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Unwanted bot traffic costs businesses $250 million a year
Netacea announced results from a report that reveals the high price that businesses pay because of unwanted bot traffic. According to survey respondents, automated bots …

Hospitals still not protected from dangerous vulnerabilities
Ipsos conducted a research which examines attitudes, concerns, and impacts on medical device security as well as cybersecurity across large and midsize healthcare delivery …

Public cloud IaaS and PaaS market to reach $400 billion in 2025
The combined public cloud IaaS and PaaS market is forecast to have revenues of $400 billion in 2025 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 28.8% during the 2021-2025 …

Ransomware and cyber insurance: What are the risks?
High-profile ransomware events, such as the Colonial Pipeline and Kaseya attacks, continue to create eye-popping headlines about how easily a cybercriminal group can cripple …

A remedial approach to destructive IoT hacks
As of this year, there are more than 10 billion active IoT devices all over the world, many of which are deployed in enterprises. Keeping those devices secure is of the utmost …

Calling on business leaders to ensure CISOs are part of the C-suite decision making process
Organizations across the world have made strides in remote working and collaboration during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the proliferation of digitization is creating …

Connected devices increasingly at risk as new ransomware attacks are reported almost daily
Ordr released a report on the state of connected devices. The 2021 study addresses pandemic-related cybersecurity challenges, including the growth of connected devices and …

While IT budget allocations for cybersecurity are significant, data breaches still very common
While IT security decision makers often consider cyberattacks a serious concern and are allocating a significant share of their IT budget to address their cybersecurity …

Audit process or project changes leading to control gaps, creating risks
A survey of 200 audit business partners revealed that 56% of respondents said they were facing more changes in the last two years, and a large majority agreed these changes …

Zero trust: Bringing security up to speed for the work-from-anywhere age
The Internet Age has changed so much of how we live and work. We have become accustomed to buying goods online with a few clicks and having them delivered overnight, and out …

Risky business: Steps for building an effective GRC program
Organizations across the board are facing governance, risk, and compliance (GRC)-related challenges. This is due to an over-management of GRC programs and the deployment and …

Fraudsters increasingly focusing on digital accounts, whether existing or fake ones
Fraudsters are increasingly focusing on digital accounts, whether that is by compromising existing user accounts or creating fake new accounts to commit fraud, an Arkose Labs …