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Employees risk corporate security by accessing pirated content

6 in 10 Brits who use personal devices for work also use the same device for streaming or downloading pirated content. Whilst the research, conducted by OnePulse, found that …

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Five steps to GDPR compliance

For any organisations processing personal data the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is important news. Agreed upon just days ago, after years of negotiations, the …

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SIM Swap fraud is gaining momentum

SIM Swap fraud or SIM Splitting, a financially-motivated mobile phone threat, is gaining momentum according to Foursys. Remote banking losses increased significantly last …

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ISPs are putting their enterprise customers at risk of DDoS attacks

The vast majority of enterprise end users (85%) want their ISPs to offer more comprehensive DDoS protection-as-a-service, according to Corero Network Security. The research, …

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Global security appliance market continues to grow

The global security appliance market is projected to grow at a CAGR of more than 11% by 2020. Global security appliance market by large enterprises Technavio predicts the …

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AI system predicts cyber attacks using input from human experts

Today’s security systems usually fall into one of two categories: man or machine. So-called “analyst-driven solutions” rely on rules created by human experts …

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US government is lousy at cybersecurity

SecurityScorecard released its 2016 Government Cybersecurity Report, a comprehensive analysis that exposes alarming cybersecurity vulnerabilities across 600 local, state, and …

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Spring network cleaning: Quick tips to reduce risk

Spring is here, which means many people will be cleaning their workspace and getting rid of the clutter on their desks. If you’re in charge of your organization’s security, we …

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Week in review: The inconvenient truth about API security, and the perfect exfiltration technique

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Uninstall QuickTime for Windows today! Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative has released …

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The rise of threat hunting

85 percent of enterprises have already adopted some form of threat hunting to aggressively track and eliminate cyber adversaries as early as possible. This proactive model …

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EU approves new data protection rules

Members of the European Parliament have given their final approval for the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Parliament’s vote ends more than four years of work …

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3 steps to embracing NIST 800 security controls

One proven path to improving any organization’s security posture is to embrace the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s risk management framework set forth in its …

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