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Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

One in Ten U.S. Organizations Hit by WannaCry: Study

A recent survey discovered that the vast majority of organizations in the United States weren’t prepared for the WannaCry ransomware attack, but just one in ten ended up being infected by the malware. WannaCry stormed the world in mid-May by leveraging a previously patched exploit called EternalBlue, which hacker group Shadow Brokers allegedly stole from the NSA-linked Equation…

Software Security

Issued by: Help Net Security

93% of SOC managers unable to triage all potential threats

In mid-2016, Intel Security commissioned a primary research study to gain a deeper understanding of the ways in which enterprises use SOCs, how they have changed over time, and what they will look like in the future. Interviews with nearly 400 security practitioners across several countries, industries and company sizes yielded valuable information on the…

Network Security

Issued by: Help Net Security

Retailers overconfident in endpoint security

A new study conducted by Dimensional Research evaluated the confidence of IT professionals regarding the efficacy of seven key security controls, which must be in place to quickly detect a cyber attack in progress. Study respondents included 763 IT professionals from various industries, including 100 participants from the retail sector. Despite unique attacks on their…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Dark Reading

Millennials A Growing Target Of IT Support Scams

New Microsoft-NCSA study finds that two out of three customers have been exposed to tech support scams in the last 12 months. More millennials are falling victim to tech support scams, surpassing senior citizens as the group most frequently tricked by fraudsters. This finding comes from a new study released by Microsoft and the National…