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Businessman
Most SMBs are not worried about their business being hacked

America’s small business owners may want to consider placing a greater emphasis on cyber awareness and best practices year-round. According to a new survey by Paychex, …

cloud
Third-party risk management: Moving toward centralized, automated systems

While concerns about third-party risk remain high – particularly regarding cyber security – 58% of organizations ranked their programs as maturing or advanced, according to …

email
CEO email exposure underscores the importance of password management

Nearly one in three major CEOs has been pwned using their company email address, according to a new F-Secure study. In other words, a service they access using their company …

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Lending industry faces higher fraud costs than e-commerce, retail and financial services

Lenders face higher costs of fraud than other industries, including retail, e-commerce and financial services. For every dollar of fraud, lending companies incur $2.82 in …

industry
Data-driven analysis of vulnerabilities in real-world OT networks

Operational Technology (OT) networks are ripe targets for adversaries, whose motives range from criminal intent to operational disruption and even threats to human and …

cloud
Cloud security today: Complexity, compliance, and containerization

An new report by Threat Stack and ESG sheds light on the security and business challenges that accompany the growth of public cloud environments and containers. Overall, the …

virtual reality
Immersive technologies are game changers for cybersecurity job growth

A new ESG study, which surveyed more than 500 people aged 16 to 24, revealed that 74% of respondents said the use of VR tools would increase their likelihood of pursuing …

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Cybercriminals focus on the shipping and cloud storage sectors

The Anti-Phishing Working Group’s latest report found upticks in phishing attacks against companies in the Logistics & Shipping as well Cloud Storage & File …

family
The complex digital life of the modern family: Online safety and privacy concerns

The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) conducted a study to better understand teens and parents’ attitudes, concerns and knowledge base about online safety and …

mobile payment
Can it be true? Most consumers value security more than convenience

52 percent of UK consumers think fraud is an inevitable part of shopping online, according to Paysafe, a global payments provider. What are the top three challenges of …

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Business suffers as over-zealous security tools block legitimate work

Most security teams utilise a ‘prohibition approach’ – i.e. restricting user access to websites and applications – a tactic which is hampering productivity and innovation …

Terminal
Most organizations don’t have SSH security policies in place

Cybercriminals can abuse SSH keys to secure and automate administrator-to-machine and machine-to-machine access to critical business functions. According to Venafi’s research, …

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