Corporate laptops unprotected against theft or data loss
Over half of UK public and private sector organizations are at risk of data breaches, losses and leaks from portable PCs and devices, according to Check Point. A total of 52% …
You can do everything right and still be a security attack victim
More organizations now rate information security an upper level priority compared to two years ago, according to a study by CompTIA. But that good news is offset by bad news. …
Vast majority of organizations continue to adopt encryption
For the first time regulatory compliance has surpassed data breach mitigation as the top reason why organizations deploy encryption technologies, according to Ponemon …
Two thirds of Internet users have fallen victim to cybercrime
When reading about instances of cybercrime, we often get caught in the numbers and think about the details of a particular attack or exploitation of a technology, and actually …
Most organizations don’t understand the value of digital evidence
A vast majority of organizations are not adequately prepared to determine source and scope of attacks, according to a survey by Solera Networks. Nearly all participants (96 …
Security concerns make 1 in 3 users avoid online banking
According to a survey by Avira, 1 in 3 people don’t use online banking because they’re concerned with safety and almost 50 percent are at least wary of online …
Real time phishing attacks increase
30% of attacks against websites that use two-factor authentication are now utilizing real-time man-in-the-middle techniques to bypass this trusted security mechanism, …
Data breaches cost hospitals billions
Data breaches of patient information cost healthcare organizations nearly $6 billion annually, and that many breaches go undetected, according to a study by the Ponemon …
Employees will take bigger risks during this holiday season
Employees in the US plan to spend less time shopping online from a work-supplied computer this holiday season than they did a year ago, but more of them are engaging in risky …
Mismanaged data encryption causes financial loss
Venafi invited the 150-plus survey participants from the world’s largest companies to give their views on the problem of downtime caused by increasing encryption …
Who is responsible for database security?
A culture of complacency hampers information security efforts, and as a result of lax practices and oversight, is leaving sensitive corporate data vulnerable to tampering and …
Customers vote against banks that don’t take security seriously
A report claiming to show that one in ten bank customers have moved banks owing to privacy and security concerns is a clear example of how banks need to start taking …