8 tips to surviving the data security apocalypse
By Varonis These days, working in data security can feel like surviving a zombie apocalypse – mindless hordes of bots and keyloggers are endlessly attempting to find something to consume. Just like in “The Walking Dead,” these zombies are an ancillary threat to other humans. The bots and keyloggers are pretty easy to defeat: it’s […]
Managed detection and response market worth $1.6bn by 2022
The major forces driving the growth of the Managed Detection and Response Market include the increase in the enterprise targeted cyber-attacks, shortage of cybersecurity practitioners, and need for compliance to various government regulations. That’s according to a new report from MarketsAndMarkets, which predicts the market size is expected will grow from $419.7 million in 2017 to […]
Uber conceal massive data hack
Global transportation tech company Uber concealed a massive breach of personal information of over 57 million customers and drivers in October 2016, with the company acknowledging that it failed to notify individuals and regulators it has been revealed. The company covered up the breach, and instead paid the hackers responsible $100,000 to delete data and […]
Employees are companies’ biggest data security risk
A consensus study commissioned by data security specialist HANDD Business Solutions (HANDD) has revealed that nearly a quarter of IT professionals believe that the behaviour of employees and their reactions to social engineering attacks – which can trick them into sharing user credentials and sensitive data – poses a big challenge to data security. The […]