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Bomgar survey
Are your vendors leaving you vulnerable?

Third-party vendors can be a significant security risk if their access to IT systems are not managed and monitored correctly, according to Bomgar. The new study explores the …

general virtual digital
Week in review: Panama Papers, dark web mapping, WhatsApp end-to-end encryption

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, podcasts and articles: Panama Papers breach was the result of lax security practices? News items …

maktub ransomware
Beware of phishing emails sporting your home address!

The latest (likely very successful) ransomware delivery campaign takes the form of spear-phishing emails targeting specific individuals and, for added credibility, includes …

dark web mapped
Dark web mapping reveals that half of the content is legal

A recent global survey commissioned by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) showed that seven in ten (71%) global citizens say the “dark net” – …

crime scene
BEC scammers stole $2.3 billion in less than three years

Once again, the FBI has issued a warning about business email compromise scams. Their numbers say there has been a 270 percent increase in identified victims and exposed loss …

energy
Surge in cyber attacks on the energy sector

A new survey conducted by Dimensional Research, which was carried out in November 2015, assessed cyber security challenges faced by organizations in the energy sector. Study …

IoT
Consumer concerns of a connected world

While consumers see the tangible benefit of IoT (just 1 consumer in 10 says a world of connected devices won’t deliver such value), more than half also harbour concerns …

numbers
Lack of backup tech hinders next-generation database adoption

While there is immediate and increasing interest in evolving infrastructure to support distributed, scale-out databases and cloud databases, a lack of robust backup and …

money
Worldwide IT spending to decline this year

Worldwide IT spending is forecast to total $3.49 trillion in 2016, a decline of 0.5 percent over 2015 spending of $3.5 trillion, according to Gartner. This is down from last …

DDoS
New application level attack bodes ill for hybrid DDoS protection

Imperva has recently witnessed a new type of DDoS attack they believe might become a go-to for cyber criminals looking to take sites and services down. The attack was an …

healthcare
Healthcare industry has an alarming mobile security gap

The healthcare industry is massively adopting smart mobile devices, but still moves very slowly when it comes to implementing cyber security measures to protect those devices. …

Mossack Fonseca
Panama Papers breach was the result of lax security practices?

News items based on the so-called “Panama Papers,” a set of 11.5 million documents leaked from the networks of Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca, keep popping …

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