Bugcrowd has released a new study on the current state of crowdsourced security. The report cites a 92% surge in the total number of vulnerabilities that were reported by bug bounty researchers last …
53% of enterprises have no idea if their security tools are working
A new report by AttackIQ shows that a majority of organizations (53%) are not sure to what extend the security tools they use actually work, and an ever bigger number of firms (63%) have noticed …
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95% of Pen Test Problems Can Be Easily Resolved
New statistics gathered by Lares show that the most common security issues found by ethical hackers as part of penetrating testing engagements are: Brute forcing accounts with weak and guessable …
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Most SMBs have not identified and documented cybersecurity threats
A new ConnectWise report highlights major shortcomings in the cybersecurity strategies of small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). The vast majority of SMBs have not identified and documented …
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Windows zero-days don’t usually work against the latest OS version
New figures released by Microsoft underscore the importance of updating to the latest operation system, since the stats show that the majority of Windows zero-day vulnerabilities cannot be used to …
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Your business hit by a data breach? Expect a bill of $3.92 million
Data breaches have gotten 12% more costly over the past five years, and the average data breach now leads to $3.92 million in losses for the affected organization, a new report by IBM shows. While the …
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ProFTPD Remote Code Execution Bug Exposes Over 1 Million Servers
A security researcher has uncovered a critical security vulnerability in the ProFTPD service that puts over a million servers at risk of remote code execution and information disclosure attacks. Even …
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Why 72% of people still recycle passwords
A new Security.org report underscores how poor the password practices of many people still are. The survey found that the vast majority (72%) of users reuse passwords. On average, recycled passwords …
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Why 70% of healthcare orgs have suffered data breaches
Seven out of ten US healthcare organizations have experienced a data breach at some point, and one in three have suffered a breach in the past year, a new report by Thales shows. All healthcare …
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75% of Security Awareness Pros Are Part Time
A new SANS report provides insight into company efforts to increase the security awareness and skills of employees. The study found that only 4.3% of organizations still don't have a security …
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