IDC Numbers Show Security Spending Is Off the Charts, Budgets Appropriately Reflected by Business Size

Security remains a top-of-mind priority for companies in every vertical as they seek to protect themselves from cyber-attacks while meeting stringent new regulatory requirements. International Data Corporation (IDC) projects security will be a $13… Continue reading IDC Numbers Show Security Spending Is Off the Charts, Budgets Appropriately Reflected by Business Size

Hackers fly under the radar for two years after infecting chiropractic clinic with malware

Chiropractors may not be regarded as full-blown medical doctors, but hackers don’t discriminate when targeting the health sector, as one chiropractor in Tillamook, Oregon will tell you. A report published by local publication Tillamook County Pio… Continue reading Hackers fly under the radar for two years after infecting chiropractic clinic with malware

Cisco patches critical flaws in DNA Center and Prime Infrastructure

Networking giant Cisco has released patches for several of its products, warning that the updates are for critical bugs found during internal testing. Labeled CVE-2018-15379, a vulnerability in Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Center could allo… Continue reading Cisco patches critical flaws in DNA Center and Prime Infrastructure

The Stakes Are High for Data Breaches – Most Organizations Believe Hackers Can Penetrate Their Network

New data protection laws are cropping up at every pace, as cybercriminals continue to hone their infiltration techniques while the number of data breaches reported by businesses big and small continues to be on the rise.
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Ransomware operators breach 40.000+ records from Fetal Diagnostic Institute of the Pacific

The successful SamSam ransomware campaign targeting hospitals and clinics across the United States in the last year is breathing new life into hungry ransomware operators. The Fetal Diagnostic Institute of the Pacific based in Honolulu, Hawaii is the l… Continue reading Ransomware operators breach 40.000+ records from Fetal Diagnostic Institute of the Pacific

Half of Businesses Have Yet to Take Control of Password Security; Technology Sector Leads the Pack

An enterprise’s first line of defense, experts agree, is the employee. And the first factor of enterprise authentication is the password. It takes a single untrained pair of eyes to fall for a phishing scam to let hackers into an infrastruct… Continue reading Half of Businesses Have Yet to Take Control of Password Security; Technology Sector Leads the Pack

Researchers use Android password managers to make phishing attacks more practical

Password managers promise not only to make life easy, but also to keep your login information safe from prying eyes. Yet one team of researchers has discovered that someone with bad intentions can take advantage of mobile password managers to gain unau… Continue reading Researchers use Android password managers to make phishing attacks more practical

Facebook faces a whopping €1.4 billion penalty under GDPR for Sept. 30 data breach

Facebook, which revealed last week that a massive data breach compromised 50 million accounts, is facing a potential $1.63 billion / €1.4 billion penalty under new European regulations. A Facebook investigation revealed that attackers exploited a… Continue reading Facebook faces a whopping €1.4 billion penalty under GDPR for Sept. 30 data breach

Cloud Security Budgets Increase Substantially in 2018 as CISOs Recognize the Dangers Out There

Cloud security has finally become a big-enough blip on IT professionals’ radar to be taken seriously. Almost all respondents in a recent cybersecurity study revealed that their organization has agreed to increase the resources allocated to p… Continue reading Cloud Security Budgets Increase Substantially in 2018 as CISOs Recognize the Dangers Out There