
Exposing the economics behind cyber attacks
A new survey by the Ponemon Institute provides insight into topics like the average earnings of a cyberattacker, the amount of time attacks typically take, and how to prevent …

Compromised enterprise networks fuel 236 percent increase in viruses and worms
Solutionary performed a broad analysis of the threat landscape, which uncovered several key findings. One of the most compelling finding links the rapid growth (236 percent) …

Consumers are increasingly concerned about privacy and they’re acting on it
More Americans are concerned about not knowing how the personal information collected about them online is used than losing their principal source of income. A new study by …

Why cybercriminals target healthcare data
In 2015, one in three Americans were victims of healthcare data breaches, attributed to a series of large-scale attacks that each affected more than 10 million individuals. …

Most large organizations will have a Chief Data Officer by 2019
The race to drive competitive advantage and improved efficiency through better use of information assets is leading to a sharp rise in the number of chief data officers …

Larger, more complex, financially motivated DDoS attacks on the rise
DDoS attacks are becoming increasingly larger, more complex, and perpetrated by cyber extortionist instead of hacktivists and vandals, the results of Arbor Networks’ …

1 in 3 home routers will be used as public Wi-Fi hotspots by 2017
Juniper Research predicts that at least 1 in 3 home routers will be used as public Wi-Fi hotspots by 2017, and that the total installed base of such dual-use routers will …

The dismal state of payment data security
With acceptance of mobile and other new forms of payments expected to double in the next two years, a new global study shows a critical need for organizations to improve their …

Top drivers of investment in forensic data analytics
Cyber breaches and insider threats, which include malicious insiders stealing, manipulating or destroying data, are the fastest-growing risks according to executives and are …

Threats to the critical information infrastructure on the rise
Citizens and businesses depend on information and communications infrastructure to support online critical services (e.g. energy, telecommunications, healthcare). Increased …

The corporate risk factor disclosure landscape
Corporate risks disclosed by public companies in SEC filings often are generic and do not provide investors with clear, concise and insightful information that is …

Organizations are spending ineffectively to prevent data breaches
A new report by 451 Research, which polled 1,100 senior IT security executives at large enterprises worldwide, details rates of data breach and compliance failures, …
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