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Only 10 percent of internet-using adults in America used at least one social networking site in 2005. More than a decade later that number has grown exponentially, with 84 …

While the majority of global organizations say that it is “vital” their organization is insured against information security breaches, less than half (41%) are …

Few organizations globally are being spared DDoS attacks, according to a Neustar survey of over 1,000 IT professionals across six continents. With the bombardment fairly …

Cybercriminals are exploiting human nature as they rely on familiar attack patterns such as phishing, and increase their reliance on ransomware, finds the Verizon 2016 Data …

Bitdefender has discovered a significant vulnerability within Facebook which allowed access to any user account through simple social login manipulation. The attacker was able …

If you saw the film Wall Street, you undoubtedly recall the iconic character Gordon Gekko famously stating, “what’s worth doing is worth doing for money.” This perspective is …

Who will be the victim of the next major breach? Nearly all enterprises and organizations are sitting ducks for a targeted network attack. Maybe it’s time to take some …

For its latest report, Vectra analyzed data from 120 customer networks comprised of more than 1.3 million hosts over the first quarter of 2016. All organizations showed signs …

Only 19 percent of organizations have what the organization considers to be “excellent” visibility into their data and database assets, according to Osterman …

Compromised credentials are still the cause of almost a quarter of all data breaches, according to the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). Data breaches, account hijacking and …

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Hacking Team hacker explains how he did it In a Pastebin post, he shared that he …

In light of some high-profile data breaches in recent years, businesses are constantly seeking possible forms of authentication to replace passwords. While such breaches might …