Control failures are behind a growing number of cybersecurity incidents
Data from a survey of 1,200 enterprise security leaders reveals that an increase in tools and manual reporting combined with control failures are contributing to the success …
Ecommerce retailers facing a 350% increase in fraudulent online orders
As the holiday shopping season hits full stride, ecommerce retailers across Europe face a new era of malicious attacks spurred by a COVID-inspired transformation in ecommerce …
Patching takes 2.5 times longer when endpoints are remote
Action1 released a report based on the feedback from 491 IT professionals worldwide. The study explores how organizations patch and manage their remote and office-based …
Mid-market IT leadership top 2022 objective: Strengthening security
The UK’s mid-market IT leadership expects to see a shortfall in IT spend in 2022, a Node4 report reveals. Mid-market IT spend future uncertain While 52% of IT decision-makers …
Phishing attacks top 260,000 in Q3 2021
An APWG’s report reveals that it saw 260,642 phishing attacks in July 2021 – the highest monthly total observed since APWG began its reporting program in 2004. …
Many users are sharing passwords with someone outside their household
According to a survey by The Harris Poll, one in 10 Americans would prolong a relationship with a friend or partner to maintain access to their streaming account. Moreover, …
How likely are mid-market organizations to experience a breach by the end of 2021?
Coro released an extensive cybersecurity research report revealing a true market failure: a severe lack of preparedness of the mid-market sector, which is comprised of …
Nearly 600,000 open cybersecurity-related jobs were listed over 12 months
New CyberSeek data reveals that there were 597,767 online job listings for cybersecurity-related positions in the 12 months from October 2020 through September 2021. Employers …
Ransomware attacks surge, but victims are recovering quickly
Cymulate announced the results of a survey, revealing that despite the increase in the number of ransomware attacks this past year, overall victims suffered limited damage in …
CISOs missing major holidays due to work demands
Two in five Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) have missed holidays like Thanksgiving due to work demands, a Tessian report reveals. In addition, one-quarter have not …
10 trends likely to shape the IT industry, its workforce and its business models in 2022
Companies in the business of technology and IT professionals are optimistic that the new year will bring a return to growth and new strategic innovations, according to a …
Holidays don’t mean much to ransomware attackers
Cybereason published a global study of 1,200+ security professionals at organizations that have previously suffered a successful ransomware attack on a holiday or weekend. The …