Criminals stole $3.4B from online revenues in 2011
Merchants are making gains against fraud but the battle continues, according to CyberSource, a Visa company. The fraud rate by order (the percentage of orders that turned out …
CIOs still sensitive about cloud adoption
More than 90% of CIOs and IT directors believe that data and its sensitivity level dictates the type of cloud solution they are considering when researching cloud vendors, …
The importance of master data management
Master data management (MDM) is critical to achieving effective information governance, according to Gartner. Failure to manage information accurately has been the root cause …
SharePoint users develop insecure habits
Microsoft SharePoint users are aware of the risks that exposing sensitive data can cause to their organization, yet unbelievably they are using the collaboration tool as an …
74% believe mobile devices increase security incidents
The number of personal mobile devices connecting to corporate networks has more than doubled in the past two years, according to Check Point. 74% of UK businesses (compared …
Global view into application usage
New research published by Palo Alto Networks indicates explosive growth in global social networking and browser-based file sharing on corporate networks, with a 300 percent …
Threat incidents and security wins in 2011
Having spent much of the year battling data breaches that led to huge information and financial loss, the security industry was likely relieved to see 2011 come to a close. In …
Volume and sophistication of attacks to increase
Based on activity levels observed in the second half of 2011, the growing pace, volume and sophistication of attacks suggest consumers, small businesses and corporations will …
Retailers increasingly considering biometric authentication
More than half of retailers still use passwords for point-of-sale (POS) system login, despite concerns over the sharing and misuse of those passwords, according to …
Key security developments for 2012
Kroll Ontrack, the leading provider of data recovery, electronic discovery, and information management products and services, today announced the most important technology …
Worldwide IT spending to grow in 2012
Worldwide IT spending is forecast to total $3.8 trillion in 2012, a 3.7 percent increase from 2011, according to the latest outlook by Gartner. In 2011, worldwide IT spending …
Online scam susceptibility of American consumers
PC Tools, in collaboration with the Ponemon Institute, announced the findings of its online scam susceptibility study of 1,858 American consumers. The results of the survey …
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