Attacks and financial impact grow as more organisations are unprepared The Ponemon Institute and Venafi today released the UK results of the 2015 Cost of Failed Trust Report, the only research of its kind to examine the Internet system of trust.
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In today’s digital age, companies increasingly utilize various external platforms to store and access corporate data.
The recently announced breach of Premera, following so closely on the heels of Anthem, should set off alarm bells to other organizations in the healthcare industry, as it is an unfortunate likelihood that we will soon hear of other compromised healthcare companies.
VoIP may deliver great savings over traditional telephony, but with call-jacking over unsecured lines costing UK businesses – not the telephony providers. Around $1.2 billion a year, the cost/benefit argument is perhaps more complex than many SMEs realise.
Medical and healthcare data breaches on the rise – 27.5% increase, medical records fetch good coin on the black market.
The technology that enables our businesses evolves so often that it is seemingly obsolete just when you think you have it deployed and operating properly. But keeping your technology current and taking advantage of innovations and advances, especially as an SMB, is a “must have” to remain competitive in a digital age.
Insider threats have cost US organizations almost $40 billion due to employee theft and fraud according to Verizon’s 2014 Data Breach Investigations Report. Sony, Citibank and the latest Carbanak attack that used employee information to pull off the biggest bank heist in history are just a few examples of attacks coming from the inside of an organization’s network.
In the last two decades, many organisations have found user support and incident management challenging. Whether it’s balancing social media monitoring to understand user feedback, where to place call centres, how to use web chat technologies or how to prioritise internal support, most companies have come under unwelcome scrutiny at some stage.
DDoS attacks are now one of the most common and affordable cyberweapons. They are used by unscrupulous competitors, sinister extortionists or just everyday cyber-vandals. More and more companies, regardless of their size or business, are encountering this threat. And, according to the results of a survey conducted by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, the majority of companies believe that revenue and reputation losses are the most damaging consequences of a DDoS attack.
Frost & Sullivan publishes new Market Insight identifying hybrid web application security testing SaaS, led by ImmuniWeb, as an emerging growth market Frost & Sullivan’s new Market Insight, entitled “The Rise of Hybrid Web Application Security Testing”, has identified the growing need for businesses of all sizes to have a web application security testing solution that blends the efficiency of automated scanning with the effectiveness of a manual penetration testing.