Users who fall victim to ransomware should not to reboot their computers because this could make the infection worse under some conditions, Coveware CEO & Co-Founder Bill Siegel warns. Siegel …
Cybersecurity Executives Say Cost of Security Reasonable: Survey
A majority (57%) of IT security decision makers across the globe think that cybersecurity solutions are reasonably priced considering the value they provide, a new survey by FireEye indicates. In …
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Employees know vulnerabilities exist, but they can’t resolve them quickly enough
Just over half (52%) of organizations need between 1 day and a week to address a newly discovered vulnerability in their environment, while 22% require a month or longer, a new report by Adaptiva …
People are the very first element in a pragmatic cybersecurity strategy
A new survey by Avertium shows that as many as 39% of organizations are under-prepared to respond to a data breach, and about three in four are having difficulty dealing with the rising number of …
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Why cloud apps could be your biggest security worry
A new report by Securonix shows that about one in four organizations suffered more than 5 insider attacks in the last 12 months, and 70% believe that these attacks are increasingly …
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Research finds 2019 increase in breaches and cybersecurity spending
Cyberattack volume rose by 17% in the past year, while the severity of attacks jumped by 30%, a new report by ServiceNow and Ponemon shows. In response to these trends, companies have increased the …
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Cybersecurity Trumps Political, Reputational Concerns for Companies
29% of risk managers consider cybersecurity the no. 1 threat to their organization, a higher number than for any other risk category, a recent survey by ISACA shows. Cybersecurity was followed at a …
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Examining security process maturity in 400 organizations
A new report by SecureTrust paints a bleak picture of the state of security process maturity across a broad range of sectors. The study rates the maturity of organizations on a scale of 0 to 5, with …
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Companies unprepared to deal with mobile attacks, synthetic identity fraud, CCPA compliance
92% of companies are worried about synthetic identity fraud (SIF), and 40% have noted a rise in SIF in the past year, according to a new survey by IDology. Mobile attacks have also increased by 40% in …
Improving Endpoint Security Needs To Be A Top Goal In 2020
A mere 29.6% of enterprises across the world say that endpoint security is a significant part of their cybersecurity program, a recent survey by IDC indicates. However, firms that are considered …
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