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Despite most of the population lazily clinging onto the remnants of summer, in the world of data breaches it was as busy as ever. In the firing line this week was the “Reddit of Latin America” Taringa, who were pwned in spectacular fashion, allowing nearly all of their 28 million users to have their login credentials compromised.   Social media attacks can be potentially devastating for the victims. As so much of someone’s everyday life...

There are some things you can count on when it comes to new Android operating systems. First, they’re all named after sweet treats such as Gingerbread and Lollipop. Also, each one includes progressively better security features. Below, we’ll examine five security enhancements associated with Android Oreo. Restrictions on System Alert Windows Android Oreo, like other operating systems before it, includes what are known as System Alert Windows. As you might guess from the name, they...

Webinar: The Cyber Skills Gap – The Challenge – Setting the Scene Date: 2nd October 2017 Time: 11:00am Duration: 75 minutes Speakers include: Adrian Davis, Managing Director, EMEA at (ISC)²; Ian Glover, President at CREST; Quentyn Taylor, Director of Information Security at Canon for Europe; Warwick Ashford, Security Editor at Computer Weekly. Throughout Security Serious Week this year, during the first week of October, it will be putting on webinars every day to tackle the...

Infoblox Inc., the network control company that provides Actionable Network Intelligence, today released results of a new study that identifies the top threats, risks and fears related to securing data assets and keeping networks secure. The survey, conducted by SANS and co-sponsored by Infoblox, found that ransomware, insider threats and denial of service are considered the top three threats organizations face when it comes to securing sensitive data. According to the study, 78 percent of...

Capgemini, a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing services, has today announced the findings of “Turning AI into concrete value: the successful implementers’ toolkit”, a study of nearly 1,000 organizations with revenues of more than $500m that are implementing artificial intelligence (AI), either as a pilot or at scale. The research both counters fears that AI will cause massive job losses in the short term, as 83% of firms surveyed say AI has generated...

UK boardrooms aren’t treating the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) with the seriousness required, resulting in overconfidence when it comes to compliance. This is the main finding of the latest research from Trend Micro, which surveyed over 1,000 IT decision makers from businesses across the globe. The research reveals a good awareness of the principles behind GDPR, with every single UK business leader surveyed (100%) knowing that they need to comply with the regulation, and...

93 percent of security professionals are concerned about the cybersecurity skills gap according to the latest survey conducted by Tripwire, Inc.,  which examined how organisations are addressing the cybersecurity skills gap. According to the study, 72 percent believe it is more difficult to hire skilled security staff to defend against today’s complex cyberattacks compared to two years ago. Significantly, 81 percent believe that the skills required to be a great security professional have changed in the past...

According to the latest AlienVault® survey, security professionals are most worried about threats that are constantly evolving and can evade traditional defenses. Of over 600 conference participants at Black Hat USA, the largest group of respondents (43%) cited ransomware as their biggest security concern, while the second largest group, 31%, were most worried about polymorphic malware. In terms of ransomware, the biggest fear for most participants (38%) was not being able to prevent future infection. Recent studies...

Today, new research has revealed that large British businesses are facing three major obstacles to EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance: data sprawl, a huge influx of personal customer information and uncertainty around data ownership. In fact, these British businesses appear to be facing an uphill struggle to achieve GDPR compliance, with many left managing end users’ personal data across 24 different systems and a network of 48 other companies on average. The research...

If you ask the typical businessperson to tell you about the impact of cyberattacks, you’ll probably get a stock answer. They’ll talk about the massive inconvenience and downtime caused when a virus hits their computers. Or mention the need to ask and pay for an expert to clean it up. Another concern might be the possibility that critical data might be lost, or at least corrupted in some way. Or perhaps there will be a...