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Severity of mobile threats rising, 10+ million mobile endpoints impacted

Zimperium published a report unveiling new data and comprehensive analysis of the state of mobile security worldwide. In 2021, the Zimperium zLabs team discovered threats …

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Attackers using default credentials to target businesses, Raspberry Pi and Linux top targets

Findings from a Bulletproof report highlight the issue posed by poor security hygiene as automated attacks remain a high security threat to businesses. The research gathered …

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Malicious web application requests skyrocketing, bad actors stealthier than ever before

Radware released report findings which underscore 2021 as the year of the web application attack. Between 2020 and 2021, the number of malicious web application requests …

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Top threats for the financial sector

The potential financial, operational, and reputational impact of ransomware makes it the top threat facing financial services organizations, according to a report from …

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SaaS revenue declined by 46% in 2021

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies saw their revenue growth slow by 46% in 2021 compared to 2020, according to a study by Paddle. The result of qualitative and …

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The importance of building in security during software development

Checkmarx released the UK findings of its report which found that 45% of organizations have suffered at least two security breaches as a direct result of a vulnerable …

Shipping fraud quickly emerging as one of the top fraud types

The continuous growth of e-commerce could be behind a surge in shipping fraud, which is now the fastest growing type of digital fraud worldwide, according to a TransUnion …

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Cosumers don’t think they can dodge identity fraud

Nearly one in 10 smartphone users in the UK (9%), as many as 5.7 million people, have fallen victim to identity fraud in the last 12 months, according to a research by GBG. …

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What is fueling the adoption of passwordless authentication?

An identity and access management research report from Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), finds organizations, frustrated with poor user experience and weak security, are moving …

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ITOps teams are getting buried beneath too many disparate solutions for endpoint management

Automox released the findings of a report which revealed that keeping endpoints continuously updated and secure has become even more challenging since the Automox 2021 report, …

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Organizations taking nearly two months to remediate critical risk vulnerabilities

Edgescan announces the findings of a report which offers a comprehensive view of the state of vulnerability management globally. This year’s report takes a more granular …

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Organizations need to change their current password usage and policies, and do it fast

Password-related attacks are on the rise. Stolen user credentials including name, email and password were the most common root cause of breaches in 2021 with several …

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