Although information security and cyber-risk management is recognized as an enterprise-wide responsibility by many organizations, the information technology (IT) department still is seen as the front-line defense against information losses and other cyber-liability...
The typical enterprise experienced nine social media incidents, such as employees posting confidential information publicly over the past year, with nearly all suffering negative consequences, according to poll by Software security firm Symantec. About 94% of the...
Despite the threat of increasing incidents of cyber attacks on businesses worldwide, the vast majority of companies (73 percent) report they do not have network liability policies, according to a new industry survey. The survey, conducted by Towers Watson, says that...
Verizon Business has released its 2011 Verizon Data Breach Report [PDF], and it’s brimming with interesting statistics that are well worth a closer look by any security-minded IT worker. Among its findings: The total number of compromised records has dropped...
Cybercriminals are turning their attention to users of social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, according to a new report [pdf] from IT security and data protection firm Sophos. Spam, Malware Attacks on the Rise Sophos’ Security Threat Report: 2010...
