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Emerging trends companies should prepare for in 2018
Today’s organizations face a cyber security landscape that is more difficult to navigate than ever before. To shed light on what lies ahead and help businesses better …

Whitepaper: Top 20 cyber attacks on ICS
This whitepaper is no longer available. The technique for evaluating the risk of cyber-sabotage of industrial processes are well understood by those skilled in the art. …

eBook: Defending against crypto-ransomware
This promotion has ended. According to the Symantec 2017 Internet Security Threat Report, the average ransom demand has reached over $1000 in the last year. Therefore, it is …

Enterprise USB security is outdated and inadequate
While USB drives are ubiquitous for employees across all industries, security policies for these devices are often severely outdated or grossly inadequate for protecting …

An analysis of 120 mobile app stores uncovers plethora of malicious apps
RiskIQ analyzed 120 mobile app stores and more than 2 billion daily scanned resources. In listing and analyzing the app stores hosting the most malicious mobile apps and the …

Return of Necurs botnet brings new ransomware threat
The Necurs botnet has returned to the top ten most prevalent malware during November 2017, as cybercriminals used it to distribute a new form of ransomware, according to Check …

Worldwide server revenue grew 16% in Q3 2017
In the third quarter of 2017, worldwide server revenue increased 16 percent year over year, while shipments grew 5.1 percent from the second quarter of 2016, according to …

Will IoT botnets catapult the industry toward security regulation in 2018?
Attackers demonstrated the power of an IoT-fueled botnet in 2016 when the Mirai botnet took down major websites like Reddit, Twitter and GitHub. Despite the damages, no …

A layered approach to modern identity
The way we work is evolving. Traditional desktop computers and laptops are slowly giving way to the mobile device. From smartphones to tablets, a growing number of employees …

Week in review: Ransomware’s next stop, NiceHash hack, and why phishers love HTTPS
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Bitcoin traders beware: Fake trading bot offer delivers RAT The malicious offer comes …

Keep unexpected holiday security surprises to a minimum
The chilly weather is setting in here in the northern hemisphere, and as we get ready for the holidays many of us are gathering round a cheery fire. But not everyone is …

Global security spending to reach $96 billion in 2018
Gartner forecasts worldwide enterprise security spending to total $96.3 billion in 2018, an increase of 8 percent from 2017. Organizations are spending more on security as a …
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