Data Privacy & Security Awareness for Business Continuinity

2017 State of Software Security Report Veracode announced findings from the 2017 State of Software Security Report , a comprehensive review of application security testing data from scans conducted by a base of more than 1,400 customers. Among other industry trends such as vulnerability fix rates and percent of applications with vulnerabilities, the report exposes the pervasive risk from vulnerable open source components. Researchers found that 88 percent of Java applications contain at least one vulnerable component, making them susceptible to widespread attacks. This is in part because fewer than 28 percent of companies conduct regular composition analysis to understand which components are built into their applications. “The universal use of components in application development means that when a single vulnerability in a single component is disclosed, that vulnerability now has the potential to impact thousands of applications – making many of them breachable with a single e...

What problem costs $1.6 million, takes 170 days to discover, and requires 45 days to fix? Give up? It’s the average cyber-attack on a business. Is cyber security too expensive? An effective cybersecurity initiative that costs at least a dollar less than $1.6 million is, by definition, cheaper than the alternative. End of discussion. What about the 170 days that a cyber-attack can go undetected? That’s 24 weeks! For comparison, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says that, as of September 2016, the median job search takes 10.3 weeks. That means you could lose your job, find a new one, lose that job, and find a new one all in the time it takes for the average organization to discover its network has been breached. I didn’t pick the duration of the median job search at random. Among small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), 60% go out of business within six months of being victimized by a cyber-attack. So if you work at an SMB that is attacked, when you detect the intrusion 170 da...

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Only 9 percent of companies are prepared for the Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) half don't know where to begin. Contacts: Jeanine Takala Edelman 1 206 664 7805 Jeanine.Takala@edelman.com Mark Pepping Experian Data Breach Resolution 1 949 567 6505 Mark.Pepping@experianinteractive.com Learn more at www.experianplc.com or visit our global content hub at our global news blog for the latest news and insights from the Group. Experian and the Experian marks used herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Experian Information Solutions, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. Experian. (PRNewsFoto/Experian) To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/experian-data-breach-resolution-and-ponemon-institute-find-organizations-are-not-ready-for-global-security-risks-and-regulations-300479869.html SOURCE Experian

With the GDPR deadline less than one year away, many CIOs are frantically trying to get their data houses in order. But as IT leaders struggle to put together the many pieces of the GDPR puzzle, it's probable that too many are taking a defense-only approach to compliance. And it’s no wonder: One of the first things to go through my own mind as well with any new regulation is, “What is the shortest path to get the box checked?” Read more here at Forbes: Why CIOs Might Be Thinking About GDPR Compliance All Wrong

Ransomware, phishing, and data breaches top IT security managers' list of concerns this year, according to a new report from Cyren and Osterman Research. 63% of SMB IT managers increased security spending in the past year, by an average of 27%. -Cyren and Osterman Research, 2017 IT managers are most concerned by threats of ransomware (62%), phishing (61%), and data breaches (54%) -Cyren and Osterman Research, 2017 68% of IT managers suffered one or more serious security breaches in the past, with 29% reporting a successful phishing attack, and 18% reporting a successful ransomware attack. -Cyren and Osterman Research, 2017 Read More Here on Tech Republic:  63% of SMBs increased security spending, but more than 50% still experienced breaches