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As organizations continue to adopt multicloud strategies, security remains an issue
97 percent of organizations are adopting multicloud strategies for mission-critical applications and nearly two-thirds are using multiple vendors for mission-critical …
How much does the average employee know about data privacy?
With the impacts and repercussions of the looming California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) on the minds of many privacy professionals, new research from MediaPRO shows more work …
Security and compliance obstacles among the top challenges for cloud native adoption
Cloud native adoption has become an important trend among organizations as they move to embrace and employ a combination of cloud, containers, orchestration, and microservices …
5G brings great opportunities but requires a network transformation
Telecom operators are overwhelmingly optimistic about the 5G business outlook and are moving forward aggressively with deployment plans. Twelve percent of operators expect to …
Hacking our way into cybersecurity for medical devices
Hospitals are filled with machines connected to the internet. With a combination of both wired and wireless connectivity, knowing and managing which devices are connected has …
SEC demands better disclosure for cybersecurity incidents and threats
As companies increasingly rely on networked systems and on the Internet, cybersecurity threats have grown. Companies that fall victim to a successful cyberattack incur …
Most adults are concerned about malware and phishing on social media
More than eighty percent of adults believe that they’re at risk when it comes to security on social media. Most American adults are using at least one social media …
Companies face regulatory fines and cybersecurity threats, still fail to protect sensitive data
22% of a company’s folders are accessible, on average, to every employee, according to the new report from the Varonis Data Lab, which analyzed more than 54 billion files. The …
GE trade secret theft case demonstrates need for document behavior monitoring
A former GE engineer and a Chinese national have been formally charged with 14 counts of economic espionage by the U.S. Department of Justice after stealing trade secrets from …
The leading sources of stress for cybersecurity leaders? Regulation, threats, skills shortage
A perfect storm of regulation, increased threats and technological complexity is overwhelming cybersecurity decision makers, reveals new research from Symantec. Cybersecurity …
Researchers develop new technique to identify malware in embedded systems
A technique for detecting types of malware that use a system’s architecture to thwart traditional security measures has been developed by researchers from North Carolina …
Most SMBs would pay a ransom in order to recover stolen data
More than half (55 percent) of executives at SMBs said they would pay hackers in order to recover their stolen data in ransomware attacks, according to the second quarterly …