On the heels of a vast breach of the personal information of federal employees, the Senate failed Thursday to advance a cybersecurity measure, the third time in three years that a bipartisan effort to tackle the problem has fallen victim to procedural actions. Read more. Share on: LinkedIn Twitter Facebook
In the latest Duke University/CFO Magazine Global Business Outlook survey, finance executives expect wage hikes of more than 3 percent over the next year at U.S. companies, with full-time employment increasing by more than 2 percent.
Cyber-thieves can reap returns of almost 1,500% when they invest in ransomware, a study suggests. Trustwave looked at how much cash typical cybercriminals spend and what their potential profits might be. It estimated it would cost $5,900 (£3,860) to buy a ransomware kit that could return up to $90,000 in one month of operation. Read …
Informatica and Ponemon Institute concluded their second annual survey on data centric security, titled “The State of Data Security Intelligence.”
Carolyn Crandall has joined the company’s executive leadership team as chief marketing officer. Crandall brings 25+ years of marketing and sales leadership experience and a track record for driving unprecedented revenue growth and company valuation for Cisco, Nimble Storage, Riverbed Technology, and other high-tech companies.
Cyber threats are as prominent an issue in today’s digital world as ever. Just this past week, news of another major leak of sensitive information sprouted up.
Almost 70% of businesses experienced at least one hacking incident in the last year, according to a study of business risk managers released on Wednesday by The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB), part of Munich Re.
Between 2010 and 2013, there were more than 900 data breaches of protected health information affecting at least 500 individuals, with most of them resulting from overt criminal activity, according to a study in the April 14 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Data breaches in healthcare are the most expensive to remediate and growing more so, according to a new report on data insecurity by the Ponemon Institute.
Every corner of the organization — from human resources to operations to marketing — is generating, acquiring, processing, storing and sharing more data every day.
