Trust in the cloud is at an all-time low
Data security and trust in cloud-based services are a rapidly growing concern for IT decision makers within large organizations, according to a new global study from BT. While …
Consumers increasingly blame companies for data breaches
Moving forward, every company involved in a major data breach—those actually attacked, such as retailers Home Depot, Target, Goodwill and Neiman Marcus, as well as banks, …
Energy IT pros show surprising optimism
Tripwire announced the results of a survey of 104 attendees at the EnergySec Security Summit in Texas. Industry research shows most breaches go undiscovered for weeks, months …
Emerging international data privacy challenges
According to a new survey from the Cloud Security Alliance there is a growing and strong interest in harmonizing privacy laws towards a universal set of principles. …
Companies becoming lax in managing BYOD risk
Exposure to risk is as much of a threat today as it was in 2013; however, organizations have become less diligent in BYOD management and mitigation, according to TEKsystems. …
Board practices regarding IT oversight and cybersecurity
Greater director involvement in social media oversight, concern about the Department of Homeland Security/NIST cybersecurity frameworks and increased use of IT consultants are …
High-volume DDoS attacks on the rise
A continuing trend of DDoS attacks are short in duration and repeated frequently. In parallel, high-volume and high-rate DDoS attacks were on the upswing in the first half of …
Mobile device security is sacrificed for workforce efficiency
While mobile devices are an integral part of the workplace, the cyber security practices and budgets in most organizations are not keeping pace with the growing number of …
Federal regulations on cyber security lead to revenue loss
Even though 87 percent those surveyed in the financial service industry agree that current regulatory changes are very important or critical to keeping their companies and …
Users trust mobile service providers more than employers
Privacy from employers is the top concern for employees being asked to use their own devices for work purposes, according to AdaptiveMobile. The research found that while over …
Security pros don’t know the number of cloud apps in their networks
In what could be called a tale of perception versus reality, the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) released the results of a new survey that found a significant difference between …
72% of businesses don’t trust cloud vendors
There is widespread mistrust of cloud providers across Europe with seven in 10 businesses accusing them of failing to comply with laws and regulations on data protection and …