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FireMon, the leader in intelligent security and risk management, today announced the latest addition to its management team – Paul Calatayud as Chief Technology Officer. Calatayud will take an active role in the customer experience, leveraging 16 years of experience leading enterprise security programs to strengthen customer relationships and contribute his real-world insights to advance the FireMon solutions.  “The CTO role is critical to our future success,” said Satin Mirchandani, FireMon’s newly appointed CEO. “Paul...

In a new blog post Imperva researchers analyse the Mirai botnet which was responsible for a huge DDoS attack against security researcher Brian Krebs in September. The blog studies the locations of the IP addresses that make up the botnet, examines the botnet’s source code in order to understand more about how it operates, studies what IP addresses Mirai is programmed to avoid and reveals new data which shows that Russian hackers may be behind...

A stealthy threat actor known as StrongPity has spent the summer luring users of encryption software to its watering holes and infected installers, according to a paper presented at Virus Bulletin by Kaspersky Lab security researcher, Kurt Baumgartner. Users in Italy and Belgium were hardest hit, but people in Turkey, North Africa and the Middle East were also affected. StrongPity is a technically capable APT interested in encrypted data and communications. Over the last few...

Thales, leader in critical information systems, cyber security and data protection, announces the results of its 2016 PKI Global Trends Study. The report, based on independent research by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Thales, reveals an increased reliance on public key infrastructures (PKIs) in today’s enterprise environment, driven by the growing use of cloud-based services and applications and the Internet of Things (IoT). More than 5000 business and IT managers were surveyed in 11...

Data is lost every day through mistakes, misuse or malicious attacks, but the threat to an organisation no longer comes purely from outsiders – the insider risk to business is growing. The top insider risk and source of security incidents for UK organisations is current employees, with former employees a close second, according to the latest Global State of Information Security Survey published by PwC this month. Third parties, including service providers, consultants or contractors,...

A new study released today from the IT analyst firm, Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), found that companies in North America are poised to increase their reliance on security automation and orchestration for incident response (IR). The research, sponsored by Hexadite, also explored the drivers of this shift, identifying the shortage of qualified cybersecurity professionals and the heavy reliance on manual resources as the main contributing factors. ESG surveyed 100 IT professionals with knowledge or responsibility...

Cybersecurity discussions were a top priority at the G20 Summit 2016, a global economic leadership forum attended by world leaders from 20 major economies; yet the event itself encountered a staggering number of attempted cyber attacks between September 3-6. NSFOCUS, a global provider of intelligent hybrid security solutions, was commissioned by China’s Ministry of Public Security to provide 24x7 cybersecurity protection for networks and applications associated with the G20 Summit – successfully defending against 133,254 attacks...

Rackspace® (NYSE: RAX), has revealed that more than one in three (36 percent) consumers are deterred from using more apps due to security concerns. With the UK app economy estimated to be worth £7.1 billion in 2016 and £8.8 billion in 2017, these concerns could potentially cost the UK £2.5 billion in 2016, rising to nearly £3.2 billion (£3.16bn) the following year. Highlighting the fears of consumers, the research also showed that a third of...

Latest research from online security firm Trend Micro revealed that although a vast majority (82%) of UK organisations consider ransomware a threat, a fifth (20%) of UK IT decision makers are unsure how the malware actually works. A further 11% have never heard of it. Only a third (33%) of UK IT decision makers rightly believe that the majority of ransomware infections originate from opening an attachment in an email, while a quarter (24%) believe...

A recent report from Lloyd’s highlights the severity of data breaches with 92 per cent of respondents stating that they have suffered a security breach in the past five years. This demonstrates the need for an urgent industry shift away from outdated means of authentication to more secure alternatives, argues Gideon Wilkins, VP of Sales and Marketing at Secure Cloudlink.  The report on what European businesses are doing to tackle cyber security surveyed 346 senior...