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Inadequate IT processes continue to create major security and compliance risks

The results of a study of more than 900 IT security professionals, conducted by Dimensional Research, spotlights how common security best practices – such as timely …

business
Company directors are increasingly involved with cybersecurity

According to a new survey by BDO USA, 79% of public company directors report that their board is more involved with cybersecurity than it was 12 months ago and 78% say they …

Apple Face ID
How Apple’s Face ID works, learns, and protects

Apple has unveiled a new version of its privacy page and a paper throwing more light on how Face ID, its newest biometric authentication option, works on iPhone X …

hunt
Laying the foundation for a proactive SOC

Most companies are trying to shift their Security Operations Center (SOC) from a reactive to a proactive posture. To do that, the analysts’ reaction to security events …

(IN)SECURE Magazine 55
(IN)SECURE Magazine issue 55 released

(IN)SECURE Magazine is a free digital security publication discussing some of the hottest information security topics. Issue 55 has been released today. Table of contents …

GDPR
Only 45% of organizations have a structured plan for GDPR compliance

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will go into effect in 2018, making organizations accountable for personal data protection including how and where data is stored …

Deloitte
After hack, security researchers probe Deloitte’s security posture

It’s difficult – if not impossible – for any organization to keep their networks and systems completely safe from knowledgeable, well-resourced and …

ATM
ATM hackers switch to network-based attacks

More and more attacks against ATMs are network-based, Trend Micro researchers have found. Since the discovery of the first ATM malware back in 2009, criminals have …

Which security investments make a difference?

Costly cyber attacks are having a significant and growing financial impact on businesses worldwide. According to Accenture and the Ponemon Institute, in 2017 the average cost …

biohazard
Healthcare sector reports greatest number of security incidents

McAfee Labs saw healthcare surpass public sector to report the greatest number of security incidents in Q2, while the Faceliker Trojan helped drive quarter’s 67% increase in …

Skull
Shocker? Companies still unprepared to deal with ransomware

Companies and government agencies are overwhelmed by frequent, severe ransomware attacks, which have now become the #1 cyber threat to organizations, according to Crowd …

Showtime
Showtime’s Web sites roped visitors’ CPU into mining cryptocurrency

Here’s the latest good reason for users to block JavaScript: if you don’t, your computer’s CPU power could be used to mine cryptocurrency without your …

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