83% of businesses are not prepared for an online security incident
Arbor Networks announced the results of a survey on the issue of incident response preparedness. The Economist Intelligence Unit surveyed 360 senior business leaders, the …
Digital devices used every day that could result in a security breach
Data breaches cost U.S. enterprises an average of $5.4 million per incident in 2012, according to the Ponemon Institute and Cintas Corporation. With the growing number of …
Tax-related identity theft will rise
Tax-related identity theft has been on the rise for years and the ITRC predicts it won’t be slowing down in 2014. The Javelin Strategy & Research 2014 Identity …
Criminal attacks on healthcare increase 100 percent
As millions of new patients enter the U.S. healthcare system under the Affordable Care Act, patient records have become a smorgasbord for criminals. A new study on patient …
How do the top 100 UK ecommerce sites deal with personal data?
Dashlane assessed the password security procedures on the Top 100 e-commerce sites by examining 26 different password security criteria and awarding/docking points depending …
External IT security risks are increasing
Over two thirds (71.8%) of organizations believe that the IT security risks they face from external sources has increased. This is the key finding of annual industry research …
Do organizations care about data protection?
Most consumers just don’t believe that the personal and financial data they submit to corporations is safe. That’s the unmistakable takeaway from a new snap poll …
Without security, clouds can’t reign
A PerspecSys study, conducted on the show floor of RSA Conference 2014, polled 130 security professionals about their organizations’ policies and attitudes as they …
Fraudulent tax returns net nearly $4 billion for cybercriminals
ThreatMetrix announced the risks consumers face during tax season and strategies to protect taxpayer identities, especially when filing online returns. Of all potentially …
European IT pros reveal top reasons to monitor privileged users
BalaBit IT Security announced results of a recent survey of IT security professionals about use of privileged identity management (PIM) and privileged activity monitoring …
Cybersecurity concerns becoming a boardroom issue
The increasing frequency, sophistication, and business impact of cyber-attacks have pushed cybersecurity planning and protection from an operational concern of IT departments …
Major gaps found in the governance of emerging technologies
SailPoint published an infographic which outlines recent research results that indicate that while global enterprises are embracing – and in some instances mandating …
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