Ineffective password security practices plague organizations
Just over 13 percent of IT security professionals admit to being able to access previous employers’ systems using their old credentials, according to Lieberman Software. …
The cloud will transform the airport experience
Airports are increasingly identifying the need to switch to cloud systems in order to improve operational efficiencies, according to Amadeus, who collected the viewpoints of …
Large increase in PayPal-related phishing URLs
CYREN published its April 2014 Internet Threats Trend Report. Among its findings, they revealed a 73 percent increase in the number of phishing attacks aimed at PayPal users. …
What is the key to IT program management?
The ability to categorize IT programs and assign them appropriate tactics, skills and resources is critical to the generation of positive outcomes, according to Gartner, inc. …
Trust in the U.S. cloud on the decline
Perspecsys revealed a continental cloud divide between the U.S. and Europe, based on data findings from a study it conducted at Infosecurity Europe 2014. Perspecsys surveyed …
What are the biggest risks with the Internet of Things?
The majority of small businesses in the U.S. (82 percent) believe the Internet of Things (IoT) will bring fresh opportunities for their business, according to a new study …
More enterprises to adopt multi-factor authentication
Rising security risks, and demand for seamless and secure access across any device, anytime, has triggered greater adoption of authentication solutions. A new SafeNet survey …
Hybrid cloud computing success factors
In the past three years, private cloud computing has moved from an aspiration to a tentative reality for nearly half of the world’s large organizations. Hybrid cloud …
Company and employee disconnect on BYOD security policies
Many employees do not take adequate steps to protect company information, a weakness that could result in critical security breakdowns, according to Webroot. Key findings: …
Cybercrime attack targets, victims, motivations and methods
Trustwave experts gathered the data from 691 breach investigations (a 54 percent increase from 2012) across 24 countries in addition to proprietary threat intelligence gleaned …
Insider threat and privileged user abuse
Despite heightened awareness of insider threats, most organizations continue to grapple with how to mitigate risks to their networks and sensitive information. According to a …
Legacy cybersecurity products failed to protect 97% of organizations
A new report examines attack data captured by FireEye security appliances from 1,217 organizations around the world from October 2013 to March 2014. Offering a unique glimpse …