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2015 Cyberthreat Defense Report Reveals Cyberattacks Rising and Confidence Sinking

CTOvision

Phishing, malware, and zero-days top of mind. Of 10 designated categories of cyberthreats, phishing/spear-phishing, malware, and zero-day attacks are perceived as posing the greatest risk to responding organizations. Denial of service attacks, watering hole attacks, and drive-by downloads are of least concern.

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Cybersecurity: Is AI Ready for Primetime In Cyber Defense?

CTOvision

Analysts believe that most malware goes undetected from 100-250+ days. What if machines could detect malware early in the kill chain? Analysts estimate up to 40% of machines on our networks are infected with malware. Malware is a big problem for analysts. A Recipe for Teaching Computers to Identify Malware.

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Technology News and Hot Topics

CTOvision

Speaking to hundreds of information technology professionals, security expert Reg Harnish did not once mention “malware.” Nor did he delve headlong into the complexities of firewall protections. 2015 Will See Big Advancements in Corporate Payments Technology. Technology News News technology Topics'

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Data Security and its Importance on the Internet

Galido

In 2015, the Wall Street Journal estimated that the cost of cyber crime in the U.S. Stop Malware Attacks and Online Identity Theft. While no one prevention technique is 100% perfect, a few tested and trustworthy cyber security techniques should be in your arsenal for keeping malware attacks and online thefts away.

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How Big Data is Helping Improve Security

CTOvision

According to the 2015 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, 85 percent of data breaches go undetected. Cyber attackers always seem one step ahead of their targets, meaning that even if organizations use firewalls and anti-malware programs, hackers can still find ways around the defenses.

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The internet of trusted things

Dataconomy

Malware: Malware can be introduced into IoT devices, which can then spread to other devices on the same network, causing widespread damage. Jeep Cherokee hack : In 2015, hackers remotely took control of a Jeep Cherokee through its internet-connected entertainment system, demonstrating the vulnerabilities of IoT devices in vehicles.

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How Can CIOs Teach Their Employees About Cybersecurity?

The Accidental Successful CIO

However, no matter how many firewalls we put in place or how effectively we implement two-factor authentication we still need to understand the weakest link in our security system: our employees. In a now classic experiment, in 2015 a security company dropped 200 USB sticks in airports and coffee shops around the U.S.

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