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SD-WAN continues to be one of the fastest-growing segments of the network infrastructure market
The SD-WAN infrastructure market will grow at a 30.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2018 to 2023 to reach $5.25 billion, according to IDC’s SD-WAN …

Week in review: Crafty Office 365 phishing, how DNS firewalls can burn security teams
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Phishers targeting Office 365 admins have a new trick up their sleeve Phishers …

Damaging insider threats rise to new highs in the past year
70 percent of organizations are more frequently seeing insider attacks, with 60 percent experiencing one or more within the last 12 months, and 68 percent feeling “extremely …

The need for scalable OT security
As manufacturers and other industrial network owners are becoming more security conscious, they are coming up against security performance issues. Operational Technology (OT) …

Current methods for anonymizing data leave individuals at risk of being re-identified
With the first large fines for breaching GDPR upon us, even anonymized datasets can be traced back to individuals using machine learning, researchers from University of …

Employees overestimate the efficacy of their workplace’s email security strategy
22 percent of businesses have experienced a data breach – defined as loss of confidential data or credentials, compromised account loss, or fraudulent financial transactions – …

Most SMBs have not identified and documented cybersecurity threats
A majority of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) do not have cybersecurity protection at the top of their agenda and are highly prone to risks and vulnerabilities, …

Networking, security and programming training are most in demand
Networking and operating systems, security and programming training are in the highest demand among technology and developer professionals, according to a Skillsoft research. …

FTC wants Facebook to boost accountability and transparency, imposes $5 billion penalty
Facebook has to pay a $5 billion penalty and submit to new restrictions and a modified corporate structure that will hold the company accountable for the decisions it makes …

How AI can improve user experience and security for the finance industry
For the last 50 years, the fundamental and largely unchanged model for identifying and authenticating users has been based on the combination of a username and password, …

Average data breach cost has risen to $3.92 million
The cost of a data breach has risen 12% over the past 5 years and now costs $3.92 million on average, according to IBM. These rising expenses are representative of the …

If you’re struggling with Windows 10 migration, updates will be an even bigger challenge
With the end of Windows 7 support on the horizon, many companies remain significantly behind in completing their Windows 10 migration, new data from 1E shows. Of 600 senior IT …
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