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EMEA IT spending to exceed $1 trillion in 2018
IT spending in EMEA is projected to total $1 trillion in 2018, an increase of 4.9 percent from estimated spending of $974 billion in 2017, according to the latest forecast by …
Week in review: Top GDPR compliance risks, DDE attack mitigations, Node.js security
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Infosec expert viewpoint: Vulnerability patching Vulnerability patching is one of the …
Eavesdropper vulnerability exposes sensitive corporate communications data
Appthority published research on its discovery of the Eavesdropper vulnerability, caused by developers carelessly hard coding their credentials in mobile applications that use …
Node.js security: Are developers confident in the quality of their code?
A NodeSource and Sqreen joint developer survey of nearly 300 CTOs, CIOs and developers revealed that, while the developer community fully understands the risks of operating in …
Digital business is turning CIOs into leaders
For 82 percent of EMEA CIOs digital business has led to a greater capacity for change and a more open mindset in their IT organization, according to Gartner‘s annual …
Extortion-based cyber attacks: The next evolution in profit-motivated attack strategies
Today, data breaches have impacted just about every industry possible. From entertainment to the restaurant industry, no sector or organization appears to be safe, and it has …
Connected technologies will accelerate security threats to healthcare industry
Life sciences and healthcare companies will follow the lead of other industries and integrate connected technologies including Internet of Things (IoT) and intelligent …
Top GDPR compliance risks: Breach notification, data mapping, managing consent
The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) conducted a survey that gauges the perceived risks among privacy professionals of not complying with various …
Top digital transformation challenges? Cybercrime and espionage
In Frost & Sullivan’s recent survey covering end-user perspectives on navigating digital transformation, 54 per cent of IT professionals cited cybercrime and …
IoT anxiety is consuming security professionals
A new survey conducted by Forrester Consulting unveiled that security and LoB leaders are experiencing high levels of anxiety due to IoT/OT security concerns, largely due to …
1 in 5 IT security pros still use paper to track accounts and passwords
Dimensional Research recently surveyed 913 IT security professionals on challenges, habits and trends related to managing access to corporate data. Among the most eye-opening …
Innovation drivers for the global web application firewall market
Web applications are vital technologies used by every online company to communicate with employees, partners, customers, and potential customers. The exposed nature of these …