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You should prepare for the next mega data breach

September 27, 2018 7:30 am

Advertisement As of September 2018, it’s been one year since the historical Equifax mega data breach that impacted nearly half of all consumers in the U.S. Since this monumental invasion of personal data, fraudsters have shown little to no notion of slowing down as evident by the continued emergence of additional data breaches. In fact,...

Less than a third of companies have dedicated cybersecurity insurance

September 4, 2018 7:06 am

Advertisement Only one third of senior executives in UK organisations admit their company insurance currently covers them for a security breach and for the financial impact of data loss, despite the fact that 81 percent agree that it is ‘vital’ their organisation is insured against information security breaches. This is according to the Risk:Value report...

Global information security spending to exceed $124 billion in 2019

August 23, 2018 8:41 am

Advertisement Worldwide spending on information security products and services will reach more than $114 billion in 2018, an increase of 12.4 percent from last year, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. In 2019, the market is forecast to grow 8.7 percent to $124 billion. “Security leaders are striving to help their organizations securely use...

What is phishing? How this cyber attack works and how to prevent it

August 10, 2018 9:45 am

Advertisement Phishing is a cyber attack that uses disguised email as a weapon. The goal is to trick the email recipient into believing that the message is something they want or need — a request from their bank, for instance, or a note from someone in their company — and to click a link or...

State of Email Security: What Can Stop Email Threats?

July 30, 2018 3:00 pm

Advertisement A survey of 295 professionals — mostly but not entirely IT professionals — has found that 85% of respondents see email threats bypass email security controls and make it into the inbox; 40% see weekly threats; and 20% have to take significant remediation action on a weekly basis. Email security firm GreatHorn wanted to...

New insider attack steals passwords by reading thermal energy from keyboards

July 6, 2018 8:50 am

Advertisement After entering a password, your regular computer keyboard might appear to look the same as always, but a new approach harvesting thermal energy can illuminate the recently pressed keys, revealing that keyboard-based password entry is even less secure than previously thought. Computer Science Ph.D. students Tyler Kaczmarek and Ercan Ozturk from UC Irvine’s Donald...

Don’t start the blockchain revolution without making security a top priority

June 14, 2018 8:51 am

Advertisement McAfee released a report detailing the numerous cybersecurity risks associated with blockchain-based cryptocurrencies, and asserts the necessity of making cybersecurity a top priority as industry builds out the foundations for the widespread implementation of blockchain technologies. Demand for blockchain technology continues to grow among some of the most established industries worldwide, including the government,...

Where Are You Placing Your Endpoint Security Bets?

May 22, 2018 7:35 pm

Advertisement Defense-in-depth is a common security strategy that often includes a combination of endpoint security products, including next generation anti-virus (NGAV), traditional anti-virus (AV) and/or endpoint detection and response (EDR). But as attacks and breaches continue to surge, I can’t help but wonder: are these technologies missing the point? The CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager and...

Largest inhibitor of cyber insurance market growth? Silent cyber risk

April 24, 2018 6:32 pm

Advertisement A new study of the UK cyber risk insurance and broker community reveals startling findings. First and foremost, the insurance industry needs to address non-affirmative cyber in a meaningful way. Second, measurement of cyber risk in financial terms is highly deficient among insurance customers and the insurance industry itself. More than three-quarters (77 percent) of UK...

Securing campus networks became more challenging

Issued by: Help Net Security

The results of a global Infoblox survey on the state of network security at higher education institutions reveals that 81 percent of IT professionals believe securing campus networks has become more challenging in the last two years. The report titled “Defending Networks at Higher Learning...

Most Fortune 50 companies unprepared for major DNS attack

Issued by: Help Net Security

ThousandEyes has found that 68 percent of the top 50 companies on the Global Fortune 500 rankings are not adequately prepared for the next major attack on the DNS. Additionally, researchers found similar vulnerability among 44 percent of the top 25 SaaS providers, as well...

Your backup data sets can become a treasure trove for advanced threat detection

Issued by: Help Net Security

Despite ever increasing investments in security technologies, data breaches and cyber incidents are increasing at a relentless rate, and the problem is projected to keep getting worse. Industry research shows that attacks from ransomware, data compromise, malicious email and credential theft more than doubled to...

Most consumers don’t trust companies to keep personal information secure

Issued by: Help Net Security

High-profile security breaches and changing regulations have raised consumer concerns and pressured businesses, establishing 2018 as a landmark year in the data economy. Original research from Oxford Economics highlights several challenges faced by businesses as they adjust to changing regulations and consumer uncertainty, including a...

Growing intrusion trends: A perspective on today’s most sophisticated cyberattacks

Issued by: Help Net Security

According to a new CrowdStrike report, the technology, professional services, and hospitality sectors were targeted most often by cyber adversaries. The actors used a variety of novel tactics, demonstrating particular creativity and perseverance in defense-evasion and credential-access TTPs such as the use of Windows Internal...

Cryptomining dethrones ransomware as top threat in 2018

Issued by: Help Net Security

Based on trends in the first half of 2018, Webroot found that cybercriminals are shifting to increasingly sophisticated and targeted means of attack while also expanding their money making endeavors, as shown by the uptick in cryptojacking and cryptomining. There has been a massive shift...

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