How cybercriminals attack homes, and how to stop them
At a recent Home Hacker Lab event, an ethical hacker revealed how cybercriminals attack, and what consumers can do to protect themselves. The October 13 workshop in New York …
Encryption software market to reach $8.94 billion by 2021
The ecryption software market size is estimated to grow from $3.05 billion in 2016 to $8.94 billion by 2021, at an estimated CAGR of 24.0%, according to MarketsandMarkets. …
Most would stop using digital payments if breached
88% of respondents to a survey conducted by Wakefield Research would stop using digital payments if they personally fell victim to cybercriminal activities as a result of a …
Smart cities face unique and escalating cyber threats
Ninety-eight percent of respondents to a survey conducted by Dimensional Research consider smart cities at risk for cyber attacks. Smart cities use IT solutions to manage a …
The realities of WiFi troubleshooting
WiFi continues to be the source of serious problems and confusion in enterprise K-12 and higher education. The most common issues reported were WiFi association and WiFi …
Proliferation of vulnerable open source components creates growing risk
The continued and persistent use of components in software development is creating systemic risk in our digital infrastructure. A new Veracode report also found that companies …
Public Wi-Fi: Users’ habits and perceptions of risk
A new Xirrus survey highlights users’ habits and perceptions of risk when connecting to public Wi-Fi. The survey polled more than 2,000 business users, including executives …
Civilization infrastructure: Connected sensors and digital intelligence
A new type of infrastructure needs to be built that is not just going to reshape business, but also the way people live, according to Gartner. CIOs are the builders of this …
Alarming cloud encryption misconceptions revealed
Businesses have a high level of concern about the exposure of sensitive and regulated data in the cloud to security threats. Yet despite this, the majority of data owners …
Worldwide security technology revenue to surpass $100 billion in 2020
Worldwide revenues for security-related hardware, software, and services will grow from $73.7 billion in 2016 to $101.6 billion in 2020. This represents a compound annual …
1 in 5 executives take risks with sensitive data to meet regulatory demands
The Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AML), the EU-US Privacy Shield and the Market Abuse Directive (MAD) and Regulation (MAR) are the three biggest regulatory pressures across …
How identity and access management is critical in the digital transformation process
Digital transformation is a top priority and source of anxiety for enterprises, but the majority of IT decision makers have not completed technology deployments to address the …