Cybercriminals are developing and boosting their attacks
An INTERPOL assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on cybercrime has shown a significant target shift from individuals and small businesses to major corporations, governments …
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As personal use of managed devices becomes ubiquitous, risks increase
Netskope analyzed the most interesting trends on enterprise cloud service and app use, web and cloud-enabled threats, and cloud data migrations and transfers. Based on …
Many companies have not taken basic steps to protect their remote workforce
New research shows almost three quarters of large businesses believe remote working policies introduced to help stop the spread of COVID-19 are making their companies more …
Analysis of 92 billion rejected emails uncovers threat actors’ motivations
Mimecast released the Threat Intelligence Report: Black Hat U.S.A. Edition 2020, which presents insights gleaned from the analysis of 195 billion emails processed by Mimecast …
The pandemic had a negative impact on data center operations
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in a negative impact on organizations’ ability to manage their storage infrastructures in order to ensure continued access …
The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on cybersecurity
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for hackers and online scammers, and cybersecurity pros saw a 63 percent increase in cyber-attacks related …
How well do face recognition algorithms identify people wearing masks?
Now that so many of us are covering our faces to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, how well do face recognition algorithms identify people wearing masks? The answer, …
The future of work: 74% believe they will emerge stronger
While much has been written about the immediate pandemic-related challenges, it’s important to apply the lessons learned as many prepare for the future of work. With …
27% of consumers hit with pandemic-themed phishing scams
Phishing is the top digital fraud scheme worldwide related to the COVID-19 pandemic, TransUnion reveals. Among consumers reporting being targeted with digital COVID-19 schemes …
IT teams failing to deliver a positive remote employee experience
Conducted during the coronavirus pandemic, 1E unveils the findings of an analysis of the remote employee experience and the digital workplace in 2020. Vanson Bourne and 1E …
Closing the skills gap can minimize the business impact of cyberattacks
CISOs who are successful at reducing or closing the critical skills gap have the highest probability of minimizing the business impact of cyberattacks – even when budgets and …
20,000+ new vulnerability reports predicted for 2020, shattering previous records
Over 9,000 new vulnerabilities have been reported in the first six months of 2020, and we are on track to see more than 20,000 new vulnerability reports this year — a new …