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10 Best Practices for Security, Compliance Monitoring
Data poisoning 10 Best Practices for Security, Compliance Monitoring Of the Cloud Security Alliance 100 best practices in big data security, we focus on 10 best practices for ensuring real-time security and compliance monitoring. Anomaly Detection Apply big data analytics to detect anomalous connections to a cluster to ensure only authorized connections are allowed. Event…
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Caveat Emptor: Security Issues Key in M&A Deals
Security costs It’s no secret that safeguarding business and customer data is a big concern for companies. In mergers and acquisitions (M&As) world, cyber-security is a hot button. With nearly 800 data breaches in the United State last year, according to Identity Theft Resource Center, coupled with the hefty cost of these attacks, acquirers are…
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Making the Case for a Better Cyber Resilience Plan
Security conscious exec Making the Case for a Better Cyber Resilience Plan Managed security service providers can offer intrusion detection, firewalls and virus/spam blocking, and help companies improve their business continuity and cyber resilience plans. Cyber-Attack Frequency Rate 66% of respondents report at least one cyber incident in the last 12 months, and 15% had…
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12 Key Facts About SMBs’ Cyber-security Needs
Data breach 12 Key Facts About SMBs’ Cyber-security Needs No company, big or small, is immune to a cyber-attack or data breach. New research suggests why SMBs need to up the ante when it comes to security protection. SMB Targets 55% of respondents said their companies have experienced a cyber-attack, and 50% had data breaches…
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Security Threat Trouble Spots That Emerged in Q1
Malware Security Threat Trouble Spots That Emerged in Q1 New ransomware variants, potentially unwanted apps disguised as software updates, and Java and Microsoft Office vulnerabilities pose new challenges. Windows Malware Stats Malware samples hit 340,165,702 in Q1 2016, significantly surpassing the malware-detection samples from the same period in 2015. Malware Trouble Spots Trojans (26%), infectors…
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Feud Over PCI DSS Comes to a Head
A long simmering feud between retailers and credit card issuers over data security came to a head early this month with the National Retail Federation formally asking the Federal Trade Commission to determine whether the credit card industry is in breach of antitrust regulations. The core issue is the way credit card issuers have been…
