The survey revealed that C-level executives and security practitioners believe that the top three computing sources that present the greatest threat to information security today are mobile computing (69%), social networks (68%) and cloud computing platforms (35%).
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According IDC survey, a majority of Australian CIOs are moving towards the cloud at a rapid rate, with cost effectiveness and reduced infrastructure being top-of-mind for IT leaders looking at SaaS.
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Nearly half of all small and midsize businesses (SMBs) have fallen victim to cybercrime, yet some still are operating with no security defenses in place, according to a report released this week by anti-virus firm Panda Security.
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An in-depth survey carried out amongst 100 of the elite IT professionals attending this year’s DEF CON 2010 Hacker conference in Las Vegas recently has revealed that hackers view the cloud as having a silver lining for them.
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IBM (NYSE: IBM) today released the results of its X-Force 2010 Mid-Year Trend and Risk Report, which showed that vulnerability disclosures are increasing dramatically, having reached record levels for the first half of 2010.
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New analysis from Frost & Sullivan finds that the market reported 308 vulnerabilities in 2009 – a slight decline from the 422 vulnerabilities reported in 2008. Despite this drop, the number of reported vulnerabilities increased each quarter and is expected to increase steadily in the future.
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According to Harris Interactive online survey, employees openly admit they would take company data, including customer data and product plans, when leaving a job.The survey probed 1,594 full- and part-time employees and contractors in the United States and Great Britain about their attitudes toward accessing and viewing of company-owned data.
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The study, “The Leaking Vault – Five Years of Data Breaches”, analyzes over 2,800 data loss incidents from publicly accessible sources, with a known disclosure of 721.9 million records. It provides analysis on which breach vectors carry the most risk, and should help provide organizations with more accurate information when combating this problem.
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Aberdeen Group today announced new research that describes the payoff for putting the “P” in data loss prevention (DLP) initiatives: enhanced security and higher scale at lower cost.
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A new report published by McAfee stresses the need for the security industry to take a more proactive position against cybercriminals. In light of recent cyberespionage, the breakup of cybercrime rings, and the threats that sophisticated malware such as Stuxnet present to critical infrastructures, McAfee Labs™ researchers and industry experts call for a more proactive [...]