Social engineering tops list of help desk security threats
Help desks are most commonly asked to assist users in addressing common IT problems including password resets and application and connectivity issues. Often the performance of …
Vendors patch security vulnerabilities within 3 weeks
High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab released its statistics on web application security for the first half of 2013. The statistics is based on HTB Security Advisories that …
US retains spamming crown
Sophos has published the latest ‘Dirty Dozen’ of spam relaying countries, covering the second quarter of 2013. As the US retains the top spot among spam-relaying …
Email security: Perception vs. reality
When it comes to email security in the workplace, 98 percent of employees believe they demonstrate either equally secure or more secure behaviors than their colleagues. …
Security metrics are too complicated for senior executives
Tripwire announced the results of research on the state of risk-based security management with the Ponemon Institute. Key findings include: 75% of respondents say metrics are …
Workers do not trust employers with personal data
Workers using their own mobile devices for work remain fearful of their employer accessing their personal information. A new Aruba Networks report features a study of over …
Most Internet users have fallen victim to malware
The current state of cyber-security has left US Internet users anxious about hacks and password theft. Despite constant victimization, the majority are not using two-factor …
Abuse of mobile app permissions
McAfee Labs found that under the camouflage of “free” apps, criminals are able to get consumers to agree to invasive permissions that allow scammers to deploy …
Mobile and cloud data risks exposed
A new Ponemon eport focuses on the risks associated with employee access to regulated data, such as protected health and financial information, via company or personal mobile …
Are cyber attacks more dangerous than physical attacks?
Eighty percent of C-level executives and IT security professionals believe that cyber attacks pose a greater risk to their nation than physical attacks, while 51 percent …
The state of risk-based security management
A new Ponemon Institute survey covers risk-based security management program governance and maturity and includes 571 U.K. and 749 U.S. respondents from the following areas: …
Nearly 200,000 new malware samples appear daily
Most companies greatly underestimate the number of new malicious programs appearing daily, and only six per cent recognize the true scale of the threat, according to B2B …
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