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DATA SECURITY

Frost & Sullivan | June 22, 2021

According to Frost & Sullivan, security spending will be pushed by the new developments in the region such as Africa, APAC, and the Middle East. The shipping industry contributes 90% of global trade volume. The recent analysis by Frost & Sullivan on the global maritime port security market reveals that international governments prioritize the secure and safe transportation of various goods to ensure economic stability and growth. The driving factors of the sector are increased threats to...

SOFTWARE SECURITY

SecurityScorecard | April 27, 2022

SecurityScorecard, the global leader in cybersecurity ratings, today introduced its Cyber Risk Quantification (CRQ) capabilities that will enable customers to understand cyber risk in financial terms, enabling organizations to bring cyber risk into holistic business risk analysis, and assisting organizations in a cost-benefit analysis of cyber investment options. SecurityScorecard's CRQ capabilities help customers understand the financial impact of a cyber-attack, gain insight into the proba...

Infosecurity | February 13, 2020

Threat actors exploiting public interest in the ongoing coronavirus outbreak have baited their phishing traps with a new lure conspiracy theories about unreleased cures. The new tactic was noted by researchers at Proofpoint, who have been monitoring global malicious activity related to the life-threatening virus in the form of hundreds of thousands of messages. Alongside a flurry of phishing scams that hook victims with tall tales of secret remedies, researchers observed the emergence of campaig...

SC Magazine UK | February 14, 2020

Avast had been harvesting the web browsing data habits from its hundreds of millions of customers to supply some of the world’s biggest firms. Avast's wrongdoings are what many privacy and security experts have long warned about: Attempts to deano...