Analysis of half-a-billion emails reveals malware-less email attacks are on the rise
FireEye analyzed over half-a-billion emails from 1H 2018, and found that 32% of email traffic seen in the first half of 2018 was considered ‘clean’ and actually delivered to …
Researchers exploring how IoT apps can imitate human decisions
CA Technologies announced its participation in scientific research to discover how Internet of Things (IoT) applications can use a type of AI known as ‘deep learning’ to …
DDoS attack frequency grows 40%, low volume attacks dominate
The frequency of DDoS attacks have once again risen, this time by 40% year on year, according to Corero Network Security. While frequency has increased, the duration of …
Mobile fraud is increasing, attack rates rising 24% year-over-year
ThreatMetrix released new cybercrime insights from the first half of 2018, revealing a sharp rise in fraud attack levels on mobile transactions. As consumer behavior …
Phished credentials caused twice as many breaches than malware in the past year
Personal device use for remote work poses the biggest security risk to organisations safeguarding their increasingly mobile and cloud-based IT environment, according to a new …
Password inadequacy remains a top threat
New research from the WatchGuard Threat Lab revealed that 50 percent of government and military employee LinkedIn passwords were weak enough to be cracked in less than two …
Global market for smart city platforms expected to reach $755 million by 2027
Driven by Internet of Things (IoT) deployments, as well as other smart technologies, smart city platforms provide the integrated capability to coordinate data, applications, …
How internal dysfunction puts your network at risk
IDG polled 200 network and cybersecurity professionals across the U.S. & Canada, and found almost inevitable consequences for organizations where network and …
Many adults want to reskill for cybersecurity careers
A new survey from Champlain College Online shows that not only are the majority of Americans concerned about cybersecurity threats, but many are willing to consider returning …
Election infrastructure security: Should we use Internet voting?
To protect the integrity and security of U.S. elections, all local, state, and federal elections should be conducted using human-readable paper ballots by the 2020 …
How metrics can enhance the effectiveness of security programs
For anyone responsible for maintaining their organization’s security posture, the findings from the SANS 2018 Security Operations Center (SOC) Survey should come as no …
How leadership implements cyber resiliency across their organizations
A majority of executives around the world feel they face a “specialist-generalist” dilemma as to whom leads on cyber resiliency due to its critical nature across …
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