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IoT security spend to reach $6 billion by 2023
A new study from Juniper Research found that spending on IoT cybersecurity solutions is set to reach over $6 billion globally by 2023. It highlighted rapid growth, with …

42% of organizations globally hit by cryptomining attacks
Cybercriminals are aggressively targeting organizations using cryptomining malware to develop illegal revenue streams, according to Check Point. Meanwhile, cloud …

Cost of data breaches rises, mega breaches cost up to $350 million
Hidden costs in data breaches – such as lost business, negative impact on reputation and employee time spent on recovery – are difficult and expensive to manage. For example, …

Hacker-powered security is reaching critical mass
HackerOne announced findings from the 2018 Hacker-Powered Security Report, based on over 72,000 resolved security vulnerabilities, 1,000 customer programs and more than $31 …

How the access control market has developed and should direct itself in the coming years
Smart cards have become synonymous with the access control market, continuing to be used across a variety of end markets including, healthcare, warehousing and storage, …

Do advances in voice technology pose a threat to enterprise security?
A new study from Aeriandi has highlighted UK organisations’ contradictory attitudes towards the voice channel, increasing the chances of their customers’, employees’ and …

Innovation in healthcare: A hacker’s dream and CISO’s nightmare?
It’s hard not to be excited about artificial intelligence and machine learning in pure technology terms, but applying these innovations to the healthcare sector has the …

Not enough CISOs and business leaders cooperate on a cybersecurity plan and budget
With the proliferation of more and more sensitive data, expanding connectivity, and the adoption of automated processes, new research from Accenture reveals that C-suite and …

Ransomware back in big way, 181.5 million attacks since January
SonicWall announces record numbers for malware volume, ransomware attacks, encrypted threats and chip-based attacks in the mid-year update of the 2018 SonicWall Cyber Threat …

Ticketmaster breach part of massive credit card skimming campaign
RiskIQ researchers have discovered that the recent breach of Ticketmaster was not a one-off event as initially reported, but part of a massive digital credit card-skimming …

How to allocate budget for a well-rounded cybersecurity portfolio
Getting the C-levels to approve an IT security budget is probably one of the most difficult and exasperating tasks that security professionals and IT managers have to do each …

Businesses collect more data than they can handle, only half know where sensitive data is stored
With pressure to ensure consumer data is protected mounting, Gemalto today released the results of a global study which reveals that 65% are unable to analyze all the data …
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