This edition of the State of the Internet (SOTI)/Security report series focuses on the retail and hospitality sectors. An extensive review of how credential abuse attacks are carried out from both a methodology perspective and a volumetric angle is given. (more available)

This report from Cloudflare shows trends and shifts in DDoS attacks for the 2nd quarter of 2020.

For the sixth annual State of Application Services survey, F5 heard from nearly 2,600 respondents globally— across a range of industries, company sizes, and roles—about the challenges and opportunities presented by the ongoing process of digital transformation. (more available)

Insider threat continues to be a problem for organizations, regardless of size or industry. Companies are trying to mitigate this risk by continuously investing in tools, people, and processes. (more available)

This report from Outsystems is based off of a survey of over 3,300 companies. It had 5 key things they looked into: How organizations’ app dev practices adapt to meet digital transformation and agility objectives, challenges in meeting application development goals, strategies IT teams use to speed up application delivery, and if these strategies are working to overcome resource constraints and reduce backlogs. (more available)

Retailers can’t get paid if their payment processing doesn’t work. And if a transaction proves fraudulent, a retailer not only loses the value of the sale and the merchandise, but also risks losing the loyalty of a customer who was billed incorrectly for the purchase. (more available)

This report takes a closer look at the threat of friendly fraud, by first explaining the spectrum of friendly fraud and exploring whether merchants and issuers are in fact “training” cardholders to initiate disputes. (more available)

From the report, “The bottom line is that good customers who transact online are suffering a bad purchasing experience – and this is doubly harmful to both card issuers and merchants. (more available)

The Cisco 2018 Privacy Maturity Benchmark Study was created in conjunction with Cisco’s Annual Cybersecurity Benchmark Study, a double-blind survey completed by more than 3600 security professional in 25 countries and across all major industries. (more available)

Online Journey Hijacking, a client-side phenomenon where unauthorized ads are injected into consumer browsers, is a growing yet invisible problem for eCommerce sites. (more available)

From the report, “Technology has dramatically changed the online experience for consumers — and along with this their expectations. Be it for business or pleasure, digital platforms continue reshaping the way consumers interact and engage with each other, as well as with online brands. (more available)

From the report, “As the dust settles after the 2018 holiday shopping season, online retailers and eCommerce businesses will be diving deep into the results to measure just how effectively their online promotional campaigns capitalized on the opportunity - and translated increased traffic into more revenue and improved conversion rates. (more available)

Insider threats, such as those associated with the Marriott breach, are considered one of the top concerns in IT security due to the devastating impact on business, reputation, loss of sensitive data, and significant fines. (more available)

This report offers insight into digital threat intelligence management.

From the report, “This year we designed our DevOps survey to reveal what successful organizations actually do as they progress on their DevOps journeys. (more available)

This 2017 report has similarities to previous years, but there are three differences worth noting. First, the analysis in this year’s report extends beyond Java and includes supply chain findings for JavaScript, NuGet, Python, and Docker. (more available)

In this issue of the State of The Internet/Security report, they take a look back at some of the events they were a part of and the research the Akamai teams produced in the past 12 months. (more available)

Working with some of the world’s leading online brands, CyberInt takes a look at the fraud threats that retailers receive in the cyber world. (more available)

More than 40 executive-level representatives from primes to Tier 2 and consultants participated in an October 24th Roundtable on these topics. (more available)

Cybercriminals will use any and all devices available to them in order to lie, cheat and steal from you. Until they’re blocked. (more available)

“In our 2nd annual survey of IT candidates, Curo Talent® decided to look at how the views of in-house recruiters compared to the outlook of IT candidates. (more available)