PCs still running Windows 7 when it passes its end of life date on the 14th of January will be significantly more at risk of ransomware, Veritas Technologies has warned. According to Veritas, 26 percent of PCs are expected to still be running the Microsoft software after support for patches and bug fixes ends.
Venafi has released the results of a study comparing security controls for human and machine identities. The study evaluated responses from over 1,500 IT security professionals from the US, UK, France, Germany and Australia across a range of company sizes and industries.
Keyfactor has announced research findings identifying a vulnerability across active RSA certificates. Using minimal computing resources, researchers were able to collect and analyze 175 million RSA certificates and keys used to protect real-world Internet traffic.
As has been widely reported, the Travelex foreign exchange company has experienced a long-running business continuity incident due to cyber criminals using ransomware to obtain control over Travelex IT systems. In response to the incident Continuity Central has been gathering comments from cyber resilience providers…
ExtraHop has published its predictions for the cybersecurity and technology industries in 2020, predicting that 2020 will see a major information leak from a cloud provider.
In a new report from IDG Connect and Snow Software, 67 percent of IT leaders said at least half of their spend is now controlled by individual business units. While most believe this is beneficial for their organization, it presents new challenges when combined with increased cloud usage.
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an alert to warn US organizations about the imminent threat of cyber attacks sponsored by the Iranian government and military.
NIST’s latest document, ‘Special Publication (SP) 800-189, Resilient Interdomain Traffic Exchange: BGP Security and DDoS Mitigation’, provides technical guidance and recommendations for technologies that facilitate resilient interdomain traffic exchange (RITE).
Frank Jablonski looks ahead to 2020 and highlights emerging technological developments that will impact organizations and the way that IT-related services are provided.
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Business continuity can be defined as 'the processes, procedures, decisions and activities to ensure that an organization can continue to function through an operational interruption'. Read more about the basics of business continuity here.
