The future of ERP is AI
Despite cultural barriers and legacy tech, AI is poised to take over ERP functions, with ERP vendors adding new machine learning features and enterprises keen to investigate.
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The best enterprise antivirus: Kaspersky leads in latest tests
Ransomware and other threats often get through signature-based antivirus protection, giving it a bad rap. However, anti-virus tools still play an important role in the enterprise security strategy. Traditional signature-based anti-virus is notoriously bad at stopping newer threats such as zero-day malware and ransomware, but it still has a place in the enterprise, experts say,
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What is a fileless attack? How hackers invade systems without installing software
“We see it every day,” says Steven Lentz, CSO at Samsung Research America. “Something coming through, some exploit type, unknown ransomware. We’ve stopped several things with our defenses, either network-wise or at the end point.” The attacks that Lentz is worried about are fileless attacks, also known as zero-footprint attacks, macro, or non-malware attacks. These
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What’s new in ransomware?
In June, South Korean hosting company Internet Nayana, Inc., was hit by a ransomware attack that took down its 153 Linux web servers — home to more than 5,000 customer websites. “I know that negotiations with hackers should not be done,” company CEO Hwang Chilghong said in a statement. “I would not negotiate with a
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Look beyond job boards to fill cybersecurity jobs
The cybersecurity talent shortage keeps getting worse. According to Cybersecurity Ventures, the cost of cybercrime will double from $3 trillion globally in 2015 to $6 trillion by 2021. Meanwhile, the number of open cybersecurity jobs will increase from 1 million in 2016 to 1.5 million by 2019. Meanwhile, the scale and damage of the attacks
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With new dynamic capabilities, will whitelisting finally catch on?
Everybody knows and hates whitelisting. Employees are only allowed to install approved software on their desktops and laptops, so they’re always complaining and asking for exceptions. Management eventually gets fed up with it and stops the experiment. For mobile devices, enterprises have a number of tools at their disposal, including mobile device management. In addition,
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Few firms will be ready for new European breach disclosure rules, fines
The new European General Data Protection Regulation goes into effect next May, but a year might not be enough for firms to get ready
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Few firms will be ready for new European breach disclosure rules, fines
The new European General Data Protection Regulation goes into effect next May, with onerous notification requirements and high penalties, but a year might not be enough for firms to get ready.Recent surveys show that most companies are not prepared for the regulations. According to a recent SailPoint survey, 80 percent see GDPR as a priority,
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APT3 hackers linked to Chinese intelligence
The APT3 hacker group, which has been attacking government and defense industry targets since 2010, has been linked to the Chinese Ministry of State Security, according to a report by Recorded Future.Other attackers have been linked to the Chinese military, but this is the first time a group has been connected to Chinese intelligence, said
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Be wary of fake WannaCry fixes
When the WannaCry malware hit, users scrambled for fixes. But some solutions were just malware in disguise
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Suffolk County greets hurricane season with updated alerting system
Long Island’s Suffolk County is improving its emergency communications for National Hurricane Preparedness Week
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Cybercrooks fight over DDoS attack resources
As more groups get into the denial-of-service attack business they’re starting to get in each other’s way
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Ad network takes steps to reduce fraud
The fraud rates for online ads are scary, with advertisers losing billions of dollars each year.Last week, Pixalate released a report showing that 35 percent of U.S. desktop ad impressions sold through programmatic advertising networks are fraudulen…
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Report: Average ransomware demand now over $1,000
The average amount of a ransomware demand has increased from $294 in 2015 to $1,077 last year, according to a report released last week by Symantec.”That’s a pretty dramatic increase,” said Kevin Haley, director of security response at Symantec.Acco…
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Five 3D virtual environments for the enterprise
Several companies are offering business-friendly virtual meeting platforms that work right in a Web browser, no software download required, with prices starting at around $50 a month.
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