Most citizens are against local governments paying ransomware attackers
Nearly 80% of US citizens are increasingly worried about ransomware attacks on cities – yet more than half are still hesitant to have city governments put forth the …
New cross-industry consortium aims to accelerate confidential computing adoption
The Linux Foundation announced the intent to form the Confidential Computing Consortium, a community dedicated to defining and accelerating the adoption of confidential …
Global IaaS market reached $32.4 billion in 2018, total growth was 31.3%
The worldwide infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market grew 31.3% in 2018 to total $32.4 billion, up from $24.7 billion in 2017, according to Gartner. Amazon was once again …
Average data breach cost has risen to $3.92 million
The cost of a data breach has risen 12% over the past 5 years and now costs $3.92 million on average, according to IBM. These rising expenses are representative of the …
IBM builds Pangea III, a powerful commercial supercomputer
IBM announced it has built Pangea III, the world’s most powerful commercial supercomputer for Total, a supermajor global energy company operating in more than 130 …
77% of orgs lack a cybersecurity incident response plan
How prepared are organizations when it comes to withstanding and recovering from a cyberattack? The fourth annual benchmark study on Cyber Resilience by IBM Security and the …
Increasing security measures are driving cybercriminals to alter their techniques
Increased security measures and awareness are driving cybercriminals to alter their techniques in search of a better return on investment (ROI). Total recorded vulnerabilities …
Endace joins IBM Security app exchange community
Endace launched the EndaceProbe integration with IBM Security to enable customers to retrace the actions of an attacker to accelerate forensic investigation. EndaceProbe …
Key reasons holding back MFA adoption by mainframe customers
While 64 per cent of mainframers are aware that multi-factor authentication (MFA) is now available to control access to mainframe applications, only 20 per cent acknowledge …
Vulnerabilities’ CVSS scores soon to be assigned by AI
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is planning to use IBM’s Watson to evaluate how critical publicly reported computer vulnerabilities are and …
IBM to acquire Red Hat for $34 billion
IBM and Red Hat announced have reached a definitive agreement under which IBM will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Red Hat for $190.00 per share in …
New infosec products of the week: October 19, 2018
IBM rolls out cybersecurity operations center on wheels IBM Security launched the mobile Security Operations Center, capable of traveling onsite for cybersecurity training, …