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Within ten years your medical check-up could involve more interaction with sensors, cameras and robotic scanning devices than human doctors and nurses, as healthcare organisations re-build services around the Internet of Things (IoT), according to a new report by Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company.   The ‘Building the Hospital of 2030’ report, features the results of interviews carried out with senior healthcare leaders and futureologists. It explains both the likelihood, and the need, for...

When news broke that Facebook was found to be mishandling user’s data, the company’s stock plummeted as both the social networking site and its owner, Mark Zuckerberg lost billions. A whistle-blower informed that millions of Facebook users had their data exploited by the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica which is accused of improperly using the data on behalf of political clients. It was reported that Facebook knew the data was being harvested in 2015 but did...

Malwarebytes™, the leading advanced malware prevention and remediation solution, today announced the release of Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection and Response.   When it comes to Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), most businesses fall into one of three categories: they either don’t have EDR and have limited visibility into endpoint activity across their infrastructure; they have an EDR solution that provides visibility, but staff lack the time to gain the expertise necessary to leverage EDR data; or they have...

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the world’s largest and most trusted cloud delivery platform, today released data noting how companies are struggling with the tug-of-war between advancing digital innovation and ensuring secure digital experiences that maintain user trust and mitigate risk. As part of a commissioned study of more than 350 global information technology leaders conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Akamai, the results also show that the companies defined as being the most...

 Spiceworks today announced the results of a new survey examining the adoption and usage of intelligent assistants and AI chatbots in the workplace. The results show that within the next 12 months, 40 percent of large businesses – those with more than 500 employees – expect to implement one or more intelligent assistant or AI chatbot on company-owned devices, compared to 25 percent of mid-size companies and 27 percent of small businesses. The findings indicate that although adoption is...

IBM Security today announced results from the 2018 IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index which found the number of records breached dropped nearly 25 percent in 2017, as cybercriminals shifted their focus on launching ransomware and destructive attacks that lock or destruct data unless the victim pays a ransom. Last year, more than 2.9 billion records were reported breached, down from 4 billion disclosed in 2016. While the number of records breached was still significant, ransomware...

McAfee, the device-to-cloud cybersecurity company, today released Winning the Game, a new report investigating key challenges facing IT security organisations in terms of threats, technology investment and skills required to win the fight against cyberthreats. The survey revealed that concerted efforts to increase job satisfaction, automation in the Security Operations Centre (SOC) and gamification in the workplace are key to beating cybercriminals at their own game.  The landscape for cyberthreats is growing, both in complexity...

Lastline Inc., the leader in advanced network-based malware protection, today announced a partnership with Swimlane, a leader in security automation and orchestration (SAO). Together, Lastline and Swimlane help enterprises quickly and efficiently identify, inspect, and respond to advanced malware attacks without increasing the workload on security operations staff. The interopability also streamlines security operations through a more centralized approach to security orchestration, automation and response. “Swimlane is committed to improving cybersecurity threat response capabilities and...

2.7 million businesses in the UK are leaving their corporate networks vulnerable to IoT hacks, new research from ForeScout has revealed. The survey of 500 CIOs and IT managers found significant cause for concern with almost half (47 per cent) of respondents having allowed IoT devices onto their corporate network without changing the default password. With 5.7 million registered businesses in the UK, that means nearly 2.7m are still leaving obvious vulnerabilities in the system...

Flexera, the company that’s reimagining how software is bought, sold, managed and secured, today released Vulnerability Review 2018 – Global Trends, the annual report from Secunia Research at Flexera. The report provides data on vulnerabilities to help companies understand the vulnerability landscape and devise strategies to secure their organizations. Vulnerabilities are a root cause of security issues – errors in software that can work as entry point for hackers, and be exploited to gain access...