A survey-baed report of 1,848 IT and IT Security professionals on the challenges with vulnerability prioritization and the importance of patch management for the prevention of breaches. (more available)

The 2020 update of this survey-based review of the costs of a data breach, as reported by practitioners in the field. (more available)

The fifth annual survey uses survey results from over 3,4000 It and security professionals on organization’s ability to detect, prevent, contain, and respond to cybersecurity incidents. (more available)

Using case data from IBM’s external incident response service involvement in cloud-related security incidents over 2019, this report covers threat actors, threat actions, common control weaknesses, and makes recommendations for increase cloud security postures. (more available)

Ponemon Institute is pleased to present the findings of the 2020 Cost of Insider Threats: Global study. Sponsored by ObserveIT and IBM, this is the third benchmark study conducted to understand the direct and indirect costs that result from insider threats. (more available)

X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS) compiled IBM Security software and security services analyses from the past year, which show that 2019 was a year of reemerging old threats being used in new ways. (more available)

This poll was conducted from April 23-24, 2019, among a national sample of 2201 U.S. Adults. The interviews were conducted online and the data were weighted to approximate a target sample of Adults based on age, race/ethnicity, gender, educational attainment, and region. (more available)

Some key headlines from this report include; A majority of the public is more concerned about cyber security that it was five years ago, A majority are confident that companies can protect their data and help in the wake of a breach, Most feel business’ focus on profits could negatively impact cybersecurity commitment. (more available)

Researchers from the IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS) team identified a missing link in the operations of a threat actor involved in recent Shamoon malware attacks against Gulf state organizations. (more available)

IBM fielded a US-based consumer and business research study to determine the value people place on data and their awareness and knowledge about ransomware. (more available)

This white paper contains IBM’s suggestions for accelerating the process of becoming compliant with Europe’s GDPR.

IBM Security and Ponemon Institute are pleased to release the 2018 Cost of Data Breach Study: Global Overview1. They conducted interviews with more than 2,200 IT, data protection, and compliance professionals from 477 companies that have experienced a data breach over the past 12 months. (more available)

This paper takes a look at how cognitive technologies will impact security in the IoT systems. It addresses a variety of issues related to CIoT and the future that lies ahead. (more available)

This global study examines 383 companies in 12 countries. It finds that $4 million is the average total cost of a data breach. (more available)

This paper is an Analysis of cyber attack and incident data from IBM’s worldwide security services operations.

This year’s study examines the costs incurred by 62 U.S. companies in 16 industry sectors after those companies experienced the loss or theft of protected personal data and then had to notify breach victims as required by various laws. (more available)

In this report, they examine two factors that affected the financial consequences of a data breach. The first is executive involvement in their organization’s IT security strategy and response to data breaches. (more available)

This report discusses information gleaned from the notable highlights in cyber threats during the year 2015. It studies notable incidents and targeted malware affecting geographies including Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, France, Turkey and Japan. (more available)

In this report, IBM culled the data collected between 01 January 2017 and 31 December 2017, to deliver insightful information about the global threat landscape and apprise security professionals about the threats most relevant to their organizations. (more available)

The Threat Intelligence Index outlines the security threat landscape based on data gathered for the entire year of 2016. It uses data developed by analyzing “billions” of events, monitored by IBM security services, in more than 100 countries. (more available)

This paper provides a complete roundup of cyber incidents in 2014.