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Spending on Security Hardware, Software, and Services Continues to Increase

Worldwide spending on security products and services will enjoy solid growth over the next five years as organizations continue to invest in solutions to meet a wide range of security threats and requirements.

Avast Breached by Hackers who Wanted to Compromise CCleaner Again

Czech security software maker Avast has suffered another malicious intrusion into their networks, but the attackers didn’t accomplish what they apparently wanted: compromise releases of the popular CCleaner utility.

Cryptojacking Worm Targets and Infects 2,000 Docker Hosts

Some 2,000 Docker hosts have been attacked and infected by a relatively basic worm that exploits misconfigured permissions to download and run cryptojacking software as malicious containers.Network security firm Palo Alto Networks in a report today said that despite its "inept" programming, the[...]

Companies are Shifting Spending to Support Their Critical IT Initiatives

Increasing spend efficiency and cutting waste are challenging with respect to gaining visibility into costs and managing IT spend effectively, according to Flexera survey.

Akamai Snaps Up ChameleonX to Tackle Magecart

Akamai has confirmed plans to acquire ChameleonX, an Israel-based security startup with a strong focus on securing websites against attacks targeting payment and personal information.The goal is to accelerate development of a tool to protect websites from Magecart attacks, an increasingly common[...]

Thoma Bravo to Acquire Sophos for $3.9 Billion

Sophos announced that Thoma Bravo, a US-based private equity firm, has made an offer to acquire Sophos for $7.40 USD per share, representing an enterprise value of approximately $3.9 billion.The board of directors of Sophos have stated their intention to unanimously recommend the offer to the[...]

Only 32% of Organizations Employ a Security-First Approach to Cloud Data Storage

Although nearly half (48%) of corporate data is stored in the cloud, only a third (32%) of organizations admit they employ a security-first approach to data storage in the cloud, according to a global study from Thales, with research from the Ponemon Institute.

Business Email Compromise Attacks Spike 269%

Business email compromise (BEC) ramped up 269% from last quarter to this quarter, according to Mimecast's latest Email Security Risk Assessment (ESRA). This quarter showed a massive spike in emails containing dangerous file types, malware attachments, and spam in target inboxes.The quarterly report[...]

64% of IT Decision Makers Have Reported a Breach in Their ERP Systems in the Past 24 Months

ERP applications are ‘critical’ to business operations, according to the IDC survey of 430 IT decision makers.Sixty-four percent of the 191 decision makers surveyed whose organizations rely on SAP or Oracle E-Business Suite confirmed that their deployments have had an ERP-related breach in the last[...]

McAfee’s Unified Cloud Edge Vision Enables Orgs to Secure People, Devices and Data in the cloud

McAfee, the device-to-cloud cybersecurity company, introduced Unified Cloud Edge, an industry first initiative, to address the security concerns of the cloud by converging the capabilities of its award-winning McAfee MVISION Cloud, McAfee Web Gateway, and McAfee Data Loss Prevention offerings—all[...]