Most companies anticipate a critical breach in 2019, CISOs need to prioritize threats
80 percent of IT business leaders anticipate a critical breach or successful cyberattack over the coming year, according to the Cyber Risk Index (CRI), a Trend Micro survey of …
SMBs spending a day each week dealing with cybersecurity issues
Almost half of UK small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) believe a cyberattack would put their business at risk of closure, and 48 per cent of businesses report they have had …
Healthcare email fraud: Attack attempts jump 473% over two years
Proofpoint found that healthcare organisations were targeted in 96 email fraud attacks on average in Q4 2018 – a 473 percent jump from Q1 2017. More than half of these …
Nearly two-thirds of organizations say tech skills gap is impacting IT audits
Technologies such as AI are reshaping the future of IT auditors, but auditors are largely optimistic about the future, according to new research from ISACA. In the Future of …
Impersonation, sender forgery and corporate email spoofing top the charts
This Q4 of 2018 was a busy period for phishing scammers. INKY researchers saw a spike in email volume this time of year as people use email to gather their receipts from …
88% of UK businesses breached during the last 12 months
The UK’s cyber threat environment is intensifying. Attacks are growing in volume, and the average number of breaches has increased, according to Carbon Black. Key survey …
People still shocked by how easy it is to track someone online
Netflix’s hit series You, has got people discussing their online privacy and traceability. However, McAfee, the device-to-cloud cybersecurity company, discovered less than a …
There’s a growing disconnect between data privacy expectations and reality
There is a growing disconnect between how companies capitalize on customer data and how consumers expect their data to be used, according to a global online survey …
Average DDoS attack volumes grew by 194% in 12 months
The volume and complexity of DDoS attacks continued to grow in Europe during the final quarter of 2018, according to Link11. While Link11’s Security Operations Center (LSOC) …
Infosec pros believe data isn’t secure in the cloud, despite desire for mass adoption
65 percent of infosecurity professionals would like to store object data in the cloud, but 47 percent either don’t believe or are not sure if data in the cloud is as …
How today’s workforce stays secure and what apps it prefers
User-focused security apps KnowBe4, LastPass, and Proofpoint dominate the list of fastest growing apps within enterprises, according to Okta. “KnowBe4 in particular is …
Evaluating the biggest cyber threats to the electric power sector
The network of power plants and lines connecting to homes and businesses is widely considered to be among the most critical infrastructure in the world. It’s also one of …
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