Trust in the U.S. cloud on the decline
Perspecsys revealed a continental cloud divide between the U.S. and Europe, based on data findings from a study it conducted at Infosecurity Europe 2014. Perspecsys surveyed …
What are the biggest risks with the Internet of Things?
The majority of small businesses in the U.S. (82 percent) believe the Internet of Things (IoT) will bring fresh opportunities for their business, according to a new study …
More enterprises to adopt multi-factor authentication
Rising security risks, and demand for seamless and secure access across any device, anytime, has triggered greater adoption of authentication solutions. A new SafeNet survey …
Hybrid cloud computing success factors
In the past three years, private cloud computing has moved from an aspiration to a tentative reality for nearly half of the world’s large organizations. Hybrid cloud …
Company and employee disconnect on BYOD security policies
Many employees do not take adequate steps to protect company information, a weakness that could result in critical security breakdowns, according to Webroot. Key findings: …
Cybercrime attack targets, victims, motivations and methods
Trustwave experts gathered the data from 691 breach investigations (a 54 percent increase from 2012) across 24 countries in addition to proprietary threat intelligence gleaned …
Insider threat and privileged user abuse
Despite heightened awareness of insider threats, most organizations continue to grapple with how to mitigate risks to their networks and sensitive information. According to a …
Legacy cybersecurity products failed to protect 97% of organizations
A new report examines attack data captured by FireEye security appliances from 1,217 organizations around the world from October 2013 to March 2014. Offering a unique glimpse …
Most compliance officers play little role in cyber security
Seventy-five percent of compliance officers are not involved in managing cyber security risk according to a report from Kroll and Compliance Week. In a survey of senior-level …
Half of security pros fail to secure data
Research conducted at Infosecurity Europe 2014 has revealed that 50% of security professionals do not secure data on portable storage devices such as USBs and external hard …
Passwords remain a problem for everyone
Passwords remain a problem even for tech-conscious consumers. In an F-Secure poll, 43% of respondents report using the same password for more than one important account …
Risk gaps between companies and their vendors
Organizations are failing to adequately address information technology and security risks that emerge from outsourcing and partnering with third-party vendors, according to a …
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