New research by Tripwire highlights how geopolitical considerations impact the business practices of cybersecurity experts. According to the survey, international cybersecurity concerns prompted two …
Insider Threats Pose Biggest Security Risk, Bettercloud Report Reveals
A new report by BetterCloud highlights the massive threat that malicious or negligent insiders pose to organizations. According to the study, a whopping 91% of IT/security experts believe insider …
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Current phishing defense strategies and execution are not hitting the mark
New research by ISACA and Terranova Security shows that only about 63% of organizations are properly keeping track of the effectiveness of their strategies for informing employees about phishing and …
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Point of sale malware campaign targets hospitality and entertainment businesses
Cybercriminals are targeting small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) that process a lot of card payments with point-of-sale (POS) malware in order to steal customers' payment card information, …
Business PC users are most at risk in these 10 countries
A new report(pdf) by Avast indicates that home PCs running Windows 7, 8, and 10 PCs are almost twice as likely (20%) to be infected with malware than business PCs (11%). The reports also found …
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Employees are the biggest risk to enterprise mobile device security, report says
According to Verizon's new Mobile Security report, 83% of organizations believe mobile threats puts them at risk in 2018, with 81% saying that their employees where their biggest risk factor in the …
Data leaks, default passwords exposed in visitor management systems
Security researchers with IBM have found a series of significant vulnerabilities affecting popular visitor management systems that companies use to automate basic security and access control tasks …
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Why businesses fear cyberattacks from ex-employees more than nation states
According to a new AppRiver survey, 58% of cybersecurity decision makers at small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are more concerned about their organization experiencing a data breach than about …
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SkOUT Lists Top 25 Passwords Leaked Online
SkOUT Secure Intelligence recently released a list of the 25 most common passwords that were leaked online last year. The list is fully made up of very weak passwords, which the average threat actor …
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74% Of Data Breaches Start With Privileged Credential Abuse
A new Centrify survey shows that privileged access credential abuse is a major threat, yet organizations are doing a poor job in terms of managing privileged access and securing privileged …
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