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Most firms ‘not curbing external software’Fifty-seven per cent of companies do not use any specific tools to control third-party applications used by employees, a report said. Cybercriminals have plenty of tricks up their sleeves for infecting a system, added the recent s More… |
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30pc of firms ‘not using automated IT updates’Thirty per cent of companies worldwide still manage software licenses and update operating systems and applications without the help of dedicated solutions that can greatly simplify and accelerate these operations, a report said. More… |
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Firms 'slow in acting on mobile device security'Businesses are concerned about the security of mobile devices with access to corporate data, but are still slow to find ways of controlling their use, according to a study. &nb More… |
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UAE encounters half of region’s email malwareThe UAE has become the regional leader in terms of the number of email malware, the share of which in the third quarter (Q3) of the year accounted for 47.8 per cent of the Middle East total, a report said. An analysis of cyber-threat di More… |
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UAE encounters half of region’s email malwareThe UAE has become the regional leader in terms of the number of email malware, the share of which in the third quarter (Q3) of the year accounted for 47.8 per cent of the Middle East total, a report said. An analysis of cyber-threat di More… |
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Cyber warfare ‘biggest threat for businesses in 2013’Targeted attacks, with the purpose of cyber-espionage, will continue in 2013 and beyond, becoming the most significant threat for businesses, a report said. Another trend that will likely impact companies and governments is the co More… |
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Kaspersky plans software to secure vital plantsRussian anti-virus software company Kaspersky Lab is developing a secure operating system to run computers inside nuclear power plants and other vital infrastructure and industrial plants, its founder and CEO said. More… |
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Global spam volumes fall 74pc in Q2The proportion of spam in global mail traffic continued to fall in the second quarter of 2012, averaging 74.3 per cent, marking a decrease of 2.3 percentage points compared to the previous quarter. In addition to seasonal factors More… |
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48pc use smartphones on vacationForty-eight per cent of smartphone owners use their devices while on vacation if a computer or a laptop is unavailable, according to a new survey. While 17 per cent of iPhone users preferred the use of their devices, that figures comes More… |
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Loss of financial data ‘biggest threat’To 60 per cent of Internet users from Russia, the US and Europe, of all the personal data stored online, exploitation of financial information is the biggest fear, said a report. Information about passwords for online services comes a clos More… |
