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Evaluating cyber risk during the holiday season

November 15, 2019 9:14 am

Advertisement Fears of data loss, identity theft and fraud are leaving American consumers on edge this holiday season, and they’re prepared to hold their financial institution responsible for the damages. This is according to a new study released by Terbium Labs, which found that 68 percent of shoppers would hold their bank at least partly...

Most organizations plan to increase their cybersecurity budgets in 2020

November 6, 2019 9:17 am

Advertisement With the perpetually shifting threat landscape, most organizations (over 90%) believe that the cyber threat landscape will stay the same or worsen in 2020, according to FireEye. FireEye surveyed over 800 CISOs and other senior executives across North America, Europe, and Asia to uncover attitudes towards some of cybersecurity’s most prevalent topics. The majority...

IaaS cloud vulnerabilities expected to increase 50% over 2018 figures

October 28, 2019 8:45 am

Advertisement Although the total number of IaaS cloud vulnerabilities is still small and the technology relatively young, volumes are increasing year-over-year at a steady rate, an expected to hit 50-percent growth by the end of 2019, Skybox reveals. Key findings of the report include: Vulnerabilities affecting cloud IaaS solutions likely to increase 50% over 2018...

California IoT security law: What it means and why it matters

Issued by: Help Net Security

In September, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a new bill aimed at regulating the security of IoT devices, and it’s set to go into effect in a few short months on January 1, 2020. While the goal of the law is to better...

How a bank got hacked (a study in how not to secure your networks)

Issued by: CSO

Robbing a bank is easier than you might think, especially if you don't care which bank you rob, according to a "how to rob a bank" manifesto by the apparently vigilante hacker Phineas Phisher. The PwC incident response report, which Phineas Phisher leaked, backs up...

Americans Fed Up With Lack of Data Privacy

Issued by: Dark Reading

The majority of American citizens believe that they are pervasively monitored and that their data is regularly collected and used in concerning ways that they cannot control and don't fully understand, according to a new Pew Research Center study. The report, based on a nationally...

Fighting holiday fraud: 5 ways ecommerce retailers can boost security

Issued by: CSO

Cyber Monday is just around the corner, so ecommerce retailers are revving up for a make-or-break holiday season. Unfortunately, online attackers are also getting ready, too — ready to try to infiltrate your ecommerce site for your customers’ personal and credit card information during the...

Attacks on Healthcare Jump 60% in 2019 – So Far

Issued by: Dark Reading

Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting hospitals, doctors' offices, and other healthcare organizations, with attacks using Trojan malware climbing by 82% between the second and third quarters of this year. Cyberattacks against healthcare organizations jumped 60% in the first nine months of the year, compared to all...

Evaluating cyber risk during the holiday season

Issued by: Help Net Security

Fears of data loss, identity theft and fraud are leaving American consumers on edge this holiday season, and they’re prepared to hold their financial institution responsible for the damages. This is according to a new study released by Terbium Labs, which found that 68 percent...

Cyber Security Minute

5,183 breaches from the first nine months of 2019 exposed 7.9 billion records

Cybersecurity workforce skills gap rises to over 4 million

Mobile Users Targeted With Malware, Tracked by Advertisers

Perceptions on the impact of data breaches and identity protection

IoT Attacks Up Significantly in First Half of 2019

Does poor password hygiene still hamper your ability to achieve high security standards?

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