People will do anything for free Wi-Fi
A new Wi-Fi investigation conducted on the streets of London shows that consumers carelessly use public Wi-Fi without regard for their personal privacy. In the experiment, …
Exploring today’s top security concerns
Security related topics are often front and center in the 24-hour news cycle, but what concerns Americans the most? According to a new national survey from University of …
Security policy management in hybrid cloud environments
A new survey by AlgoSec found that 79 percent of organizations need better visibility in order to unify security policy management across their on-premise and public cloud …
Trust in the cloud is at an all-time low
Data security and trust in cloud-based services are a rapidly growing concern for IT decision makers within large organizations, according to a new global study from BT. While …
Consumers increasingly blame companies for data breaches
Moving forward, every company involved in a major data breach—those actually attacked, such as retailers Home Depot, Target, Goodwill and Neiman Marcus, as well as banks, …
Energy IT pros show surprising optimism
Tripwire announced the results of a survey of 104 attendees at the EnergySec Security Summit in Texas. Industry research shows most breaches go undiscovered for weeks, months …
Emerging international data privacy challenges
According to a new survey from the Cloud Security Alliance there is a growing and strong interest in harmonizing privacy laws towards a universal set of principles. …
Companies becoming lax in managing BYOD risk
Exposure to risk is as much of a threat today as it was in 2013; however, organizations have become less diligent in BYOD management and mitigation, according to TEKsystems. …
Board practices regarding IT oversight and cybersecurity
Greater director involvement in social media oversight, concern about the Department of Homeland Security/NIST cybersecurity frameworks and increased use of IT consultants are …
High-volume DDoS attacks on the rise
A continuing trend of DDoS attacks are short in duration and repeated frequently. In parallel, high-volume and high-rate DDoS attacks were on the upswing in the first half of …
Mobile device security is sacrificed for workforce efficiency
While mobile devices are an integral part of the workplace, the cyber security practices and budgets in most organizations are not keeping pace with the growing number of …
Federal regulations on cyber security lead to revenue loss
Even though 87 percent those surveyed in the financial service industry agree that current regulatory changes are very important or critical to keeping their companies and …
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