security metrics

Vulnerabilities continue to grab headlines. Whether it is a zero-day that affects “tens of millions” servers around the globe or an old unpatched flaw that leads to a data …

Technology professionals see many steps that could be taken to improve their company’s security. Just over half of the 500 security professionals surveyed by CompTIA say …

Who will be the victim of the next major breach? Nearly all enterprises and organizations are sitting ducks for a targeted network attack. Maybe it’s time to take some …

IT security and IT leaders and their staff members do not agree on security objectives, according to findings from a new global Ponemon study.One of the key findings from the …

Mark Brown is the Director of Information Security at EY. In this interview he offers guidance for CISOs, discusses the technical competence of company leaders, tackles …

A new Ponemon Institute study examined the key risk-based security metrics IT security managers used most frequently to gauge the effectiveness of their organizations’ …

Many organizations believe that IT, and by association IT security, is a wasted expense. They recognize that the financial investment needs to be made but few truly understand …

Tripwire announced the results of research on the state of risk-based security management with the Ponemon Institute. Key findings include: 75% of respondents say metrics are …

Learn how to communicate the value of an information security program, enable investment planning and decision making, and drive necessary change to improve the security of …

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer does a better job protecting systems from attackers who already have gained some degree of access than Mozilla’s Firefox, and …

The majority of organizations fail to adhere to simple data protection standards and, in many cases, are fully unaware of what security practices are currently in place, …

Invictis launched its Risk Score service (IRS), a comparative risk benchmarking service which generates a security profile of the enterprise. Offered in three incremental …