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The driving force of cloud security investments
A new Netwrix report supplements the 2018 Netwrix Cloud Security Report, unveiling survey findings specific to various industries and regions. Overall, 853 organizations …
Most top US higher ed institutions fail to protect students from phishing
88.8 percent of the root domains operated by top colleges and universities in the United States are putting their students, staff and other recipients at risk for phishing …
How can IoT stakeholders mitigate the risk of life-threatening cyberattacks?
With an estimated 20 billion Internet-connected devices set to appear in our homes and offices by the end of the decade, future cyberattacks will dwarf what we’ve seen …
Cyber attacks becoming No. 1 business risk
SonicWall recorded 9.32 billion malware attacks in 2017 and saw more than 12,500 new Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) reported for the year. “The cyber arms race …
Global security trends for 2018: GDPR, identity and access security
In its third annual global IT security survey, Versasec found Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is impacting security planning around the world, smart …
Vermeer’s Camera: Uncovering the link between art criticism and cybersecurity
My mother is a lacemaker; thus, her attachment to the Vermeer painting of that name. It’s in the Louvre. If you only know it from reproductions, it’s smaller than …
How to choose a penetration testing service
Penetration testing or pen testing for short is a simulation of an attack on your company’s IT infrastructure or specific assets in order to assess the security posture …
How to improve your security infrastructure when you’re on a budget
When you’re on a tight budget for cybersecurity, it can seem almost impossible to secure every part of your businesses’ network without going over budget with the …
Researchers explore real-world deployment of connected medical devices
ZingBox researchers detected, identified and analyzed the behavior of medical devices deployed in more than 50 hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare locations. Researchers …
Most healthcare breaches still come from hacking
In 2017 the number of individuals affected by breaches within the healthcare sector reached a four-year low. However, 71 percentof breaches in 2017 were due to hacking and IT …
Week in review: Memcached-based reflected DDoS attacks, new issue of (IN)SECURE
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Automating out of the skill gap sinkhole When thinking about the bigger picture, …
Is your IoT strategy creating security holes?
Although most organizations plan to increase adoption of IoT into operations, only 28 percent consider security strategies specific to IoT as “very important.” Anticipated …
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