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2015 was the “Year of Collateral Damage,” according to a report released this morning by Hewlett Packard Enterprise.Attackers targeting companies or other organizations are not only affecting the lives of people who are customers or employees of tho…

In response to attempts to put restrictions on encryption technology, a new report surveys 546 encryption products in 54 countries outside the United States, out of 865 hardware and software products total.The report demonstrates that encryption tec…

As buildings get smarter and increasingly connected to the Internet, they become a potential vector for attackers to target.IBM’s X-Force ethical hacking team recently ran a penetration test against a group of office buildings using building automat…

The majority of cyber attackers are motivated by money, but make less than $15,000 per successful attack, according to a survey of hackers in the U.S., U.K. and Germany released yesterday by the Ponemon Institute.The hackers, who were promised anony…

Last year was a record year for malware, according to a new report from Panda Security, with more than 84 million new malware samples collected over the course of the year.
That averages out to around 230,000 new malware samples a day, said Luis Co…

Cybersecurity pros are most likely to leave to find more challenging work, better pay, and more flexible working hours, according to a survey released this morning. Office location also played an unexpected role in employees’ decision as well.”This …

One out of every three Americans was affected by a healthcare record breach last year, or more than 113 million people, up more than 10-fold from 12.6 million in 2014, according to a report released this morning by Bitglass.
Types of breaches chang…

Preparation can significantly lower the long-term costs of a breach, according to a SANS report released this morning.
Companies that had plans in place, that spent time identifying and classifying data, and that used in-house teams were able to lo…

An increasing number of experts are urging companies to stop having the CSOs and CISOs report to the CIO in order to reduce conflict of interest, risk, even downtime and financial losses, but there hasn’t yet been much evidence of progress.To read thi…

The late December telephonic denial-of-service attack against a Ukrainian power company was a smokescreen to cover up a cyber attack, experts say.”This is one of the more common reasons why these attacks are done,” said Rene Paap, product marketing …

Security professionals were less confident in their security infrastructure in 2015 than in 2014, according to a report released today by Cisco.In 2014, 64 percent of security pros said that their infrastructure was up to date, while only 59 percent…

A new zero-day vulnerability has been discovered that allows Android or Linux applications to escalate privileges and gain root access, according to a report released this morning by Perception Point.”This affects all Android phones KitKat and highe…

The majority of security organizations received more alerts than they can handle and don’t have a way to spot stolen credentials, according to a survey released today.According to the report, 62 percent of organizations get too many alerts, and that…