Ransomware attack leaves Johannesburg residents without electricity
A ransomware attack aimed at City Power, the electricity provider for Johannesburg (aka Joburg), South Africa, has resulted in some residents temporarily without power. While …
Damaging insider threats rise to new highs in the past year
70 percent of organizations are more frequently seeing insider attacks, with 60 percent experiencing one or more within the last 12 months, and 68 percent feeling “extremely …
The need for scalable OT security
As manufacturers and other industrial network owners are becoming more security conscious, they are coming up against security performance issues. Operational Technology (OT) …
New infosec products of the week: July 26, 2019
Centrify unveils free cloud-based PAM offering for organizations that do not have a password vault Centrify’s Free Tier Vault is available immediately in the AWS Marketplace, …
Current methods for anonymizing data leave individuals at risk of being re-identified
With the first large fines for breaching GDPR upon us, even anonymized datasets can be traced back to individuals using machine learning, researchers from University of …
Phishing is a billion-dollar global industry, consumers are the main target
Phishing is a growing pain point for individuals, businesses and CSPs, according to Allot. Consumers are the main target of these attacks, and they are calling for better …
100% of IT execs are modernizing architectures, but struggling with data silos and vendor lock-in
99% of IT execs report challenges with architecture modernization and 98% report challenges with their corporate data architectures (data silos), a DataStax survey reveals. …
How to improve the hiring and retaining of infosec professionals?
The cybersecurity staffing and skills shortage is a well-known reality and the situation is predicted to get worse in the coming years. There are many problems There are …
50% of organizations believe attackers can infiltrate their networks each time they try
As organizations increase investments in automation and agility, a general lack of awareness about the existence of privileged credentials – across DevOps, robotic process …
Every minute, $2.9 million is lost to cybercrime
Cybercriminals cost the global economy $2.9 million every minute last year, a total of $1.5 trillion, according to RiskIQ. Top companies pay $25 per minute due to security …
Employees overestimate the efficacy of their workplace’s email security strategy
22 percent of businesses have experienced a data breach – defined as loss of confidential data or credentials, compromised account loss, or fraudulent financial transactions – …
Most SMBs have not identified and documented cybersecurity threats
A majority of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) do not have cybersecurity protection at the top of their agenda and are highly prone to risks and vulnerabilities, …
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