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Engineering teams are struggling because they’re missing the right automation
Driven by the trend of microservices creating complexity in code delivery and every company becoming a technology company, the software development community is under enormous …

On the path to Zero Trust security: Time to get started
No need to belabour the point. We all know that trying to defend the network perimeter is a bit futile in today’s mobile and cloud first world. So, the obvious question …

Ransomware and malware attacks decline, attackers adopting covert tactics
There has been a major decline in ransomware and malware attacks, with Ireland having some of the lowest rates globally, according to the latest report released by Microsoft. …

Over half of all reported vulnerabilities in Q1 2019 have a remote attack vector
There were 5,501 vulnerabilities aggregated by Risk Based Security’s VulnDB that were disclosed during the first three months of 2019. This represents a 1% increase over the …

Phishing targeting SaaS and webmail services increased to 36% of all phishing attacks
Users of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and webmail services are being targeted with increasing frequency, according to the APWG Q1 2019 Phishing Activity Trends Report. The …

Companies investing in advanced forensic capabilities to identify attackers in greater detail
One in five companies are already using forensic investigations and other sophisticated methods to identify their attackers, like setting up honey pots and repositories of …

Week in review: New Intel CPU vulnerabilities, SharePoint servers under attack
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: High-risk vulnerability in Cisco’s secure boot process impacts millions of devices Red Balloon …

Memory analysis is the ground truth
In recent years, enterprises have adopted next-gen endpoint protection products that are doing an admirable job detecting anomalies. For example, searching for patterns such …

The largest breaches over the past three years have caused massive and irreparable damage
Publicly traded companies suffering the worst data breaches averaged a 7.5 percent decrease in stock price, a Bitglass report reveals. Bitglass researched the three largest …

Half of companies missed GDPR deadline, 70% admit systems won’t scale
Even if given two years notice to achieve GDPR compliance, only half of companies self-reported as compliant by May 25, 2018, a DataGrail survey reveals. “The Age of Privacy: …

Analysis of device data shines a light on cybersecurity risks in healthcare
The convergence of IT, IoT and OT makes it more difficult for the healthcare industry to manage a wide array of hard-to-control network security risks. IoT and OT devices are …

Data will be processed by edge computing in 59% of IoT deployments by 2025
Edge computing is on the rise in IoT deployments and is expected to show solid growth over the coming years, according to Strategy Analytics most recent report. Strategy …
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