Governance and data privacy: What to expect in 2022?

Okera revealed its top industry predictions and trends expected to emerge in data privacy and governance for 2022 according to the company’s CEO, Nick Halsey; CTO, Nong Li; and Okera Advisory Board member and recent Gartner VP analyst, Sanjeev Mohan. H… Continue reading Governance and data privacy: What to expect in 2022?

Security and vulnerability management market size to reach $20.1 billion by 2027

The global security and vulnerability management market size is expected to reach $20.1 billion by 2027, rising at a market growth of 7.1% CAGR during the forecast period, according to ResearchAndMarkets. Security and vulnerability management refers to… Continue reading Security and vulnerability management market size to reach $20.1 billion by 2027

Log4Shell is a dumpster fire that should have been avoided

On Thursday, December 9, 2021, my young, Minecraft-addicted kids were still completely oblivious of the Log4j vulnerabilities in their favorite game. Then again, so was every cybersecurity professional in the world. That all changed when the Apache Log… Continue reading Log4Shell is a dumpster fire that should have been avoided

PCI SSC updates its device security standard for HSMs

The PCI SSC published the latest version of its device security standard for Hardware Security Modules (HSMs). HSMs are secure cryptographic devices that are used for cryptographic-key management and the protection of sensitive data used in payment car… Continue reading PCI SSC updates its device security standard for HSMs

Watch out for Christmas 2021 credential stuffing attacks!

A research from Arkose Labs has revealed that there were over two billion credential stuffing attacks (2,831,028,247) during the last 12 months, growing exponentially during the period from October 2020 to September 2021. The spike in this type of onli… Continue reading Watch out for Christmas 2021 credential stuffing attacks!

Wireless 5G connections to exceed 540 million by the end of the year

Global wireless 5G connections have reached 438 million by the third quarter of 2021 and are on pace to exceed 540 million by the end of the year, according to data from Omdia, said 5G Americas. Chris Pearson, President of 5G Americas said, “Despite ch… Continue reading Wireless 5G connections to exceed 540 million by the end of the year

Could passwordless be the solution to poor shopping sign-up processes?

Retailers could be shutting down huge revenue streams due to poor shopping sign-up processes, a study from Beyond Identity has revealed. A survey of more than 1,000 people in the UK found that 62% of respondents have abandoned a shopping cart if they a… Continue reading Could passwordless be the solution to poor shopping sign-up processes?

Big data moving to Kubernetes with speed, complexities arising

Pepperdata announced the results of a new survey to gauge the pace at which enterprises are migrating big data applications to Kubernetes containers. 600 senior enterprise IT professionals in industries ranging from finance, healthcare, automotive, tel… Continue reading Big data moving to Kubernetes with speed, complexities arising