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ecommerce
The retail sector needs to know when and not if it will be hacked

This year, major chains like Target and Walmart closed on Thanksgiving, which resulted in a 90.4 percent dip in visits to brick-and-mortar stores when compared to 2019. This …

2022
Governance and data privacy: What to expect in 2022?

Okera revealed its top industry predictions and trends expected to emerge in data privacy and governance for 2022 according to the company’s CEO, Nick Halsey; CTO, Nong Li; …

finance
Security and vulnerability management market size to reach $20.1 billion by 2027

The global security and vulnerability management market size is expected to reach $20.1 billion by 2027, rising at a market growth of 7.1% CAGR during the forecast period, …

Log4j
Log4Shell is a dumpster fire that should have been avoided

On Thursday, December 9, 2021, my young, Minecraft-addicted kids were still completely oblivious of the Log4j vulnerabilities in their favorite game. Then again, so was every …

2022
Five cybersecurity predictions for 2022 and beyond

2021 saw some of the largest and most influential cyber attacks to date. Leaders in cybersecurity have faced numerous challenges this year and are likely to experience …

PCI
PCI SSC updates its device security standard for HSMs

The PCI SSC published the latest version of its device security standard for Hardware Security Modules (HSMs). HSMs are secure cryptographic devices that are used for …

account
Watch out for Christmas 2021 credential stuffing attacks!

A research from Arkose Labs has revealed that there were over two billion credential stuffing attacks (2,831,028,247) during the last 12 months, growing exponentially during …

5G
Wireless 5G connections to exceed 540 million by the end of the year

Global wireless 5G connections have reached 438 million by the third quarter of 2021 and are on pace to exceed 540 million by the end of the year, according to data from …

passwordless
Could passwordless be the solution to poor shopping sign-up processes?

Retailers could be shutting down huge revenue streams due to poor shopping sign-up processes, a study from Beyond Identity has revealed. A survey of more than 1,000 people in …

containers
Big data moving to Kubernetes with speed, complexities arising

Pepperdata announced the results of a new survey to gauge the pace at which enterprises are migrating big data applications to Kubernetes containers. 600 senior enterprise IT …

swirl
Attackers bypass Microsoft patch to deliver Formbook malware

Sophos Labs researchers have detected the use of a novel exploit able to bypass a patch for a critical vulnerability (CVE-2021-40444) affecting the Microsoft Office file …

ransomware
Ransomware Empire: Who might blackmail your company?

The history of ransomware attacks covers slightly over 30 years. Over this modest period, cybercriminals have been relentlessly building ransomware capacities and improving …

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