Exploring attacks against PHP applications
Imperva released its September Hacker Intelligence Initiative report which presents an in-depth view of recent attacks against PHP applications, including attacks that involve …
Is mobile privacy a bigger concern than a phone’s brand?
A new Harris Interactive study provides a valuable barometer on current consumer perceptions and mobile privacy trends by examining issues, such as data collection, …
61% of IT pros don’t report security risks to executives
A new Ponemon Institute study examined the disconnect between an organization’s commitments to risk-based security management and its ability to develop the …
Login and password troubles revealed
Increasingly lengthy and complex log-in processes and web forms are driving consumers away from websites, according to Ping Identity. The study revealed that an overwhelming …
Most security managers don’t trust their apps
Application vulnerabilities are a major factor in the cybercrime game. More than 500 CISOs and Security managers have been interviewed by Quotium about the security state of …
Banking Trojans dominate malware in e-mail traffic
The percentage of spam in email traffic in July was up only 0.1 percentage points and averaged at 71.2 per cent, according to Kaspersky Lab. Malicious attachments were found …
Three factors will impact enterprise cloud adoption
Although the use of cloud services is growing faster than the overall enterprise IT market, it is still a small part of overall IT spending, according to Gartner. A recent …
Australian organizations are not effectively managing IT risks
The Australian chapters of ISACA highlighted the potential for security breaches and major technology disasters at leading Australian organizations, with 60% of IT …
Would you publicly report a security breach?
Recent research by AlienVault revealed that only 2% of surveyed EU companies would be willing to go public should they suffer a security breach. 38% opted to inform the …
Got malware?
94.7 percent of Americans received at least one email containing a virus, spyware, or malware, according to Halon. About one in eleven (8.8%) opened the attachment and …
The current state of application security
New research offers a better way to understand the maturity of an organization’s application security program in comparison to the core competencies of high-performing …
Compliance and security vulnerabilities are top concerns for POS systems
Without adequate controls to manage store systems and the increase in number and variety of devices – retailers can expect security costs to continue to increase …