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Lastline has introduced Lastline Labs, its internal research group and innovative core.  Lastline Labs brings together some of the most brilliant minds in the threat prevention community to collaborate and develop advanced cyber security solutions that successfully detect sophisticated threats and evasive malware. Lastline Labs focuses on innovating the field of advanced threat protection with an effective, scalable, and applicable approach to today’s issues faced by organizations of all sizes. “Lastline Labs has a unique DNA...

Thirty percent of malware can be classified as new or zero-day because it cannot be caught by legacy antivirus solutions, according to research published today in WatchGuard’s first Quarterly Internet Security Report, which explores the latest computer and network security threats affecting SMBs and distributed enterprises. The results from Q4 2016, confirm that cyber criminals’ capability to automatically repack or morph their malware has outpaced the AV industry’s ability to keep up with new signatures....

Carbon Black, the leader in next-generation endpoint security, today announced the results of its latest research report, “Beyond the Hype,” which aggregates insight from more than 400 interviews with leading cybersecurity researchers who discussed non-malware attacks, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), among other topics. The results were definitive, pointing to the following trends: The vast majority (93%) of cybersecurity researchers said non-malware attacks pose more of a business risk than commodity malware attacks....

Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today released the findings of the Breach Level Index revealing that 1,792 data breaches led to almost 1.4 billion data records being compromised worldwide during 2016, an increase of 86% compared to 2015. Identity theft was the leading type of data breach in 2016, accounting for 59% of all data breaches. In addition, 52% of the data breaches in 2016 did not disclose the number of compromised records at...

The huge economic risk posed by cybercrime has prompted an industry expert to pen a jargon-free guide to help leaders understand the growing problem. Titled 'Surviving the Rise of Cybercrime', the book explains the complex threat in straight-forward terms. It is to be launched by the Hon Dan Tehan MP, Australia’s Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Cyber Security, in the presence of Australian cybersecurity experts from industry and government. Craig Davies, CEO of the...

The Institute of Directors and Barclays have announced in their latest report that more than a third of businesses lack a formal strategy against cyber attack. Of the 845 members that make the Institute of Directors, 95 per cent had said they considered cyber security to be quite or very important to their business. Despite this, 40 per cent of businesses said they would not know who to report incidents of cyber crime to. The survey,...

A new retail report, by mobile technology solutions provider Apadmi, found that consumers would like to see retailers make better use of technology in-store. Nearly half (46%) now expect stores to offer free WiFi and one in five shoppers want retailers to use technology that will provide a more tailored shopping experience while they browse in-store - like an app that notifies them of nearby offers or provides product recommendations or reviews. Speed and convenience are top priorities for...

Proofpoint, Inc., a leading next-generation security and compliance company, today released new research into business email compromise (BEC) attacks which indicates an acceleration in their sophistication and velocity. Overall BEC attacks increased by 45 percent in the last three months of 2016 compared to prior months based on Proofpoint’s extensive research into attack attempts across more than 5,000 enterprise customers. To help organisations combat BEC threats, Proofpoint recently enhanced its comprehensive BEC protection with Proofpoint Email...

Global cybersecurity leader Forcepoint™ today unveiled research showing that 35% of employees across the UK, France, Germany and Italy admit to have been involved in a security breach, presenting regional CISOs with a significant challenge when it comes to protecting company data, particularly in light of the forthcoming European General Data Protection Regulation will come into effect in early 2018. The new legislation will not only make it a requirement to notify of a breach...

The Cloud Industry Forum (CIF), the industry body whose aim is to raise standards and improve transparency in the cloud sector, has partnered with Assuredata, a GDPR Practitioner, and Federation Against Software Theft (FAST), to launch a new training scheme to raise awareness to the cloud industry of the requirements to comply with GDPR. Every UK firm has until 25 May 2018 to ensure GDPR compliance and to mitigate themselves against the risk of large fines...