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Nearly 15% of US security budgets go to remediating active compromises

Malwarebytes and Osterman Research have polled 900 senior IT decision-makers and IT security professionals in Australia, Germany, the US, UK, and Singapore about the impact of …

Office 365
How can Office 365 phishing threats be addressed?

With the rapid expansion of Office 365, more and more threats can emerge within its infrastructure, particularly via email. This is due in part to the size and ease of …

IoT
Is your IoT strategy creating security holes?

Although most organizations plan to increase adoption of IoT into operations, only 28 percent consider security strategies specific to IoT as “very important.” Anticipated …

Microsoft Windows
New year, new patches: A look back and what to expect in the future

As to be expected when ringing in a new year, there are predictions galore flooding social media and that includes the cybersecurity space. Predications are more than just …

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Highly lucrative Ransomware as a Service attacks poised to accelerate in 2017

Ransomware can be likened to global warming. It’s been around for years, but it’s now becoming an epidemic which needs serious attention. According to a recent survey …

cloud
Alarming cloud encryption misconceptions revealed

Businesses have a high level of concern about the exposure of sensitive and regulated data in the cloud to security threats. Yet despite this, the majority of data owners …

Businessman
What’s driving boards of directors to make cyber security a top priority?

Almost half (46 percent) of board members believe compliance regulations help establish stronger security, but nearly 60 percent struggle with meeting increased mandates—a …

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Top trends in security testing and vulnerability management

Many businesses fail to conduct frequent security testing despite believing that it’s critically important to securing their systems and data. One in five of businesses …

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Manage cybersecurity risk by restoring defense-in-depth’s promise

Cybersecurity spending continues to soar, as the current, $75.4 billion worldwide market will increase to $101 billion by 2018, according to projections from Gartner. But how …

Most organizations still lack visibility into database assets

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

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