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Researchers uncover over 35 vulnerabilities in six leading enterprise printers
NCC Group researchers have uncovered significant vulnerabilities in six commonly used enterprise printers, highlighting the vast attack surface that can be presented by …

Which are the most capable breach prevention systems?
NSS Labs released its Analysis of Breach Prevention Systems (BPS) – solution suites, involving endpoint, network, sandbox, cloud, and other integrated protections. …

Automation, visibility remain biggest issues for cybersecurity teams
Organizations still do not have necessary levels of automation or visibility within their cyber terrain, especially as security stacks grow and are underutilized, Fidelis …

Photo gallery: Black Hat USA 2019
Black Hat USA 2019 is underway in Las Vegas. Here are a few photos from the Business Hall and the Arsenal. Featured companies: Qualys, Anomali, Vectra, Irdeto, ReliaQuest, F5 …

What’s cybercriminals’ most effective weapon in a ransomware attack?
Cybercriminals’ most effective weapon in a ransomware attack is the network itself, which enables the malicious encryption of shared files on network servers, especially files …

49% of all risky online transactions come from mobile devices
About half of all risky online transactions appear to be coming from a mobile device, according to iovation. Specifically, in the first half of 2019 49% of all risky …

Organizations are employing cyber-resilient strategies in new ways
Wipro released its 2019 State of Cybersecurity Report, which highlights the rising importance of cybersecurity defense to global leaders, the emergence of the CISO as a …

Qualys bringing new prescription for security to Black Hat and DEF CON 2019
At this year’s Black Hat, Qualys is bringing a new prescription for security — the company is providing its Global IT Asset Discovery and Inventory application to businesses …

Prevent lateral attacks inside the data center with a defense-in-depth hardware layer
IT departments tend to be concerned primarily with cybersecurity attacks that originate from outside the enterprise, known as a “north-south” attacks. This often leaves them …

Online skimming: An emerging threat that requires urgent awareness and attention
A growing threat that all merchants and service providers should be aware of is web-based or online skimming. These attacks infect e-commerce websites with malicious code, …

Only 32% of government organizations consider a cloud-first strategy
The number of public sector organizations that are ready to implement a cloud-first strategy or move their entire infrastructures to the cloud has decreased by almost 20% …

There is widespread business confusion and ignorance about the upcoming CCPA regulation
ESET polled 625 business owners and company executives to gauge business readiness for the upcoming California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which goes into effect on January …
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