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Global Cybersecurity Awareness Survey Reveals 33 Percent of U.S. Respondents Have Experienced Identity Theft

October 1, 2018

Proofpoint, Inc. has released its global 2018 User Risk Report, which reveals gaps in cybersecurity awareness across phishing, ransomware, and malware, and finds many respondents do not take complete security measures to properly protect their data, devices, and systems.

Q&A: How Can SMBs Keep Up with Cybersecurity Risks?

Cisco's Paul Barbosa outlines the key takeaways and surprises from the 2018 SMB Cybersecurity Report

October 1, 2018

More than half of all cyberattacks result in financial damages over $500,000, including lost revenue, customers, opportunities and out-of-pocket costs. That’s enough to put an unprepared small- to mid-sized business out of operation.

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Identity Fraud Hits All Time High With 16.7 Million U.S. Victims in 2017

October 1, 2018

The 2018 Identity Fraud Study by Javelin Strategy & Research, revealed that the number of identity fraud victims increased by eight percent (rising to 16.7 million U.S. consumers) in the last year, a record high since Javelin Strategy & Research began tracking identity fraud in 2003.

Report Analyzes What Motivates the Switch to Cybercrime

October 1, 2018

A new report from Malwarebytes reveals that almost one in 10 U.S. security professionals has admitted to having considered participating in Black Hat activity. Surprisingly, this was the lowest rate among all countries surveyed. More than one in five (21 percent) of U.K. security professionals have considered the Black Hat route.

Clear, Purge & Destroy: When Data Must be Eliminated

Part 1 of a 2-part series on information disposal requirements

Steven Chabinsky

October 1, 2018

Even at their most basic, information security programs are complex and include a seemingly endless combination of controls to detect, prevent and respond to data loss.

CA Governor Signs IoT Law

September 29, 2018

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a cybersecurity bill governing Internet of Things devices.

Is Payment Card Security Slipping?

September 25, 2018

A new report shows that only 52.4 percent of organizations maintained full PCI DSS compliance in 2017, compared to 55.4 percent in 2016.

The Importance of Cybersecurity in Modern Video Surveillance Environments

Brandon Reich

September 25, 2018

It is more important than ever to harden access to your video surveillance infrastructure to provide increased visibility and control over the environment.