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The problem with security shortcuts

A combination of irresponsible user behavior and weaknesses in the protection of networks could create more risks for data breaches during the holiday period than at any other …

Web Application Firewall revenue to reach $777.3 million in 2018

The global Web application firewall (WAF) market was once primarily driven by regulatory requirements to protect Web applications and the sensitive customer data they collect. …

Week in review: POODLE targeting TLS, insider threats, and the new issue of (IN)SECURE Magazine

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, reviews and articles: Software security in a market for lemons Programming has always been …

FIDO Alliance prepares for industry adoption of strong authentication in 2015

The FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance published final 1.0 drafts of its two specifications – Universal Authentication Framework (UAF) and Universal 2nd Factor (U2F). …

Insider threats 101: The threat within

Recent events – both in the United States and in Japan – have forced IT administrators everywhere to reevaluate the possibility of insider threats. Because of …

Payment gateway provider breached

New Jersey-based Charge Anywhere, whose electronic payment gateway solutions route payment transactions from merchants’ Point-of-Sale (PoS) systems to their payment …

Do senior executives understand their role in data security?

There are four distinct groups of organization when it comes to measuring how much value senior executives place on their company’s data and how well that data is …

10 strategies to protect patient information

Data breaches, lawsuits, medical identity theft—all cringe-worthy realities—and the threats to patient data have never been greater. With cybercrime targeting healthcare, …

Security deficiencies that increase data breach risk

Many businesses still struggle with information security deficiencies and common security weaknesses that can elevate their risk of data breaches. Based on a global survey of …

Security trends you should NOT worry about in 2015, and five you should

Along with its latest predictions, which examine the likelihood of common network security prophecies next year, WatchGuard’s security research team also included five …

Browser vulnerabilities to become biggest endpoint challenge

A growing number of flaws in web browsers is viewed as the biggest endpoint security headache by today’s IT decision-makers, according to Malwarebytes. With the number …

Corporate data: Protected asset or a ticking time bomb?

Despite a growing number of data breaches occurring under the glare of the public spotlight, 71 percent of employees in a new survey report that they have access to data they …

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