93% of firms increasing cyber-security investments
93% of companies globally are maintaining or increasing their investment in cyber-security to combat the ever increasing threat from cyber-attacks, according to a new survey …
Cost of fraud and online disruption
Cyber Monday represents an average 55 percent surge in daily online / mobile retail revenues, says a new study by RSA and the Ponemon Institute, and a corresponding surge in …
Traditional security models becoming exhausted
The Nexus of Forces is transforming the approach towards information security as new requirements are brought about by social, mobile, cloud and information. Gartner predicts …
IPS still mainly deployed at the perimeter, doing a good job
SANS announced the results of a new survey on network security sponsored by HP. 439 survey responses show that IPS is still mainly deployed at the perimeter and is doing a …
Exploring the dangers of a mobile lifestyle
We live in an increasingly digital world, and rely on the devices we use to store our more or less valuable information and to perform critical tasks. In fact, according to a …
Insider threat: Users are out of control
Employees are granted excessive privileges and access for their particular roles resulting in unnecessary risks to organizations. One of the most startling statistics from a …
Security now the top issue for network managers
Security returns to the top of the list of network manager ‘pain points.’ Conducted earlier in 2013, TheInfoPro study identifies key initiatives of senior …
Most young adults not interested in a cybersecurity career
While U.S. government officials find the current pipeline for cybersecurity talent to be lacking, 82 percent of U.S. millennials say no high school teacher or guidance …
Cyber attacks targeting the energy sector on the rise
Alert Logic examined the rise of cyber attacks targeting the energy sector—an industry thought to be particularly at risk due to the highly confidential and proprietary …
Attackers use smaller botnets to launch high-bandwidth attacks
DDoS perpetrators changed tactics in Q3 2013 to boost attack sizes and hide their identities, according to Prolexic. “This quarter, the major concern is that reflection …
Top U.S. cities for online fraud origination
ThreatMetrix announced data ranking the top U.S. cities for the origination of online fraud. The data reveals that Santa Clara, CA, is the nation’s top spot for online …
Smartphone users still unaware of identity theft threats
Four in ten (40%) smartphone users in the United States agree that they don’t understand cyber security well enough to know how to protect themselves, according to …