Can existing endpoint security controls prevent a significant attack?
Endpoint security solutions are failing to provide adequate protections to address today’s security threats, specifically malware, according to Minerva Labs. A majority of the …
$8.76 million: The average yearly cost of insider threats
According to The Ponemon Institute’s report, “2018 Cost of Insider Threats: Global Organizations,” the average cost of an insider threat annually is $8.76 million. It’s …
Are your organization’s key assets at risk?
A new study conducted by the Ponemon Institute shows increases in threats and awareness of threats to knowledge assets, as well as improvements in addressing those threats by …
SOCs require automation to avoid analyst fatigue for emerging threats
A survey conducted by LogicHub at RSA Conference 2018 identified 79 percent of respondents believe both human expertise and security automation is needed for a powerful …
Not all malware is created equal
Lastline’s Q4 2017 Malscape Monitor Report delivers previously unavailable trends and actionable insights into malicious behaviors and how threats unfold. The MIME types …
Largest inhibitor of cyber insurance market growth? Silent cyber risk
A new study of the UK cyber risk insurance and broker community reveals startling findings. First and foremost, the insurance industry needs to address non-affirmative cyber …
IT workforce increasingly overworked and stressed out
45% of IT workers are feeling the pressure of strained technology operations and suffer regular stress in their jobs, according to Chess Cybersecurity. IT staff who said they …
Energy security pros worry about catastrophic failure due to cyberattacks
70 percent of energy security professionals are concerned that a successful cyberattack could cause a catastrophic failure, such as an explosion, a recent survey has shown. Of …
Organizations are becoming more resilient to focused cyber attacks
Accenture has polled 4,600 security decision makers at US$1B+ companies in 15 countries to understand the effectiveness of security efforts and the adequacy of existing …
Tech-skilled cybersecurity pros in high demand and short supply
The worldwide cybersecurity skills gap continues to present a significant challenge, with 59 percent of information security professionals reporting unfilled cyber/information …
Most US consumers don’t trust companies to keep their data private
While a majority of the US public sees companies’ ability to keep data private as absolutely key, it has little trust in companies to do so. In fact, only 20 percent of them …
Devs know application security is important, but have no time for it
Sonatype polled 2,076 IT professionals to discover practitioner perspectives on evolving DevSecOps practices, shifting investments, and changing perceptions, and the results …
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