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IT Professionals’ Confidence In Public Cloud Has Surged, Despite Performance Optimisation Issues

IT Professionals’ Confidence In Public Cloud Has Surged, Despite Performance Optimisation Issues

Global survey uncovers evolving attitudes about cloud networking More than three-quarters of organisations are now using multiple cloud providers, such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, ...
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'Directly Hackable' Hospital Devices Exposed Online

Cyber-attacks On Hospitals Spike By 45% Worldwide

Check Point Research (CPR) report a 45% increase in cyber-attacks on healthcare organizations worldwide in the last two months, making healthcare the most targeted industry by cyber criminals. · Increase ...
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Hidden Costs of a Data Breach

Vulnerabilities in the Next Generation of 5G Could Allow Attackers to Steal Credentials and Falsify Subscriber Authentication

Vulnerabilities in standalone 5G networks could allow attackers to steal credentials and falsify subscriber authentication Attackers can exploit vulnerabilities in new 5G networks to steal subscriber data and impersonate users ...
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The Well-Intentioned Threat of Data Protection and Privacy?

More Than 45 Million Medical Images Openly Accessible Online

CybelAngel identifies medical devices and web portals leaking unprotected images including X-rays and CT Scans The analyst team at CybelAngel, a global leader in digital risk protection, has discovered that ...
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Research: Fewer Than 10% Of Security Professionals Feel Prepared For 5G Rollout – AT&T Cybersecurity Insights Report

Research: Fewer Than 10% Of Security Professionals Feel Prepared For 5G Rollout – AT&T Cybersecurity Insights Report

The dawn of 5G technology is upon us and this new wireless power promises to be a faster and better successor to 4G networks. With more devices connecting to more ...
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Black Friday 2020 Saw Retailers Capitalising On Publicly Available Data More Than Ever Before, Finds New Research

Black Friday 2020 Saw Retailers Capitalising On Publicly Available Data More Than Ever Before, Finds New Research

Data reveals a major increase in e-commerce retailers leveraging technology to understand the actions of competitors and customers over Black Friday period With UK retail shops closed over Black Friday ...
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The Principle of Least Privilege

As Lockdown Continues, 75% Of UK Enterprises Are Set To Increase Spend On Remote Working Technology

Research from Amdocs reveals UK enterprises will place new cloud technology at the heart of their IT strategies New research from Amdocs has revealed that 75% of UK enterprises say ...
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Cybersecurity

(ISC)2 Study Reveals The Cybersecurity Workforce Has Grown To 3.5 Million Professionals Globally

2020 (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study chronicles the resiliency, outlook and perseverance of this growing profession as it faced the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic Clearwater, FL, November 11, 2020 ...
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Protect User Data from Government Surveillance

HP Threat Research: Emotet Campaigns Targeting Enterprises Surge By 1,200% In Q3 2020

The NCSC report shows it uncovered 15,354 campaigns that had used coronavirus themes as a "lure" to fool people into clicking on a link or opening an attachment containing malicious software ...
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Positive Technologies: 84 Percent Of Companies Have High-Risk Vulnerabilities On The Network Perimeter

Positive Technologies: 84 Percent Of Companies Have High-Risk Vulnerabilities On The Network Perimeter

Positive Technologies performed instrumental scanning of the network perimeter of selected corporate information systems.[1] A total of 3,514 hosts were scanned, including network devices, servers, and workstations. The results show the presence of ...
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Fewer Than 1 In 3 Cybersecurity Professionals Say Threat Data They Receive Is Extremely Accurate And Relevant

Fewer Than 1 In 3 Cybersecurity Professionals Say Threat Data They Receive Is Extremely Accurate And Relevant

New research suggests many organisations struggle to obtain high-quality threat data to guide key security decisions  Neustar, Inc., a global information services and technology company and a leader in identity ...
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NEWS: 68% Concerned About Remote Collab Tool Privacy - Cisco

NEWS: 68% Concerned About Remote Collab Tool Privacy – Cisco

Cisco Reports Privacy and Security Concerns Increase in Today’s Remote World News Summary: Two new global surveys highlight the challenges and opportunities of the accelerated transition to a cloud-first, remote ...
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These Are The Top Tech Cities Across The World

These Are The Top Tech Cities Across The World

Data reveals the top 10 cities for Technology A new study from Business Fibre reveals the best cities to be a tech student around the world London ranks highest as ...
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Survey: 45% Of Cyber Security Attacks Fuelled By Lack Of Visibility Over IaaS Cloud Infrastructure

Survey: 45% Of Cyber Security Attacks Fuelled By Lack Of Visibility Over IaaS Cloud Infrastructure

Rush to maintain business continuity means proper management over who has access to IaaS environments has slipped for many organisations SailPoint, the leader in identity management, has found that 45% ...
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Payments security compliance continues it's downward trend, finds Verizon report

Payments security compliance continues it’s downward trend, finds Verizon report

Only 1 in 4 Global Organizations Keep Cardholder Payment Data Secure Verizon Business 2020 Payment Security Report (PSR) cites lack of long term security strategies by business leaders behind 3rd-year ...
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Can you spot these home security mistakes?

