How much does the average employee know about data privacy?
With the impacts and repercussions of the looming California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) on the minds of many privacy professionals, new research from MediaPRO shows more work …
Security and compliance obstacles among the top challenges for cloud native adoption
Cloud native adoption has become an important trend among organizations as they move to embrace and employ a combination of cloud, containers, orchestration, and microservices …
5G brings great opportunities but requires a network transformation
Telecom operators are overwhelmingly optimistic about the 5G business outlook and are moving forward aggressively with deployment plans. Twelve percent of operators expect to …
Most adults are concerned about malware and phishing on social media
More than eighty percent of adults believe that they’re at risk when it comes to security on social media. Most American adults are using at least one social media …
Companies face regulatory fines and cybersecurity threats, still fail to protect sensitive data
22% of a company’s folders are accessible, on average, to every employee, according to the new report from the Varonis Data Lab, which analyzed more than 54 billion files. The …
The leading sources of stress for cybersecurity leaders? Regulation, threats, skills shortage
A perfect storm of regulation, increased threats and technological complexity is overwhelming cybersecurity decision makers, reveals new research from Symantec. Cybersecurity …
Most SMBs would pay a ransom in order to recover stolen data
More than half (55 percent) of executives at SMBs said they would pay hackers in order to recover their stolen data in ransomware attacks, according to the second quarterly …
Consumers trust banks most with their personal data, 68% still fear identity theft
People trust banks and other financial entities to safeguard their personal data more than other organizations. New nCipher Security research also illustrates how easily that …
Established companies leveraging fintech capabilities for growth
As new technologies and regulations bring new opportunities and challenges to the financial services industry, nearly two-thirds of established companies are leveraging …
Employers should develop cybersecurity protocols and invest more in employee training programs
Organizations want to trust their employees when it comes to cybersecurity, but to do so, they need to better leverage technology. The ObserveIT global survey of 600 IT …
Where data privacy executives plan to focus their strategies and budgets
Adapting to an increasingly volatile regulatory environment is the top priority for privacy executives, with only approximately four in 10 confident in their current abilities …
Which employees receive the most highly targeted email-borne threats?
Workers in R&D/Engineering are the most heavily targeted group of employees within organizations, a new Proofpoint report says, and lower-level employees are at a higher …
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