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IT threats
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leaksInternal threats: “accidental sharing” leads to loss of more data than software flaws
Internal and external threats may be quite different in nature, but they demand equal attention from the IT staff in order for the protection to be complete.
Stolen mobile devices: how much of this is personal business?
IT staff of various companies complain that employees are slow to report losing their mobile devices. Thanks to BYOD, the responsibility for those devices now appears to be shared.
CybersecurityVSB attitude towards cyberthreats: dangerous but not too important
New Kaspersky Lab’s survey shows VSB owners are well aware of IT threats, but their priorities lie elsewhere and the “immunity by obscurity” approach is a bit too common.
corporate securityWho should teach the staff the basics of IT security
Do companies need to take care of their personnel’s IT education today? This issue is controversial because on the one hand it is quite difficult to find people nowadays who
IT threatsInformation security digest, 18.09-18.10
Internet Explorer vulnerabilities In the second half of September Microsoft announced the discovery of a more serious vulnerability (CVE-2013-3893 ) and a zero day exploit for it. The vulnerability is
Current threats and graceless ignorance of users
The question of ordinary users’ awareness of cyber threats and the scope of their knowledge about them may seem philosophical or rhetorical, but only at first glance. The results of
Very Small Business IT Security Issues
Very small businesses, including private enterprises and companies with fewer than 25 people involved, are the foundation of the economic structure of the developed and of many developing countries without
User’s habits: what employees bring and take back home
In a recent post we wrote about how the line between “work” and “personal” devices today is increasingly blurred. Users will not buy a separate smartphone or a tablet for
Security Incidents Digest, Aug. 18 – Sep. 18
Black Tuesday August the 13th brought numerous challenges to (primarily) corporate users of Microsoft products. The company released patches for critical vulnerabilities in Windows, Exchange Server and Active Directories. As
Methods of protection against malicious software
Today’s malware is definitely not the only security threat for individual and corporate users, but the tools of detecting and fighting malware remain fundamental in any security solution. There are
Seven myths of corporate IT security
Myths and prejudices are inevitable companions to any branch of knowledge, and the information security sphere is no exception, no matter how practical it is. This article will briefly touch