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Working towards a common set of IoT standards

Major industry leaders who are invested in the future of the Internet of Things, announced they will unify as the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF), an entity whose goal will …

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Perceptions and buying practices of infosec decision makers

CyberEdge Group surveyed 1,000 IT infosec decision makers and practitioners from 10 countries, five continents, and 19 industries, and unsurprisingly, the news is not good. In …

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Deep and Dark Web: Complexity and escalating cybercriminal activity

Flashpoint released an annual research report that looks to uncover the growing complexity of illicit communities and the industrialization of cybercrime over the past year. …

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Coalition aims to educate policymakers on cybersecurity

A group of vendors launched the Coalition for Cybersecurity Policy and Law, a new organization that will focus on education and collaboration with policymakers on the …

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IT spending to slow down in 2016

Worldwide IT spending is expected to post a major slowdown in 2016, as economic weakness in emerging markets and saturation of the smartphone market combine to result in a …

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Email security still an afterthought

Email continues to be a critical technology in business and the threat of email hacks and data breaches loom large over IT security managers. Consequently, confidence and …

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Application downtime costing enterprises $16 million each year

Despite numerous high-profile incidents in the last year, enterprises are still not paying enough attention to the needs of their users, according to Veeam. 84 percent of …

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Why the C-suite should care about cybersecurity

Many leaders across the C-suite are confused about who the true cybersecurity adversary is and how to effectively combat them. IBM Security interviewed CxOs, from 28 …

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Why a single point of failure should be your primary concern

Many organizations are transitioning to digital systems, which has increased the dependency on cloud service providers, web hosting platforms, and other external services. …

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The rise of the Chief IoT Officer

Half of UK businesses (54%) plan to employ a Chief IoT Officer in the next year, especially in the education (63%), retail (63%) and telecomms (64%) industries, according to …

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Video: Trust in the Cloud panel

Here is video recording of a “Trust in the Cloud” panel which was a part of the Rackspace::Solve NYC event held last Thursday. Rackspace Security leader David …

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Security guidance for the Internet of Things

Embedded systems and connected devices are already deeply woven into the fabric of our lives, and the footprint is expanding at a staggering rate. Gartner estimates that 4.9 …

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