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Global information security spending to exceed $124 billion in 2019

Issued by: Help Net Security

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 technology…

Network Security

Corporate pre-crime: The ethics of using AI to identify future insider threats

Issued by: CSO

To protect corporate networks against malware, data exfiltration and other threats, security departments have systems in place to monitor email traffic, URLs and employee behaviors. With artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, this data can also be used to make predictions. Is an employee planning to steal data? To defraud the company? To engage in…

Network Security

How blockchain is impacting information security in companies

Issued by: CIO Security

Hype surrounding any subject can be either positive, or negative; and at this point in the tech sphere nothing exemplifies this idea more than blockchain. On a positive note, the hype surrounding the decentralized technology is for the most part positive and exciting, being as the tech is considered revolutionary and applicable to virtually all…

Network Security

Cybersecurity – how confident (complacent?) are you?

Issued by: CSO

Attention all cybersecurity professionals! We all know that today’s cybersecurity landscape is an ever-changing one. So how often should organizations review their cybersecurity strategy? If it’s a question that hasn’t been asked in a while, chances are that in this world of constant threat, you’re probably at risk. For despite the near constant stream of…

Network Security

Building Upon Trump’s Executive Order on Cybersecurity

Issued by: Security Intelligence

Just days after President Trump signed his executive order on cybersecurity, the massive WannaCry attack dominated the news cycle. The assault infiltrated 150 countries, penetrating national networks and infrastructure. A breach of such international scale has rightly raised questions about government preparedness for digital warfare. In answering these concerns, Trump’s executive order should not be…

Software Security

IKANOW 2.0 Delivers First Customizable Information Security Analytics Platform

Issued by: IKANOW

Reston, VA — IKANOW today announced the first fully customizable information security analytics platform with enterprise scalability and multi-tenancy. There are many packaged solutions that claim big data analytics capabilities but simply don’t meet the scalability requirements of large enterprises nor do they allow for easy customization that companies need. Built on open sources technologies,…

Vulnerabilities

IF YOU ELIMINATE PHISHING, WILL CYBER RISK DISAPPEAR?

Issued by: IKANOW

The Verizon DBIR, the Phish Labs’ Phishing Trends & Intelligence Report, and a number of other recent announcements confirm what we all know. Phishing is a popular attack vector. This is an important data point for information security leaders. It also logically leads to two questions: Can you stop phishing to secure your enterprise assets?…