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Network Security

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Network teams spend more time on data security amidst new threats

Enterprise network teams are expending more time and resources than ever before to battle security threats, according to Viavi Solutions, who surveyed 1,035 CIOs, IT directors, and network engineers around the world. “Dealing with these types of advanced, persistent security threats requires planning, resourcefulness and greater visibility throughout the network to ensure that threat intelligence…

Network Security

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23% of security pros are blind to encrypted traffic threats

According to a Venafi survey conducted at RSA Conference 2017, 23 percent of respondents have no idea how much of their encrypted traffic is decrypted and inspected. “Encryption offers the perfect cover for cyber criminals,” said Kevin Bocek, chief security strategist for Venafi. “It’s alarming that almost one out of four security professionals doesn’t know…

Network Security

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Healthcare IT pros believe data is safer in the cloud

Healthcare IT professionals and executives believe overwhelmingly that when facing hardware malfunctions and environmental disasters, their organization’s data is safer in the cloud than on premises, according to Evolve IP. The survey also revealed a preference for private over public clouds with about 60 percent preferring private cloud infrastructure over public clouds for data security.

Cloud Security

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Will most security operations transition to the cloud?

Companies across industries are increasingly leveraging the cloud for security applications, with 42 percent indicating they currently run security applications in the cloud and 45 percent stating they are likely or extremely likely to transition security operations to the cloud in the future, according to Schneider Electric. Organizations utilize the cloud for existing applications including…

Network Security

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Cyber espionage topping the list of largest security concerns

20 percent of global organizations rank cyber espionage as the most serious threat to their business, with 26 percent struggling to keep up with the rapidly evolving threat landscape. In addition, one in five U.S. organizations have suffered a cyber espionage-related attack in the last year. The Trend Micro research, which surveyed 2,402 enterprise IT…

Network Security

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What’s the security posture of the Fortune 1000?

BitSight analyzed the security posture of some of the world’s largest organizations, and identified the most common system compromises. For comparison, Fortune 1000 companies were studied alongside a random sample of 2,500 companies with a similar industry breakdown and with at least 2,500 employees.

Network Security

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Connected home solutions adoption remains limited

Adoption of newer connected home solutions is still at the early adopter phase, according to Gartner. The survey, of nearly 10,000 online respondents in the U.S., the U.K. and Australia during the second half of 2016, found that only about 10 percent of households currently have connected home solutions. Connected home solutions consist of a…