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DNS
Most Fortune 50 companies unprepared for major DNS attack

ThousandEyes has found that 68 percent of the top 50 companies on the Global Fortune 500 rankings are not adequately prepared for the next major attack on the DNS. …

IoT
Current state of IoT deployments and future expansion across enterprises

One in four Global Fortune 2000 enterprises rank Internet of Things deployment as the most important initiative in their organization yet 90% experience barriers to effective …

bomb
IIS attacks surge from 2,000 to 1.7 million over last quarter

IIS, Drupal, and Oracle WebLogic web technologies experienced increased attacks in Q2 2018. According to a new threat report from eSentire, IIS attacks showed a massive …

globe
Growing intrusion trends: A perspective on today’s most sophisticated cyberattacks

According to a new CrowdStrike report, the technology, professional services, and hospitality sectors were targeted most often by cyber adversaries. The actors used a variety …

glasses
Privileged account practices are poor, and IT security teams know it

One Identity released new global research that uncovers a widespread inability to implement basic best practices across identity and access management (IAM) and privileged …

user
Most consumers don’t trust companies to keep personal information secure

High-profile security breaches and changing regulations have raised consumer concerns and pressured businesses, establishing 2018 as a landmark year in the data economy. …

person
945 data breaches led to compromise of 4.5 billion data records in first half of 2018

Gemalto released the latest findings of the Breach Level Index, a global database of public data breaches, revealing 945 data breaches led to 4.5 billion data records being …

mobile devices
Mobile security threats: Lack of visibility is putting businesses at risk

A significant lack of visibility into devices and networks is putting businesses at risk for data leakage and phishing attacks, according to a study conducted by Enterprise …

stats
Global spending on security solutions to reach $133.7 billion in 2022

Worldwide spending on security-related hardware, software, and services is forecast to reach $133.7 billion in 2022, according to IDC. Although spending growth is expected to …

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Modern application architectures create vast business benefits

Adopting a modern application architecture is critical to business success and a significant driver of profit growth in today’s digital economy, according to the results of a …

BEC scams
BEC-as-a-Service: Hacked accounts available from $150

Digital Shadows has announced the findings of new research revealing the diversity of methods used to infiltrate company emails. The FBI has estimated that scams resulting …

cloud
Most enterprises highly vulnerable to security events caused by cloud misconfiguration

Fugue released the results of its Cloud Infrastructure Misconfiguration Report. The survey of more than 300 IT professionals revealed that most enterprises are highly …

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