Can you spot these home security mistakes?

Almost half of UK residents admit to making security mistakes when they leave their home When you’re heading out of the door in a rush - perhaps late for a ...
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badlock vulnerability

Research Exposes Cybersecurity Industry’s Vulnerabilities On The Dark Web

Geneva, Switzerland, 08 September 2020 - global application security company ImmuniWeb, has conducted research into the state of the global cybersecurity industry’s exposure on the Dark Web this year. Its findings ...
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Securonix Threat Research: Detecting WastedLocker Ransomware

Securonix Threat Research: Detecting WastedLocker Ransomware

The Securonix Threat Research Team is actively investigating the details of the critical targeted Wastedlocker ransomware attacks that has reportedly already exploited more than 31 companies, with 8 of the victims being Fortune 500 companies. Here are the key details regarding the impact of the high-profile WastedLocker ransomware attacks/EviICorp malicious cyber threat actor(s)(MTA) involved: The WastedLocker ransomware is a relatively new malicious payload used by the high-profile EvilCorp MTA, which previously used the Dridex trojan to deploy BitPaymer ransomware in attacks targeting government organisations and enterprises in Europe and the United States. This MTA currently focuses on targeted °big game hunting” (BGH) ransomware attacks with multiple industry victims in recent months, with Garmin as one of the latest high-profile victims attacked (officially confirmed by Garmin on July 27).  The most recent ransom amount demanded was $10 million, and appears to be based on the victim’s financial data. Based on the available details, the ransom was likely paid. To date, this MTA appears ...
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Hackers Exploit Covid-19 Vaccine Interest As Cover For Attacks

Hackers Exploit Covid-19 Vaccine Interest As Cover For Attacks

Phishing emails with subject lines related to vaccines now being used to trick recipients into downloading malicious Windows, Word and Excel files designed to steal a person’s credentials  Number of ...
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IoT BotnetsAnd Shifting Ransomware Are Raising The Stakes For Enterprises Worldwide

IoT BotnetsAnd Shifting Ransomware Are Raising The Stakes For Enterprises Worldwide

A new report from Nozomi Networks Labs finds cyber threats against Operational Technology (OT) and IoT infrastructure continued to grow in number and impact in the first half of 2020. OT-reliant ...
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Balbix Report Reveals the Major Concerns and Risks Hindering CISOs’ Ability to Strengthen Security Posture

Balbix Report Reveals the Major Concerns and Risks Hindering CISOs’ Ability to Strengthen Security Posture

9 out of 10 Security Professionals Cite Phishing and Ransomware as Top Risks, Yet Only Half Report Sufficient Visibility into Such Threats SAN JOSE, Calif. – July 21, 2020 – Balbix Inc., provider ...
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Infoblox Survey Finds That DNS Accelerates Threat Resolution But Is Under-used By Security Teams

Infoblox Survey Finds That DNS Accelerates Threat Resolution But Is Under-used By Security Teams

203 senior security and risk professionals reveal a missed opportunity to leverage DNS throughout the threat analysis and response cycle    Infoblox Inc., the leader in Secure Cloud-Managed Network Services, commissioned ...
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Data Protection Officers Foresee DSAR Trouble In Store From Britain’s Post-Covid Jobless

Data Protection Officers Foresee DSAR Trouble In Store From Britain’s Post-Covid Jobless

Study finds lockdown’s furloughed and laid off staff set to trigger spike in DSARs for HR Officers  Fall-out from lockdown is already causing difficulty meeting data compliance obligations for 75% ...
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Research Predicts Dramatic Increase In Volume And Value Of Fines For Data Breaches And Poor Data Deletion Practices

Research Predicts Dramatic Increase In Volume And Value Of Fines For Data Breaches And Poor Data Deletion Practices

Between now and 2025, 37% of people in work expect the number and value of fines faced by employers for data breaches to increase – with 6% anticipating a dramatic ...
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DNS Security is too Easily Taken for Granted

New Intelligence Reveals that Alina Point-of-Sale Malware is Still Lurking in DNS

CenturyLink’s Black Lotus Labs warns organizations of credit card theft DENVER, July 1, 2020 – Point-of-Sale (POS) malware is nothing new, and the Alina malware – which cybercriminals use to ...
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Businesses Incur Greater Losses Year-On-Year Due To Payment Fraud

Businesses Incur Greater Losses Year-On-Year Due To Payment Fraud

Bottomline 2020 Business Payments Barometer reveals:  Only 1 in 10 small businesses report recovering more than 50% of losses due to fraud Despite an increase in new payments initiatives and ...
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