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Attackers thrive in a fluid market, while bureaucracy constrains defenders

Issued by: Help Net Security

A new global report from Intel Security and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) reveals three categories of misaligned incentives: corporate structures versus the free flow of criminal enterprises; strategy versus implementation; and senior executives versus those in implementation roles. Based on interviews and a global survey of 800 cybersecurity professionals from five…

Network Security, Software Security

Which countermeasures improve security and which are a waste of money?

Issued by: Help Net Security

If you want to know about which cyber defenses are most effective and which are a waste of money and resources, ask a hacker. And that’s just what Nuix researchers did. “During Black Hat USA and DEF CON 24 in 2016, we conducted a survey of known hackers, professionally known as penetration testers, and asked…

Network Security

Survey Says 66% Of Consumers Won’t Work With Breached Companies

Issued by: Dark Reading

Customers are willing to take risks online yet hold businesses responsible for protecting their data. A global survey by Gemalto finds that despite being aware of online security risks, customers continue to take chances but expect protection from businesses that handle their data – despite only 29% believing that companies will protect their data seriously…

Network Security

Is Your Organization Prepared When the Extortionists Come Calling?

Issued by: Trend Micro Blog

In 2016, Trend Micro partnered with ISMG to conduct a survey of financial, healthcare, and government organizations to better understand the challenges they are facing with ransomware. Some of the results surprised us while others were somewhat expected based on what we’ve saw throughout 2016. We all know ransomware has been a major pain for…

Malware & Threats

Organizations in the Dark as Most Networks Actively Breached: Analysis

Issued by: Security Week

While most of the security industry is looking forward and making threat predictions for 2017, one vendor has stopped to analyze what has been happening in 2016 — and the reality is, we aren’t even aware of what is happening in our networks today. Breach detection firm SS8 used its BreachDetect platform to analyze 20…

Software Security

93% of SOC managers unable to triage all potential threats

Issued by: Help Net Security

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

CISOs must assess risks and identify the real security budget

Issued by: Help Net Security

Organizations spend an average of 5.6 percent of the overall IT budget on IT security and risk management, according to Gartner. However, IT security spending ranges from approximately 1 percent to 13 percent of the IT budget and is potentially a misleading indicator of program success, analysts said. “Clients want to know if what they…

Network Security, Vulnerabilities

The global decline of cybersecurity confidence

Issued by: Help Net Security

Tenable Network Security solicited insights from 700 security practitioners in nine countries and across seven industry verticals to calculate a global index score reflecting overall confidence that the world’s cyber defenses are meeting expectations. According to this year’s data, global cybersecurity confidence fell six points over 2016 to earn an overall score of 70 percent…