about cybersecurity
Many leaders across the C-suite are confused about who the true cybersecurity adversary is and how to effectively combat them. IBM Security interviewed CxOs, from 28 …
Fighting malware monetization and application vulnerabilities
As the traditional network perimeter disappears and attack surfaces grow, security professionals are challenged with protecting users, applications and data – without …
Why a single point of failure should be your primary concern
Many organizations are transitioning to digital systems, which has increased the dependency on cloud service providers, web hosting platforms, and other external services. …
The rise of the Chief IoT Officer
Half of UK businesses (54%) plan to employ a Chief IoT Officer in the next year, especially in the education (63%), retail (63%) and telecomms (64%) industries, according to …
Know your enemy: The most popular hacking methods
Outsiders want to become insiders with the least possible effort, and insiders help them do so – mostly accidentally, according to Balabit. 54% of the survey respondents …
A look into the current state of mobile security
A quarter of all mobile apps have at least one high risk security flaw, 35 percent of communications sent by mobile devices are unencrypted, and the average mobile device …
When it comes to cyber attack detection, IT pros are overconfident
A new study conducted by Dimensional Research evaluated the confidence of IT professionals regarding the efficacy of seven key security controls that must be in place to …