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Complex security solutions are exposing companies to risk

Companies are putting their customers’ data at risk because IT teams do not have the expertise or time to deploy today’s complicated IT security products, a new survey from …

Phishers register domain names, hammer traditional targets

The number of domain names used for phishing reached an all-time high, according to a new report by the the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG). Many of these were registered …

Total cost of average data breach reaches $3.8 million

The average consolidated total cost of a data breach is $3.8 million, according to a Ponemon Institute study of 350 companies spanning 11 countries.The study also found that …

Most organizations value threat intelligence sharing

94% of respondents to an Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) study believe it is highly or somewhat valuable to share threat intelligence information between federal agencies and …

Companies stay vulnerable to web attacks for far too long

While no true security best practices exist, the key is in identifying the security metrics that mean the most to the organization and focusing on those activities to …

The rise in false fraud alerts

68% of Americans who have received a fraudulent activity alert from their credit or debit card issuer have received at least one alert in error, according to …

DDoS attacks double, old web application attack vectors still active

Akamai Technologies analyzed thousands of DDoS attacks as well as nearly millions of web application attack triggers across the Akamai Edge network.A surge in DDoS attack …

Can you afford to wait 197 days to detect a threat?

Financial services and retail organizations agree, advanced threats are the most serious security challenge facing their organizations, shows a new Ponemon Institute study. …

The cybersecurity domino effect

RedSeal unveiled its survey of high-ranking executives that illustrates widespread concern regarding the potential effects of cyberattacks in corporate America.Most of the …

New domains revive old spam

The new generic top-level domain (gTLD) registration program, launched in January 2014 and intended for use by relevant communities and organizations, has proved irresistible …

Organizations lack control over mobile workspaces

More than 64 percent of respondents to a SANS survey said a majority of their mobile workforce can access their organizations’ secure data remotely, yet less than 25 percent …

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Do ethics get in the way of security professionals?

While it’s convenient to think that the information security industry is made up of highly ethical individuals who make the right decision every time, a stressful …

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