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Users still have a casual attitude regarding security

A Siber Systems survey of over 700 adults from the United States, the U.K., Germany and other countries shows a significant disconnect between how individuals perceive online …

Motivations, trends and measurement of IT security spending

A new comparative survey by The Ponemon Institute explores the motivations behind IT security spending among UK and US organizations, and how industry regulations, data breach …

IT security implications of key technology trends for 2013

Automated controls are increasingly being used by organizations to manage the cost of compliance and reduce their business risk believes Turnkey Consulting. Their latest …

Most security pros want more desktop privilege control

While the majority of security professionals recognize the importance of limiting administrative rights on corporate desktops and laptops, many organizations continue to lag …

Key trends in financial crime, risk and compliance for 2013

Investment in managing financial crime and compliance remains a high priority, with a significant uptick in planned expenditure for 2013, according to Detica NetReveal. Fraud …

Increasing cloud adoption puts enterprises at risk

Enterprises are running one-third of their mission-critical applications in the cloud today and expect to have half of all critical applications running in the cloud by 2015, …

Not all security devices are created equal

Independent test lab Broadband-Testing released a report on its performance validation of IT network firewall solutions from Cisco Systems, NetPilot, SonicWall and WatchGuard. …

Six threats to watch out for in 2013

FortiGuard Labs revealed its 2013 threat predictions, highlighting six threats to watch out for next year. 1. APTs Target Individuals through mobile platforms APTs also known …

Most prevalent threat detections of the holiday season

In November, GFI threat researchers encountered email threats disguised as notices from American Express, DHL and UPS as the holiday season kicked into full gear, as well as a …

Proprietary platforms to cause complexity in 2013

Citrix predicts that the rise of consumerisation and the Bring-Your-Own (BYO) phenomenon will force IT departments to focus on the challenge of apps and data governance. 2012 …

Motives behind IT budget spend and 2013 cloud trends

A global survey of 550 CIOs, IT Directors, and senior IT managers has confirmed motives behind their IT budget spend in 2012, while revealing the rate of cloud adoption in …

Half of CIOs don’t test cloud security

Cybersecurity tops CIO’s concerns, with 84% of CIOs stating that they are either concerned or very concerned about the risks associated with IT security breaches. Yet …

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