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320 breaches reported between July and September

Consumers experienced a wide range of data privacy and security threats in the third quarter of 2014 as hackers successfully conducted large-scale attacks against financial …

Overwhelming optimism for information security in 2015

Expectations for data security next year are surprisingly optimistic given the harsh reality of 2014, which has been the worst year on record for data breaches, according to a …

DDoS attacks continue to fall in size and frequency

The newest up-and-coming countries of origin for DDoS attacks will be Vietnam, India and Indonesia in 2015, according to Black Lotus. While these countries don’t have …

One billion attacks were blocked during the third quarter

Over a billion malicious attacks were detected and blocked during the third quarter, according to Kaspersky Lab. One third of Web attacks were carried out using malicious Web …

Critical factors in preventing data breaches

McAfee issued a new report that assesses organizations’ abilities to detect and deflect targeted attacks, reveals the top eight most critical indicators of attack, and …

One-in-four have been victims of identity theft

Identity theft has ranked as the top concern amongst consumers questioned about their digital lifestyles, according to Centrify. The survey of 1,000 UK consumers, reveals that …

Top 5 fraud risk areas in the workplace

Limited knowledge and awareness about what constitutes confidential information is putting UK businesses at risk of falling victim to fraud if these materials are not securely …

Secure remote file access challenges

While the majority of full-time employees access files remotely (89%), nearly three-quarters (73%) still do so via email, and less than a quarter (22%) are aware of a …

The biggest challenges around connected devices

Few European IT departments or workplaces are ready for the invasion of wearable technology and other connected devices. According to a 110-country survey of ISACA members who …

Do senior executives value information security?

Information security is low down on the list of risks to the business, according to NTT Com Security. The report, based on a survey of 800 senior business decision-makers (not …

Many IT pros store compromising material on their mobile phones

It appears that Jennifer Lawrence is not the only one with risqué photos on her mobile device. According to a new survey from ESET, 39 percent of the UK’s leading IT …

73% of organizations say BYOD increases security risks

Findings from a Kensington survey on the security risks created by BYOD policies in the enterprise show that 73 percent believe that BYOD represents greater security risks for …

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