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Passwords still widely used, despite known weaknesses
Nearly a third (29%) of organizations in Europe and the Middle East still see usernames and passwords as one of the most effective means to protect access to their IT …

Destination Cyberlandia: 3 keys to cyber happiness amid COVID-19
Close your eyes and imagine an optimum state of happiness. People may envision different things — a beach, a hike through the woods, a family meal — but most cybersecurity …

Shifts in device usage have large security implications
There have been rapid substantial changes in device usage trends, and the connected security implications, as businesses shifted their operations in March due to COVID-19, …

Most attacks successfully infiltrate production environments without detection
While organizations continue to invest significant budget dollars in security controls and assume that this means assets are fully protected, the reality is that a majority of …

Software vulnerabilities sometimes first announced on social media
Software vulnerabilities are more likely to be discussed on social media before they’re revealed on a government reporting site, a practice that could pose a national …

Worldwide IT spending expected to decline 5.1% in 2020
Worldwide IT spending is now expected to decline 5.1% in constant currency terms during 2020 to $2.25 trillion, as the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to …

Get official CCSP online self-paced training
Looking for a new challenge? Now’s the time to prove your mastery of cloud security with the Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) certification. For a limited time, …

Helping healthcare combat cyber attackers
Hospitals and other healthcare organizations around the globe are under immense pressure as they test and care for patients with COVID-19. They are also under siege by cyber …

Future of work: Delivering a modern workspace
We are all painfully aware how the current climate of lockdown and working from home has focused the conversations within the technology community regarding the pros and cons …

Password psychology: People aren’t protecting themselves even though they know better
People aren’t protecting themselves from cybersecurity risks even though they know they should, a study on password psychology by LogMeIn reveals. Password psychology Year …

Is your smartphone pushing you to overshare?
The device people use to communicate online – a smartphone, desktop, or tablet – can affect the extent to which they are willing to overshare intimate or personal …

Sensitive data is piling up on enterprise devices, Windows 10 machines behind on patching
Directly after the WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, an estimated 16 million US employees were sent home and instructed to work remotely, while governments around the …
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