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2017 data breaches point to weak machine identity protection

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This was a banner year for mega data breaches; according to Gemalto’s Breach Level Index, over 900 data breaches occurred during the first half of 2017, which compromised 1.9 billion records. More data was stolen in the first six months of 2017 than the entirety of 2016. According to experts at security market leader Venafi, this massive exfiltration of data is a critical symptom of weak machine identity protection.

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The financial services industry and public sector are aligned in their concerns about data and system security, with both citing a fear of harmful cyber threats emerging in 2018, according to a new study from digital workplace provider Invotra.

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McAfee Labs report sees known exploits and fileless malware drive record new malware surge

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Cybercriminals leverage Microsoft Office exploits, fileless PowerShell threats, Locky “Lutikus” ransomware, banking trojans to create four new malware samples per second in Q3 2017.

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The number of new malicious files processed by Kaspersky Lab’s in-lab detection technologies reached 360,000 a day in 2017, which is 11.5% more than the previous year. After a slight decrease in 2015, the number of malicious files detected every day is growing for the second year in the row.

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Critical data values vary by country and industry

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U.S. security professionals value their personally identifiable information more than twice as much as their U.K. counterparts.

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The biggest data breaches of 2016 could and should have been prevented

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Multi-cloud use and compliance requirements shape encryption strategy

Encryption with public cloud services experienced double digit growth.

ThreatQuotient launches ThreatQ v5

ThreatQ’s data-driven approach, open integration architecture and balanced automation empowers...

Security heads 2016 agenda

Ipswitch set out to uncover the biggest issues facing IT departments as 2016 approaches. The...

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