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NS1 Collaborates with Salesforce on the Implementation of Multi-Signer DNSSEC

NS1, the leader in next generation DNS and application traffic management solutions, announced it collaborated with experts from Salesforce on the first implementation of multi-signer DNSSEC, which enables the cryptographic signing of DNS records across zones with multiple DNS platforms.

Most Interesting Trends on Cloud Service and Web Usage

Cloud services account for 85% of all enterprise web traffic, signaling a need for enterprises to adopt a holistic approach to securing the cloud and web, a Netskope Cloud Report reveals.

Capital One Breach Affects 100M US Citizens, 6M Canadians

Another massive data breach has struck the US financial sector: This time it's Capital One, which has officially confirmed a breach affecting about 100 million Americans and 6 million Canadians.

Phishing is a Billion-Dollar Global Industry, Consumers are the Main Target

Phishing is a growing pain point for individuals, businesses and CSPs, according to Allot.

Every Minute, $2.9 Million is Lost to Cybercrime

Cybercriminals cost the global economy $2.9 million every minute last year, a total of $1.5 trillion, according to RiskIQ.

Average Data Breach Cost has Risen to $3.92 Million

The cost of a data breach has risen 12% over the past 5 years and now costs $3.92 million on average, according to IBM. These rising expenses are representative of the multiyear financial impact of breaches, increased regulation and the complex process of resolving criminal attacks.

Cloud Security Posture Management Best Practices

The rapid adoption of cloud services, along with an increasing number of cloud infrastructure and platform services, has created an explosion in complexity and unmanaged risk. While IaaS providers deliver basic configuration and risk assessment capabilities, they only address their own services,[...]

Mirai Groups Target Business IoT Devices

More than 30% of Mirai attacks, and an increasing number of variants of the malicious malare, are going after enterprise IoT devices, raising the stakes for business.

Most Consumers Still Don’t Know How Brands are Using Their Data

Despite the past year’s global focus on GDPR and other data privacy regulations designed to give consumers more power over their data, more than half (55 percent) of consumers still don’t know how brands are using their data, according to the Acquia survey of more than 1,000 U.S.-based consumers.

BitPaymer Ransomware Operators Wage Custom, Targeted Attacks

The BitPaymer ransomware operators now are creating new variants of the malware hours before deploying it on a target network - making detection much more difficult.