Real-world test of 21 antivirus products
AV-Comparatives have released results of their latest Real-World Protection Test. These show that in a real-world digital environment with ever-increasing malicious programs, …
Employees admit to accessing or stealing private company information
In a survey of 1,000 employers by LogRhythm, 80 percent do not believe any of their workers would view or steal confidential information, while three quarters (75 percent) …
ZeroAccess Bitcoin botnet shows no signs of slowing
FortiGuard Labs observed that the Bitcoin mining botnet, ZeroAccess, was the number one threat last quarter. Their report also reveals new analysis of the South Korea …
Beyond BYOD: Companies need to change
Organizations seeking to maximize the economic and productivity benefits made possible by mobile technologies must look beyond simply which devices are used and re-examine …
Risks to retailers through point of sale systems
McAfee released a report on the growing risks the industry is facing with both legacy and newer point of sale systems (POS). The report discusses how the retailing …
The rise of everyday hackers
Veracode released its annual State of Software Security Report, which includes research on software vulnerability trends as well as predictions on how these flaws could be …
Malware attacks occur every three minutes
Malware activity has become so pervasive that organizations experience a malicious email file attachment or Web link as well as malware communication that evades legacy …
Security professionals don’t have secure mobile habits
Security professionals have embraced BYOD and they’re taking “anytime, anywhere” access to some pretty interesting locations according a new survey by Ping …
Aggressive Android adware and malware on the rise
With adware gleaning more user data from people devices than they would normally need too and developers bundle more than one adware framework into their apps, user privacy is …
US companies in China worried about data theft
The results of a survey conducted by the American Chamber of Commerce in China which polled 325 respondents currently doing business throughout the republic has shown that a …
DoS attacks expose enterprise infrastructure vulnerabilities
Lurking in the shadows for nearly a decade, DoS and DDoS attacks are making a resurgence. Several high-profile assaults on the world’s leading financial firms and other …
Complex malware and BYOD drive mobile security
Mobile malware has advanced to a new level of sophistication as smart devices continue to gain ground. The number of unique mobile threats grew by 261% in just two quarters. …