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25 years of internet and cyber security developments

With 600 million websites now in existence and 200,000 new threats appearing every minute according to McAfee, security professionals are under ever more pressure to try and secure the endpoint against an increasingly complex background. From the Morris worm to Heartbleed, this infographic depicts a short history of internet milestones and cyber security developments spanning over 25 years, while integrating the views of over 500 security professionals surveyed at InfoSec 2014.

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Material Security

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IT Audit-IT Security Infographic

Infographic | December 5, 2019

Cyber security has become a prevalent issue facing most organizations—one that companies recognize as an enterprise-wide issue requiring thoughtful attention. Investments in controls are necessary to protect organizations from increasingly sophisticated and widely available attack methods. Intentional attacks, breaches and incidents can have damaging consequences.

Know the Use Cases of Biometric Technologies

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Cybersecurity: main and emerging threats in 2021

Infographic | January 27, 2022

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Cyber attack infographic

Infographic | December 25, 2019

Are businesses today doing enough to succeed in the battle against cyber security threats and are the traditional methods they are using the most effective?

Privileged Access Management (PAM)

Infographic | April 4, 2022

Privileged access management (PAM) controls, monitors, secures and audits all human and non-human identities and activities across an enterprise IT environment.3% of organizations lack a mature approach to access management, resulting in two times more breaches.

Almost half of companies say cybersecurity readiness has improved in the past year

Infographic | December 16, 2019

Mobile and IoT-connected devices present special security risks that many companies are still figuring out how to mitigate. ZDNet's sister site, Tech Pro Research, recently polled IT professionals about the state of cybersecurity in their workplaces. Most seemed to feel that cyberthreats were relatively well controlled. The majority of respondents said their company's cybersecurity readiness was average or above, and most said it had improved in the past year.