Rise in remote work leads to increase in IT security gaps
Companies have not done enough to prevent heightened security risk in light of remote working, according to Lynx Software. In fact, 36% have been, or know someone who has …
Alert overload still plagues cybersecurity industry
Alert overload still plagues the cybersecurity industry, according to Critical Start. Forty-seven percent of respondents reported personally investigating 10 to 20 alerts each …
Defending enterprise systems during a pandemic
A new report from Akamai looks back at 2020, examining some of the technological shifts and the patterns that emerged from lockdown-related internet spikes at the beginning of …
2021 Hacker Report: Hackers are not just driven by money
HackerOne released its 2021 Hacker Report that reveals a 63% increase in the number of hackers submitting vulnerabilities in 2020. As organizations’ attack surfaces have …
372% increase in healthcare bot traffic could tamper with booking vaccine dates
Nations around the world are racing to acquire COVID-19 vaccines and assemble digital infrastructure and web applications to enable appointment booking. As they do this, …
Rapid digital transformation makes an application strategy a business imperative
Companies have significantly sped up their digital transformation efforts in the past year, a theme anticipated to persist beyond the pandemic, according to F5. With limited …
A great deal of employees have inappropriate access to sensitive data
The onset of COVID-19 and resulting distributed workforce have introduced new and complex challenges for businesses, with 45% of IT decision-makers reporting increased …
49% of female cybersecurity pros say the pandemic had a positive impact on their career
While the global job market has been hit hard by the pandemic, cybersecurity job recruitment thrived in 2020. According to a new global report from Tessian, 94% of security …
Only 12% of enterprises have fully embraced SASE
Although many public and private sector organizations have elements of SASE in their IT stack, only 12% worldwide currently have a comprehensive SASE architecture, according …
Number of ransomware attacks grew by more than 150%
By the end of 2020, the ransomware market, fueled by the pandemic turbulence, had turned into the biggest cybercrime money artery. Based on the analysis of more than 500 …
Digital-first lifestyle opens consumers to potential risks during tax season
Consumers have faced a lot of change over the past year with the shift to a digital-first lifestyle, and tax season with increasing risks is no exception. McAfee’s 2021 …
Trends that will influence remote work in 2021 and beyond
Motus released a report which examines the trends that will influence remote work in 2021 and beyond. Remote work in 2021 and beyond While U.S. organizations rapidly …