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Kaspersky Lab and WISeKey, a Swiss-based cyber-security company, announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos the launch of the WISeID Mobile Security Cyber-Resilience app that protects user’s most personal and valuable information from cybercriminals. Tackling cybercrime is a global issue, with partnering for cyber-resilience a key objective for the World Economic Forum in 2016. The WISeID Mobile Security Cyber-Resilience app includes Kaspersky Mobile Security SDK, a powerful solution for protecting mobile apps that adds...

AppRiver, LLC, a leading provider of email messaging and Web security solutions, today released its year-end Global Security Report, a detailed summary and analysis of the malware and spam trends of 2015. In total, AppRiver quarantined 944 million messages containing malware from January to November, and an additional 705 million in December alone, doubling the number of malware messages from 2014. The security vendor also quarantined 26 billion spam messages in its filters. “The Protecting...

Cyber breaches and insider threats, which include malicious employees stealing, manipulating or destroying data, are the fastest-growing risks for UK companies according to EY’s 2016 Global Forensic Data Analytics Survey, Shifting into high gear: mitigating risks and demonstrating returns. The survey was conducted with 665 executives globally across nine industry sectors, including financial services, life sciences, manufacturing and power and utilities. In the UK, the survey asked 66 respondents to outline their biggest concerns around...

Duo Security, a cloud-based access security provider protecting the world’s largest and fastest-growing companies, has analysed data from its installed base of over 1 million mobile devices to discover over 90% of Android devices are running out-of-date versions of the Android operating system (OS). With the growing number of personal mobile devices in the workplace, IT professionals must be aware of the risks and how to quickly remediate them. Duo’s research reveals that 32% of...

  Sophos (LSE:SOPH), a global leader in network and endpoint security, today announced the results of a survey into IT security levels within the NHS. Carried out by Vanson Bourne for Sophos, the new study reveals a gap between the perceived strength of IT security measures in the NHS and the actual level of IT security built into NHS networks.   In the study of 250 NHS-employed CIOs, CTOs and IT Managers, three quarters –...

HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, has identified security 2016 trends to watch based on its deep insights gained from top customers across numerous markets, along with pilots and deployments of the company’s latest solutions with forward-looking partners and end-user organisations worldwide.  HID Global’s broad industry perspective has positioned the company to pinpoint five key developments that it believes will have the greatest impact during this year on identity and access management,...

The (ISC)² (“ISC-squared”) Foundation is announcing that applications for its Women’s Cybersecurity Scholarship programme are now open. The foundation is offering up to $40,000 (£27,000) towards women’s scholarships in cybersecurity.  The aim of the (ISC)2 Foundation in offering this programme is to help bridge the skills gap and improve diversity within the ranks of information security professionals. The Foundation’s recent Global Information Security Workforce Study research report, Women in Security: Wisely Positioned for the Future...

An abundance of security breaches came to light throughout 2015; so many that hearing yet another hacking story on the news wasn’t surprising. Now that 2016 has arrived, Paul German, VP EMEA, Certes Networks gives three predictions for what will happen in IT security this year. “Breach containment” will be recognised as a new area of focus for IT security strategies. Industry researchers show that the average time of breach detection remains at around 200...

With smart watches, fitness trackers and payment wristbands expected to account for one in five mobile payment transactions by 2020 – representing $500 billion a year* – it is inevitable that they will become a growing target for cyber-attack, according to WISeKey and Kaspersky Lab. The two companies have today announced that they are developing technology that will deeply integrate authentication and data encryption into new wearable devices, enabling them to safely connect, communicate and...

Rapid7, Inc. (NASDAQ: RPD), a leading provider of security data and analytics solutions, today released the results of its 2015 Incident Detection and Response Survey. The survey includes findings from hundreds of security professionals at organizations of varied sizes across the globe on their biggest security concerns and planned initiatives for 2016. Punctuating the results were two key points: (1) 90% of organizations are worried about compromised credentials, though 60% say they cannot catch these...