Encryption-based threats grow by 260% in 2020
New Zscaler threat research reveals the emerging techniques and impacted industries behind a 260-percent spike in attacks using encrypted channels to bypass legacy security …
Most UK businesses using Oracle E-Business Suite are running old systems
The majority of UK businesses using Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) are running on old versions of the business critical ERP system, according to a Claremont study. Of the 154 …
What’s stopping job seekers from considering a career in cybersecurity?
The cybersecurity industry no longer has an image problem, but many things are still stopping individuals from considering a career in cybersecurity: a high cost of entry (the …
Every employee has a cybersecurity blind spot
80% of companies say that an increased cybersecurity risk caused by human factors has posed a challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in times of heightened …
Paying a ransom to prevent leaking of stolen data is a risky gamble
Ransomware groups have realized that their tactics are also very effective for targeting larger enterprises, and this resulted in a 31% increase of the average ransom payment …
76% of applications have at least one security flaw
The majority of applications contain at least one security flaw and fixing those flaws typically takes months, a Veracode report reveals. This year’s analysis of 130,000 …
Cyber risk literacy should be part of every defensive strategy
While almost 95 percent of cybersecurity issues can be traced back to human error, such as accidentally clicking on a malicious link, most governments have not invested enough …
Most cybersecurity pros believe automation will make their jobs easier
Despite 88% of cybersecurity professionals believing automation will make their jobs easier, younger staffers are more concerned that the technology will replace their roles …
Cloud environment complexity has surpassed human ability to manage
IT leaders are increasingly concerned accelerated digital transformation, combined with the complexity of modern multicloud environments, is putting already stretched digital …
SMBs’ size doesn’t make them immune to cyberattacks
78% of SMBs indicated that having a privileged access management (PAM) solution in place is important to a cybersecurity program – yet 76% of respondents said that they do not …
How important is monitoring in DevOps?
The importance of monitoring is often left out of discussions about DevOps, but a Gartner report shows how it can lead to superior customer experiences. The report provides …
Average data queries take too long, yet organizations need daily data insights to make decisions
58% of organizations make decisions based on outdated data, according to an Exasol research. The report reveals that 84% of organizations are under increasing pressure to make …