Cybersecurity has emerged as a key risk factor to be weighed during the due diligence process of any merger and acquisition. (more available)

The big-name breaches have made us all sensitive to the loss of personal and competitive data. But are we overlooking the real risks? (more available)

This report offers insight into threat hunting. It specifically focusses on the “Human Detection Engine.”

In 2013, ISMG and FireEye teamed up to survey security leaders about advanced threats and breach response. Among the findings: Only 20 percent of respondents rated their incident response programs “very effective,” and they were most concerned about their abilities to detect and contain APT/malware quickly and completely. (more available)

Some statistics that jump out from this report, 76% of respondents see ransomware as significant business threat, 52% rate their organizations at above average or superior when it comes to detecting or blocking ransomware before it locks or encrypts data in their systems, 57% say they are more likely to be a ransomware target in 2017. (more available)

Much helpful information about Biometric Authentication is revealed in this interview with InAuth Chief Strategy Officer Michael Lynch.