Exposing the profitability of private data
Security breaches, cyber criminals, and organized attacks made it nearly impossible to keep personal and financial data private, according to Trend Micro. This annual report …
Parents fear their kids are exposed to online threats
More than a quarter (27 per cent) of parents believe their children have been exposed to online risks, such as accessing inappropriate content or cyber bullying in the past 12 …
As crimeware evolves, phishing attacks increase
The number of phishing campaigns increased by more than 20 percent in the third quarter of 2013, with crimeware attacks evolving and proliferating, according to the APWG. The …
Security concerns holding back data center consolidation
Security concerns are preventing businesses from unlocking the potential benefits of data center consolidation and cloud services, according to SafeNet. The research, which is …
Encryption use continues to grow
Use of encryption continues to grow in response to consumer concerns, privacy compliance regulations and on-going cyber attacks and yet there are still major challenges in …
Governments unprepared for the impact of the big five IT trends
A new MeriTalk study, underwritten by Brocade, examines how the implementation of the Big Five – data center consolidation, mobility, security, big data, and cloud …
Mobility is the weakest security link
Surveying more than 750 security decision makers and practitioners, a CyberEdge Group report found that more than 60 percent had been breached in 2013 with a quarter of all …
What do government security pros think?
Tripwire and the Government Technology Research Alliance (GTRA) announced the results of a U.S. government cybersecurity survey that evaluated the attitudes and responses of …
Trends in web application security
Despite web application vendors being more responsive and releasing security patches much faster than in 2012, new research revealed that it is still taking an average of over …
Adults admit logging into their partners social media accounts
New research reveals that one in four Brits will be sending a saucy message or photo to their other half. However, lovers might want to think twice before hitting send on …
Insecure file sharing puts corporate data at risk
Personal email could be 2014’s biggest threat to corporate data. A new survey of more than 500 professionals by Globalscape found that in the past 12 months, 63 percent …
Lack of skills hindering appsec programs
An ongoing shortage of skills in application security is severely hampering the implementation of effective Appsec programs, according to SANS. The 2014 Application Security …