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Bitcoin
How security pros see the future of cryptocurrencies and cryptomining

Data gathered by Lastline at RSA Conference 2018 reveals security professionals’ perspectives on the future of cryptocurrencies and cryptomining, response to ransomware …

bomb
Fraud data shows 680% spike in fraudulent mobile app transactions

The number of fraudulent transactions originating from a mobile app during the first quarter has increased by 200 per cent since 2015, according to RSA Security. Analysis from …

healthcare
1 in 10 healthcare organizations paid a ransom within the last year

More than one in three healthcare organizations have suffered a cyberattack within the last year, while almost one in 10 have paid a ransom or extortion fee, according to …

password
Password pattern analysis: Risky, lazy passwords the norm

Dashlane announced the findings of an analysis of over 61 million passwords. The analysis was conducted with research provided by Dr. Gang Wang, an Assistant Professor in the …

danger
Pressures impacting security pros are up, threats are turning up the heat

Trustwave released the 2018 Security Pressures Report based on a global survey of 1,600 full-time IT professionals who are security decision makers or security influencers …

mobile device
High-level vulnerabilities discovered in 84% of Android shopping apps

More than 84% of the shopping apps have three or more high-level security vulnerabilities, according to a security assessment by Appknox and Seworks. A total of 274 …

editor
The percentage of open source code in proprietary apps is rising

The number of open source components in the codebase of proprietary applications keeps rising and with it the risk of those apps being compromised by attackers leveraging …

GDPR
Are you ready for the GDPR deadline?

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance deadline looms four days away, but only 29 percent of companies will be ready, according to a new global survey by …

evil
Internet of Things: Who is watching you?

An overwhelming number of IT security professionals (85%) see a cyberattack on critical infrastructure happening in the next five years. Pwnie Express CEO Todd DeSisto says …

Europe
Europe continues to be a cybercrime hub

ThreatMetrix announced new data revealing a 30 percent year-on-year increase in the volume of cyberattacks hitting Europe in the first quarter of 2018. As attacks patterns …

802 Secure
Relying on legacy security technologies leaves you blind to IoT threats

As shadow IoT infiltrate organizations, the variety of risks and threats stemming from these devices put networks and data at risk, according to 802 Secure. IoT and IIoT …

GDPR
Most firms struggle to comply with GDPR deadline

With GDPR coming into effect in just over a week from today, 85 percent of firms in Europe and the United States will not be ready on time. Additionally, one in four will not …

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