Changing nature of DDoS attacks
The volume of packets-per-second (PPS) has almost quadrupled compared to Q3 2010, illustrating a significant increase in the size and diversity of DDoS attacks over the past …
Change management leads to security breaches
75% of organizations believe their current change management processes could put them at risk of a security breach, according to Tufin. Having sampled 100 network security …
Why do companies backup infrequently?
Businesses are on average backing up to tape once a month, with one rather alarming statistic from the same survey showing 10 percent were only backing up to tape once per …
Top requirements for operating data in the cloud
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Cloud Data Governance (CDG) working group today introduced the results of its Cloud Consumer Advocacy Questionnaire and Information Survey. …
Effectiveness of web application firewalls
The best defense against web application vulnerabilities and threats is to professionally train Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) and to incorporate Dynamic Application …
Email archive productivity headache
U.S. businesses are failing to maximize the efficiency with which they extract useful business intelligence from archived email, according to GFI Software. While a majority of …
Expect an escalation in targeted attacks
Organizations and Internet users can expect an escalation in targeted attacks, growing social media threats and an increase in mobile malware, according to the M86 Security. …
Study of next-generation firewall deployments
The results of a Ponemon Institute survey show 55 percent of users globally, and 64 percent in the U.S., are leveraging next-generation firewalls to augment their current …
Worldwide security service spending to reach $35.1 billion
Worldwide security services spending is on pace to reach $35.1 billion in 2011, up from $31.1 billion in 2010, according to Gartner. The market is forecast to total $38.3 …
Global phishing trends and domain name use
A new survey by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) reveals that phishing attacks perpetrated against Chinese e-commerce and banking sites soared by 44 percent in the first …
Angry Birds know where you live
75% of the public may be giving away their physical location when downloading smartphone applications, according to AdaptiveMobile. 69% of smartphone users are adamant that …
One in nine Internet users surfing without protection
The number of new malware strains continues to rise. G Data Security Labs counted over 1.2 million new computer malware strains in the first half of the year alone. Despite …
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