100,000 laptops and phones left in UK bars each year
UK bars guzzle up a staggering 138,000 mobile phones and laptops each year, and alarmingly 64 percent of the devices do not have any security protection installed, which means …
Strong passwords don’t matter if employees don’t secure them
The line between personal and professional use of apps and devices continues to blur, and while employees claim to prioritize online security, data fro Ping Identity shows …
86% of PHP-based apps contain at least one XSS vulnerability
Four out of five applications written in PHP, Classic ASP and ColdFusion that were assessed by Veracode failed at least one of the OWASP Top 10. Given the volume of PHP …
Finance organizations risk data by failing to secure unique employee logins
Customers’ personal and financial data is being put at risk as many industry personnel are not assigned unique login and password details, new research from IS Decisions has …
Top 10 technology challenges for IT audit professionals
The top technology challenge faced by IT audit executives and professionals worldwide is to keep pace with emerging technology and infrastructure changes, including …
Lack of visibility and security concerns hinder cloud adoption
When it comes to migrating to the cloud, 65% of companies are concerned with security and 40% worry about their loss of physical control over data in the cloud. In particular, …
Remote working on the rise despite security concerns
Remote working is increasing in popularity as 96 percent of surveyed organisations now permit remote/mobile working, with 98 percent stating that it is advantageous to their …
75% of companies experienced a fraud incident in the past year
Three quarters of companies (75%) have fallen victim to a fraud incident in the past year, a rise of 14 percentage points in just three years, according to Kroll.The findings …
Most consumers concerned about becoming victims of online crime
Globally, 62 percent of consumers believe it’s more likely their credit card information will be stolen online compared to only 38 percent who think it’s more likely they will …
Users find backdoors to do their job
Balabit unveiled the results of its pan-European survey into the current state of IT security. The survey looked at how organisations balance IT security and business …
40% of companies expect a data breach next year
Clearswift released their annual Clearswift Insider Threat Index (CITI) exploring why firms have been slow to address internal security threats and including data from …
Threat and vulnerability management market revenue to reach $5.3 billion
Data trends show that the global threat and Vulnerability Management (VM) market is expected to grow from US$5.3 billion in 2015 to $8.6 billion in 2020, according to ABI …