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Bromium®, Inc., the pioneer of next-generation endpoint protection, today released its semi-annual Bromium Labs Threat Report, an analysis conducted by its research team on cyber attacks and threats affecting enterprise security over the last six months. The findings show that as Microsoft has improved Windows security it seems to be paying off. The good news is while the number of vulnerabilities is steadily increasing, not all exploitable vulnerabilities are actually exploited. The bad news is,...

A recent survey by app security specialist Promon has revealed that mobile users are massively unaware of cyberthreats, with an overwhelming 89 per cent of respondents admitting they wouldn’t know if their device has been infected through a cyber attack. Users’ lack of awareness of mobile threats presents a significant challenge for businesses across every sector, meaning companies need to take extra steps to secure their customers’ data, says Promon.  Avoiding accessing important information via...

Cyber attacks aren’t slowing down – in fact, 76 percent of organisations have experienced a breach within the last two years. Enterprises of all sizes, across every industry, are challenged to respond to increasingly complex and severe attacks – often only learning about the size, severity, and type of incident they’re dealing with as their security teams work to stop them. However, many organisations continue to maintain a reactive approach – implementing stand-alone point solutions...

e92plus, the award-winning value-added distributor, is delighted to announce a partnership with NSFOCUS, the enterprise-level network security solutions vendor. NSFOCUS was founded in 2000, and has enjoyed outstanding success and growth to become a leader for vulnerability analysis, threat understanding and security intelligence solutions. As part of the international expansion, the partnership with e92plus will be central to helping establish NSFOCUS as the choice for next generation protection against modern attacks, and providing the most...

Although they handle their organisation’s most confidential and sensitive information, mid-market MDs and CxOs could be the weakest link when it comes to safeguarding that information. Research into information management and security practices in the mid-market commissioned by leading storage and information management company Iron Mountain (NYSE: IRM) suggests that business leaders are the worst offenders when it comes to mismanaging sensitive business information. Over half (57%) the CxOs/MDs questioned say they have left business-sensitive...

Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered a modification of the Gugi banking trojan that can bypass new Android 6 security features designed to block phishing and ransomware attacks. The modified trojan forces users into giving it the right to overlay genuine apps, send and view SMS, make calls, and more.  It is spread through social engineering and its use by cybercriminals is growing rapidly. Between April and early August, 2016, there was a ten-fold increase in...

Netskope, the leader in cloud security, today announced the release of the September 2016 Netskope Cloud Report™ on enterprise cloud app usage and trends. In response to the growing threat of ransomware across enterprises, the report took a closer look at the prevalence of ransomware and how it spreads through cloud apps within an organisation. According to the report, 43.7 per cent of malware found in enterprises cloud apps have delivered ransomware, and 55.9 per...

According to a new report from fraud protection and authentication company Pindrop, 87% of consumers are aware of the threat of phone fraud but are failing to take the most basic steps to protect their identity and their finances from savvy fraudsters. The research which was conducted by Loudhouse, a London-based independent research agency, surveyed 1,000 consumers across the UK. It found that in the last six months, only 18% of Brits have switched-on enhanced...

SecureAuth Corporation, the leader in adaptive access control, today announced it is leading the inception of the Connected Security Alliance The Alliance, initially comprised of SecureAuth and cybersecurity solution providers CyberArk, SailPoint and Exabeam, creates a reference architecture that will help organisations address every stage of the attack lifecycle from initial penetration to lateral movement to escalating privileges. Organisations are suffering from a lack of visibility across their environments with attackers exploiting the whitespace between...

Since its release, Pokémon Go has become the most downloaded game in history on iOS and Android. However, Gemalto is now warning its millions of players around the world to stay safe and ensure they only battle fellow players’ gyms, not viruses and identity theft. Jason Hart, CTO Data Protection, Gemalto comments: “It’s often easy to forget about digital security when a new craze is sweeping across our smartphones, but it can cost us dearly....