A massive number of businesses suffer email breaches

Email is still one of the most successful attack vectors for criminals looking to breach a company. A new report from email security solutions provider Hornetsecurity Group, based on a poll of 420 firms, says that one in four businesses suffered an email-related security breach in the past year. In 36 percent of cases, these email-related breaches were caused by …

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Businesses suffer major financial damage as a result of supply chain attacks

Security breaches caused by the compromise of a software provider or other partner are causing businesses significant headaches, a new report from email security company GreatHorn suggests. Also known as supply chain attacks, these incidents have affected three quarters of organizations, the majority (79%) of which suffered financial losses as a direct result, to the tune of $6.1 million on …

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The vast majority of developers suffer from burnout

Intense workloads, inefficient processes and unclear goals are pushing most software developers to the brink, a new report from engineering productivity company Haystack Analytics suggest.  According to the report, more than four in five (83 percent) software developers suffer from workplace burnout, a problem that has only worsened since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.  While increased workload was the …

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A massive number of enterprise devices suffer security deficiencies

A quarter of all enterprise devices have poor security configurations, leaving sensitive data up for grabs, a new report from Absolute Software claims. The Endpoint Risk Report says these devices contain “unhealthy or ineffective” security applications such as encryption, antivirus, or VPN solutions. Other major problems include the number of security controls, as well as their functions. The number rose …

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Almost all businesses suffer API-related security issues

In 2020, almost every enterprise suffered an API-related cybersecurity incident, according to a new report from Salt Security. Polling 200 enterprise security officials for the report, Salt found that 91 percent of them experienced API problems – in most cases, either vulnerabilities in production APIs (54 percent), or authentication issues (48 percent). Bots, scraping and DoS attacks were also listed. …

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Quarter of workers will suffer in silence rather than contact tech support teams

Remote workers in the UK would rather suffer in silence than reach out to their IT department for help, a new report from NetMotion claims.  According to the company’s figures, two thirds of remote workers (66 percent) reported encountering an IT issue so far during the pandemic. Of these, more than half (57.5 percent) decided not to share their issues …

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