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Thousands fall for Free Audi R8 Facebook scam
Over 200,000 Facebook users have so far fallen prey to a like-farming scam promising two free Audi R8 cars, and thousands are joining the victim list each hour, according to …
8 cybercrime trends that will shape IT
Cybersecurity created headlines and headaches in 2014, with large-scale data breaches at retail chains, attacks on data stored in the cloud and massive vulnerabilities …
Most IT pros prefer open source to proprietary software
Business continuity and control eclipse cost savings are the top reasons why U.S. IT professionals prefer open source to proprietary software. According to a Ponemon Institute …
Whitepaper: Zero Trust approach to network security
NOTE: This whitepaper is no longer available, thanks for your interest. Zero Trust is an alternative security model that addresses the shortcomings of failing …
New Synology NAS optimized for encryption and intensive tasks
Synology introduced its newest Plus series DiskStations, the DS1515+ and DS1815+. Both multi-bay NAS servers are designed to facilitate intensive data exchange, collaboration, …
320 breaches reported between July and September
Consumers experienced a wide range of data privacy and security threats in the third quarter of 2014 as hackers successfully conducted large-scale attacks against financial …
Overwhelming optimism for information security in 2015
Expectations for data security next year are surprisingly optimistic given the harsh reality of 2014, which has been the worst year on record for data breaches, according to a …
DDoS attacks continue to fall in size and frequency
The newest up-and-coming countries of origin for DDoS attacks will be Vietnam, India and Indonesia in 2015, according to Black Lotus. While these countries don’t have …
One billion attacks were blocked during the third quarter
Over a billion malicious attacks were detected and blocked during the third quarter, according to Kaspersky Lab. One third of Web attacks were carried out using malicious Web …
Does cyber insurance help the CISO get a seat in the boardroom?
CISOs and cyber security leaders have long struggled to gain a voice in the boardroom. Shut out of leadership meetings and strategic decision-making, IT security has often …
Whitepaper: CISOs secret weapon for reducing enterprise risk
Security events happen to the best of organizations. Business and data move at lightning-speed, and CISOs have to not only keep pace with current risks, but anticipate future …
Critical factors in preventing data breaches
McAfee issued a new report that assesses organizations’ abilities to detect and deflect targeted attacks, reveals the top eight most critical indicators of attack, and …