To determine real-world costs posed by DDoS attacks in 2014, Incapsula commissioned a survey to gauge real organizations’ experiences with them. By compiling these statistics, they hoped to provide some perspective. Additionally, they wanted to underscore the importance of investing in a truly impenetrable mitigation solution.

This Infographic lays out details of the State of Security Operations. It reveals data that discusses how much time and budget are being spent on cybersecurity issues.

This white paper prepares you for GDPR by providing a basic understanding of what is involved with the different sections of the regulations, and how technology can be used to drive the initial discovery which can be used to drive the plan as well as the ongoing process of maintaining compliance.

In February 2018, Accenture Interactive commissioned Forrester Consulting to evaluate the current and future role of the CMO in building and delivering experiences and the need for organizationwide collaboration. In July 2018, Forrester conducted 10 interviews and an online survey with 250 senior-level marketing decision makers from a range of industries to explore this topic.

This is a threat advisory for Bluclub.

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. According to the findings, data breaches continue to be costlier and result in more consumer records being lost or stolen, year after year.

This guide provides some thoughts about implementing a Vulnerability Disclosure Program.

The Blackmoon Banking Trojan was thought to be shut down in 2016. However, it has re-emerged. This paper provides a brief analysis of the revamped trojan.

In last year’s survey, Harvey Nash and KPMG reported how CIOs were holding a steady line in the face of global uncertainty, cutting costs and refining business processes. Whilst much of this geopolitical instability remains, this year’s report shows how CIOs are benefiting from bigger budgets and headcount growth. Indeed, more IT leaders are enjoying budget increases than we have seen in the last thirteen years of reporting.

Keeping track of databases, and the associated data they host, turns out to be a significant challenge. This white paper presents a detailed approach to understanding the difficulties related to database discovery, and some solutions to those problems.

Using a unique approach, this paper offers insight into how using a technique of Marine strategy can protect your company from Phishing attacks.

Phishing attacks have become the primary hacking method used against organizations. In the past, there was a tendency to blame the user, but attacks have evolved to appear so genuine that even the most security-savvy recipient can be fooled. Phishing attacks have recently experienced newfound success with the proliferation of SaaS in the workplace. This paper discusses what a company can do to deal with this new reality.

As stated in the report, “The purpose of this study is to shed light on the problem of medical data loss—how it is disclosed, who is causing it and what can be done to combat it.”

From the report, “Massive data breaches and the constant collection of personal information routinely spur debate on whether privacy, rooted in ancient times, is dead in teh digiatl age. Are we in a post-privacy world? In many ways, it is the wrong question. Privacy, security and trust-all increasingly at risk-are also more vital and intertwined in our data-driven society.

This report presents the results of a survey run by ESG and commissioned by Seclore. They analyze information related to data, data security, and collaboration.

Hospital communications have a major breakdown in patient handoff due to archaic communication devices. This report seeks to help solve that problem, while also discussing the security issues related to the new communication devices.

This is a threat advisory for betFIRST mobile apps

“2017 was a huge year for mobile security. Malicious actors returned with a vengeance and cyber attacks grew rapidly in sophistication. Ransomware outbreaks like WannaCry and Petya hit enterprises globally causing unparalleled disruption, new vulnerabilities like BlueBorne were discovered and malware variants grew more aggressive and prevalent by the day. This report will summarise the key mobile security trends that emerged in 2017, and summarise thoughts for the mobile threat landscape for the year ahead.”

This year’s CrowdStrike Intelligence Global Threat Report contains a wealth of intelligence regarding adversary behavior, capabilities, and intentions. More importantly, it ties it back to the events that influenced those activities. By understanding the events that shape the beliefs and motivations of threat actors—regardless if they are criminal, nation-state, or hacktivist—it is possible to comprehend what drove the adversaries to behave as they did, and perhaps to understand what this will mean for the future.

This global study examines 383 companies in 12 countries. It finds that $4 million is the average total cost of a data breach. It sees a 29% increase in total costs of data breaches since 2013. It finds that $158 is the average cost per lost or stolen record. Finally, there has been a 15% increase in per capita cost since 2013.

This report deals with predicting the cyber threat landscape for 2016 through 2020. It does this by looking back 5 years, and analyzing the past, and also talking to folks who make predictions for the 5 years in the future.