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Sophos Has Released Results of a Study
Nov 25, 2013Sophos has released results of a study which shows some alarming findings on senior management’s knowledge of security procedures in SMBs. Risk of an Uncertain Security Strategy, conducted by Ponemon Institute and Sophos, ...
Tags: Sophos, SMB Managers, IT Threats
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Vast Majority of Businesses Are Exposing Sensitive Corporate Data to Cyber-Criminals
Jul 23, 2013New research has shown that the vast majority of businesses are exposing sensitive corporate data to cyber-criminals by failing to implement effective BYOD strategies. The report, released this week, found that just over half of the 570 ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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More and More Workers Are Bringing Their Personal Mobile Devices to The Office Daily
Jul 23, 2013More and more workers around the world are bringing their personal mobile devices to the office daily, and companies appear to be having trouble keeping up with the trend. About 60 percent of organisations acknowledged they either don't ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Businesses Risk Failure to Comply with Privacy and Data Protection Laws
Jun 26, 2013Businesses risk failure to comply with privacy and data protection laws due to the rise of"regulated data"being accessed via smartphone and tablet devices. So says a new report by independent research firm Ponemon Institute and security ...
Tags: Mobile Devices, IT, Businesses risk, privacy
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A Data Breach for a UK Organisation Has Risen to Over £2m
Jun 5, 2013The average cost of a data breach for a UK organisation has risen to over £2m, with human error responsible for the vast majority of cases. That's according to a new report, the 2013 Cost of Data Breach Study, by internet security ...
Tags: Data Breach, Cost
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HIPAA&Outdated Communications Devices Can Make It Harder to Deliver Effective Patient Care
May 9, 2013HIPAA and outdated communications devices can make it harder to deliver effective patient care, according to a survey of physicians, hospital administrators and IT pros. The survey by the Ponemon Institute is based on responses from 577 ...
Tags: HIPAA Rules, Computer Products
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HP on Monday Unveiled Its Big Data Security Strategy
Feb 27, 2013HP on Monday unveiled its Big Data Security strategy, describing how combining the enterprise search and knowledge management resources from its Autonomy subsidiary with its ArcSight security-event and information management (SIEM) can ...
Tags: HP, Big Data Security Strategy, SIEM
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Cyber Crime Has Continued to Become More Professional in 2012
Dec 28, 2012Cyber crime has continued to become more professional in 2012, with the barriers to entry becoming ever lower with the emergence of increasingly powerful toolkits and exploits for sale online. In the past year, cyber criminals have used ...
Tags: Protection, Cyber Crime, Products
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10 Articles Illustrate Some of Key Challenges and Strategies Around Information Security
Dec 28, 2012Enterprise IT security professionals faced increasingly sophisticated, stealthy and dynamic threats in 2012, but numerous surveys revealed that knowledge and understanding of the latest attack techniques are lacking in many organisations. ...
Tags: IT security, user security awareness, IT industry, cyber
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There Are About 2.2 Million People Working as Information Security Professionals Today
Dec 18, 2012There are about 2.2 million people working as information security professionals today, says Hord Tipton, executive officer for security education and credentialing organization (ISC)2 and former CIO of the U.S. Department of the Interior. ...
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The Average Amount Paid for All The Costs Was $8.9 Million During The Past Year
Dec 17, 2012According to a survey of 56 corporate and governmental organisations conducted by the Ponemon Institute, the average amount paid for all the costs associated with cyber attacks was $8.9 million during the past year. That’s up 6% from ...
Tags: costs, cyber attacks, cyber criminals, cybercrime, highlightedpost, Ponemon
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Many UK Organisations Are Still Failing to Understand The Implications of Data Breaches
Nov 13, 2012Many UK organisations are still failing to understand the implications of data breaches and estimate the costs of recovery accurately,a study has revealed. Of the UK companies that have not yet suffered a breach,58%told the Ponemon ...
Tags: data breaches, UK companies, breaches, cyber crime
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HSBC Has Restored Its Online Banking Services After a DDoS Attack
Oct 19, 2012HSBC has restored its online banking services after a distributed denial of service(DDoS)attack. HSBC said servers had come under a DDoS attack which affected HSBC websites around the world. The DDoS attack on HSBC did not affect any ...
Tags: HSBC, online banking services, distributed denial of service attack
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The Cost of Attacks on UK Organisations Range Between £400,000 and £7.7m
Oct 9, 2012Cyber crime costs UK organisations an average of £2.1m a year each, according to the 2012 Cost of Cyber Crime study by the Ponemon Institute. The cost of attacks on UK organisations range between £400,000 and £7.7m, the ...
Tags: cyber crime costs, cyber attacks, theft, information assets
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WinMagic-Sponsored Study Examined Total Cost of Ownership for Full Disk Encryption
Jul 25, 2012WinMagic-sponsored study examined Total Cost of Ownership for full disk encryption for businesses around the world. MISSISSAUGA, ON, July 25, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- WinMagic Inc., the global innovator in full disk encryption, along ...