Most people don’t feel safe when shopping online
Most consumers do not feel safe when shopping online and many are shying away from their favorite retailers as a result, according to the NCC Group. According to the …
The rise of account takeovers
Account takeover fraud is the primary means of attack from fraudsters and attack origins occurring predominantly outside of the U.S., according to NuData Security. Account …
SaaS deployments are now mission critical
Global buyers of cloud applications cite cost, innovation and agility as reasons for adoption. In May and June 2014, Gartner conducted a survey across 10 countries in four …
Examining 1 billion transactions for fraud
ThreatMetrix analyzed nearly one billion transactions and is able to provide a representative summary of activity including account creation, payment and login fraud across …
8 cybercrime trends that will shape IT
Cybersecurity created headlines and headaches in 2014, with large-scale data breaches at retail chains, attacks on data stored in the cloud and massive vulnerabilities …
Most IT pros prefer open source to proprietary software
Business continuity and control eclipse cost savings are the top reasons why U.S. IT professionals prefer open source to proprietary software. According to a Ponemon Institute …
320 breaches reported between July and September
Consumers experienced a wide range of data privacy and security threats in the third quarter of 2014 as hackers successfully conducted large-scale attacks against financial …
Overwhelming optimism for information security in 2015
Expectations for data security next year are surprisingly optimistic given the harsh reality of 2014, which has been the worst year on record for data breaches, according to a …
DDoS attacks continue to fall in size and frequency
The newest up-and-coming countries of origin for DDoS attacks will be Vietnam, India and Indonesia in 2015, according to Black Lotus. While these countries don’t have …
One billion attacks were blocked during the third quarter
Over a billion malicious attacks were detected and blocked during the third quarter, according to Kaspersky Lab. One third of Web attacks were carried out using malicious Web …
Critical factors in preventing data breaches
McAfee issued a new report that assesses organizations’ abilities to detect and deflect targeted attacks, reveals the top eight most critical indicators of attack, and …
One-in-four have been victims of identity theft
Identity theft has ranked as the top concern amongst consumers questioned about their digital lifestyles, according to Centrify. The survey of 1,000 UK consumers, reveals that …