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Thales-Ponemon Report: 54% of IT Security Pros Believe Cloud Services Drive PKI Use
A Thales-sponsored report, based on a study conducted by the Ponemon Institute, shows that 54 percent of information technology security practitioners consider cloud-based services as the most important trend that influences the use of public key infrastructure. The 2017 PKI Global Trends Report also revealed that 40 percent of respondents believe the internet of things is […] More
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IBM-Ponemon Institute Study Finds Data Breach Costs Up 29% Since 2013; Larry Ponemon Comments
A new study carried out by IBM and the Ponemon Institute has reported the average cost of data breaches per company has risen 29 percent since 2013 to $4 million. IBM said Wednesday the annual Cost of a Data Breach study found security incidents in 2015 rose 64 percent from the prior year due to growth of threats in terms of volume […] More
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Cyphort-Ponemon Study: 34% of Senior Execs Unaware of Their Firms’ Cybersecurity Challenges
A Cyphort-commissioned survey indicates about 34 percent of C-level corporate executives lack awareness about cyber threats to their companies’ information technology systems. Ponemon Institute polled 597 IT leaders across the U.S. private sector for Cyphort’s “State of Malware Detection & Prevention” report and found that 39 percent of respondents said their firms do not have intelligence data they can use to convince […] More
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IID-Ponemon Study: IT Pros Cite Threat Data Sharing as Key to Breach Prevention
Forty-seven percent of public and private sector information technology professionals who responded to an IID-sponsored survey said their organizations have experienced a material security breach in the past year. The study, conducted by Ponemon Institute, also found that 65 percent of respondents believe their companies or agencies could have avoided the cybersecurity breaches through sharing […] More
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CounterTack|MCSI Study: 75% of Firms Unequipped for Nation-State Cyber Attacks
A report from CounterTack|MCSI has shown that 49 percent of 639 U.S. information technology professionals surveyed by the Ponemon Institute have adopted a “wait-and-see” stance on enterprise cyber defense. Nearly 30 percent of respondents said they consider nation-state attacks as a form of cyber warfare, CounterTack | MCSI said Wednesday. The security firm observed state-sponsored hackers targeting personal identifiable […] More